Finding Sheba on NetGalley

FINDING SHEBA is now on NetGalley! If you aren't a member, and are interested in reading and reviewing the advanced copy, please email me:

heather (at) hbmoore (dot) com

Release date is February 3, so the request needs to be put in before then.

New Release: BENEATH

I'm really excited to announce the release of BENEATH by StoryFront, an Omar Zagouri short story. If you remember Omar from FINDING SHEBA, this new story is about one of his side jobs, told from the point of view of Chalice Stratford--a woman he helps.

The setting is Bordeaux, France. Hope you enjoy!

On Kindle for only 99 cents.

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The Divinity of the Queen of Sheba

Meridian Magazine has published an excerpt from a book I co-authored with my father, S. Kent Brown, called Divinity of Women. The vignette is on the Queen of Sheba and her divine role and strength of her faith.

When we were researching the queen, I was impressed with her drive to acquire more knowledge, this in the form of traveling to Jerusalem and meeting King Solomon. There are many legends swirling around in regards to what actually took place between Solomon and the queen.

Drumroll... the book is finally here!

After how many years, I'm not entirely sure, my novel on the hunt for the queen of Sheba's tomb is finally here! You can read more about the publishing journey on my writer's blog.

Available on Amazon, etc...

The Queen's Songs

On December 6, 1273, St. Thomas Aquinas uttered these final words: "Venite, dilecti filii, egredemini in hortum." Translated: "Come, beloved sons, go forth into the garden.”

Thomas Aquinas was enamored with the Queen of Sheba. A strange thing for a monk. But on his path to enlightenment, he studied the passion-filled Song of Songs (or Songs of Solomon) with increasing fervor. Interestingly enough, whether Solomon actually wrote the songs is unlikely. Most religious sects believe that the Song of Solomon is NOT inspired scripture.

In fact, Jews and Christians both have been reluctant to include it as part of their cannon since both claim it’s too romantic. Yet, the Song of Solomon appears in the King James Bible. We might ask ourselves why is it included in the King James version and what is the significance of the Song of Solomon to us?

The Songs have been compared as an allegory of God’s love for Israel and/or God's Church. Also, some scholars believe that Solomon's songs may have been about the foreign queen, the Queen of the South, in other words, the Queen of Sheba.

St. Thomas Aquinas's final words paraphrased the Song of Songs. The question becomes what significant role did the Queen of Sheba hold to absorb the studies of a secluded holy man more than seven hundred years ago?

I'm still here

Wow. You must have thought I really dropped off the planet, but fortunately it's round. Strangely enough, nothing new has been invented since my temporary retirement from this blog. There have been a few changes: Obama is now president. My parents moved to Jerusalem. I'm on a writing deadline (well, that's not a change).

Do you know which three separate countries claim the Queen of Sheba as their own queen?

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1. Ethiopia

2. Egypt

3. Yemen

A Prophetess

The Queen of Sheba has been called a demon by some religions. Others profess that she was actually a prophetess--one who prophesied the coming of Christ. Quite different views. But both interesting all the same.

The story behind the queen prophesying of Christ was when she had a vision right before arriving in Jerusalem to visit King Solomon. She saw his "image" on a log that served as a footbridge over a small pond. Just as the queen was about to step on the log she had a vision of Christ on the cross--the cross made from that very log.

The story grows even more fantastical when the queen wades across the pond instead of using the log, and in the process her goosefeet (or goatfeet) are cured! Voila!

In the novel I'm writing, the queen shares her vision with Solomon and he declares that she is a visionary woman. But she sees Christ's image on a growing tree that is already considered sacred. Nature worshipping was a part of the queen's world and even the world of Solomon. He struggled with a lifetime of allegiance to the one and only god, until he finally returned to nature worshipping.