Thief (Living Water book 2)

A Roman centurion longing for peace and a Jewish woman hiding a
deadly secret witness a miracle that transforms their lives and leads
them to the foot of the cross.
My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?
Nissa
is a Jewish woman with a sharp tongue and no hope of marriage.
Abandoned by the God she once loved, her only recourse is to depend upon
Mouse, the best thief in Jerusalem, to keep her blind brother, Cedron,
fed and the landlord satisfied.
Longinus is a Roman centurion
haunted by death and failure and is desperate to escape the accursed
Judean province. Accepting a wager that will get him away from the
aggravating Jews and their threats of revolt, he sets out to catch the
thieves harassing the marketplace.
When a controversial teacher
miraculously heals Cedron, Nissa hopes for freedom from her life of
lies. But the supposed miracle brings only more misfortune, and
Longinus, seeking to learn more about the mysterious healer, finds
himself drawn instead to Nissa, whose secret will determine the course
of both their futures.
Cedron, Longinus, and Nissa are
unexpectedly caught up in the arrest, trial, and crucifixion of Jesus.
As danger closes in on them from every side, they must decide if the
love and redemption Jesus offers is true or just another false promise.
How can the so-called Messiah save them from their shackles, when he
cannot even save himself?