Dr. B. G. Brainard’s passion as an historical fiction author is to bring the Hebrew Scriptures to life one book at a time through meticulous ancient Near East research and numerous excursions to the Middle East. Her first book, Esther’s Song, presents a realistic account of Esther; the Jewish queen immortalized in the Bible book bearing her name. The second book, Babylon: Center of the World, is the story of the biblical wise man Daniel’s captivity under the Babylonian king Nebuchadnezzar. The third book in the GRACE IN EXILE TRILOGY is Jerusalem Bound!, which covers the return of the priest-scribe Ezra to Jerusalem and revival of the law of Moses, Nehemiah, cupbearer to the Persian king Artaxerxes, fulfilling his mission to rebuild the Jerusalem wall, along with the ministries of the so-called minor prophets Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi.She lives in Oregon with her husband, five hundred orchids, and a little red barn. To learn more about the author and her Midrashic style of filling in the white spaces of the biblical narrative that God intentionally left blank within the known parameters of the biblical story and historical record, please visit her website at www.bgbrainard.com.