Many Christian filmmakers have attempted to make movies based on Esther’s story, and every one of them has failed. This series measures up to it’s heritage by bringing fresh content and continuing refreshment in the world of Christian fiction. I have always found that a good Christian novel is one that you read in one sitting one that holds the attention for an extended period of time.

As per usual for Hunt, she combines the perspectives of Esther herself and influential people in her life to create a well-written story that will hold the attention of any reader.

In this novel, Esther is depicted as a real person who made mistakes, as someone who has both strengths and weaknesses. Esther was a brave Jewess who answered God’s call when it was not the popular thing to do, nor the safest option. The first novel in the series is titled Esther: Royal Beauty. This novel tells the story of Esther from a fresh perspective, and what I believe to be a very accurate depiction of what her life really was. So far Hunt has written novels about these three women of the Bible, it is currently unknown as to whether she will continue the Dangerous Beauty series or end it as a trilogy. Esther, Bathsheba, and Delilah were three women whose stories were included in the Bible to teach us important life lessons.

Where others have romanticized, sensationalized, and heavily edited certain stories in the Bible, Hunt speaks out with a refreshing boldness not found in many Christian authors. She includes both tales that you would expect, and those that many in the church are afraid to speak aloud. Hunt takes up the gauntlet to provide depth and meaning to the stories of women in the Bible. In her newest series of novels titled Dangerous Beauty, Angela E.

Esther by Angela Elwell Hunt