Because She Was Called (From Broken to Bold, #2)

AFTER BEING FREED FROM PRISON, Susannah flees to Caesarea, but as she seeks refuge in a man's embrace, she must decide whether he will limit her freedoms. Will she let romance cloud her judgement and prevent her from fulfilling God's call for her to teach and baptize?

Torn by grief and anger, Joanna travels with Marie of Magdala to testify before the powerful Roman Emperor Tiberius. But as she stands for her beliefs, will she lose the most precious thing in her life - her son?

As the Spirit leads Philip to baptize someone who is neither male nor female and tells Peter not to call anyone unclean, even a pair of Roman soldiers, the apostles must decide if the Spirit is leading them to baptize all believers as equals in God's family.

“A remarkable tale affirming Christian egalitarianism that will captivate, provoke, and inspire readers on an unforgettable journey through the origins of Christianity.” -Prairies Book Review

If you enjoy strong female main characters, you won't want to miss out on this fictional retelling of the church in early Acts from a female viewpoint. This powerful ancient historical fiction illuminates today's religious divisions over gender and sexuality.
Book Excellence honoured this novel as the 2024 Finalist in Female Empowerment. Because She Was Called is a finalist in three categories of the 2024 Literary Global Independent Author Awards: historical fiction, LGBTQIA fiction, and Women's fiction and is also a finalist in two categories of the 2025 Next Generation Indie Book Awards.