Books

Follow the journey of Althaia, a honeybee whisperer, doctor of medicinal plants and member of the Sisterhood of Aphrodite Bee Priestesses on the Island of Crete. After many moons, Althaia reunites with her long?lost love Adrian, a Roman soldier returning from the wars of the empire — a decorated but wounded man. As they embark on a new life in the Gallic lands of present?day France, Althaia learns the dark secrets of her new husband. Carrying her own traumatic past and suddenly an outsider in a foreign land, Althaia struggles to adjust. In a twist of fate, she comes face to face with the legendary Mary Magdalene, a healer who lives in the nearby cave of St. Baume.

This sequel to The Bee Priestess: Maiden of the Minoans of Crete traces a young woman’s entry into motherhood in unlikely ways. Her story reveals courage and finding one’s voice amidst uncompromising situations and surprise encounters. Althaia will learn the superpower of loving forgiveness and that the heart of the mother ultimately resides within oneself.