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As Sure as the Dawn by Francine  Rivers
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…I don’t want this series to end� but I must say it, yes, a fitting end to the Mark of the Lion saga. As Sure as the Dawn told another powerful story; another tale of a life completely turned around. This time, we focus on Atretes, the fierce and feared gladiator. Except he’s not a gladiator anymore, but many would like to see him in the arena again. He now has his son, and the woman, Rizpah, who’s become a mother to his son� Yet will his relentless anger take all that away from him?

Two hot-tempered individuals. They share the love of the little baby, Caleb. And in the end, they long to serve God, but will their human desires and drives ruin their attempt? Will everything crash and be demolished under the force of evil, or is God yet in control?

Powerful as always. Vivid. Real. This is no fluffy make-belief. This is a tale that makes your heart pound and goosebumps rise on your skin. Your heart sing in joyousness, or your soul cry out in terror.

Atretes had a fierce and vile anger and bitterness. But God’s love was way, way bigger, much, much deeper. It was/is eternal!

This book was a little different from the first two, Hadassah’s story (A Voice in the Wind) and Marcus’s story (An Echo in the Darkness). It took us to a different place and setting, in Germania; we met a lot of new people. Atretes was really the only character from the first books that was in As Sure as the Dawn. Yet it still carried the same awesome message.

As Sure as the Dawn, another poignant story� I only wish it wasn’t the last of the Mark of the Lion!
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Reading Progress

March 11, 2013 – Shelved
November 20, 2013 – Started Reading
November 21, 2013 –
page 168
32.31%
November 22, 2013 –
page 312
60.0%
November 22, 2013 – Finished Reading
November 24, 2013 – Shelved as: read-in-2013
November 24, 2013 – Shelved as: reviewed
November 24, 2013 – Shelved as: christian-fiction
November 24, 2013 – Shelved as: five-star
May 5, 2015 – Shelved as: adult-content
November 24, 2015 – Shelved as: romance
November 24, 2015 – Shelved as: historical
November 24, 2015 – Shelved as: ancient-times
November 24, 2015 – Shelved as: adult
November 28, 2015 – Shelved as: wish-list
March 14, 2017 – Shelved as: gruesome-violent

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