Yahshua's Bridge

Best-selling author Robert Liparulo's opening endorsement, "Sandi Rog has done it again..." is spot on. She really has. Book Two in the "Iron and the Stone" series, and sequel to the award-winning "The Master's Wall," "Yahshua's Bridge" follows our beloved characters, David and Alethea, as they experience the trials and the victories of the early Church. This time, however, a previously supporting cast steps to center stage and transports us from Rome to Alexandria to the depths of desert-bound Egypt, and beyond. Young Alexander has come into his own. Tutored in the physical arts of the warrior and the spiritual disciplines of a believer by his mentor and de facto father, David, 'Zander' discovers himself and his surprising past--but that's not all. He also discovers his future in the person of David and Alethea's daughter, Elianna. Elianna's take on this? Well, she's not so sure. On her own journey of self-discovery, Elianna sheds the shackles of societal convention. When Zander disappears, her persistent hope in his return to the fulfillment of his promise dwindles. Meantime, David whisks her away from Rome in the charge of protectors on a journey from her enemies and from what he has become. But he doesn't count on the Lord's intervention, as so few of us do. Hold on for the ride, folks. Oh, yeah. It's dizzying. Ms. Rog's in-depth research pairs wonderfully with her exceptional storytelling ability to yield a gripping 1st-century tale of betrayal and love, failure and faith. You don't read about early Rome, you feel the paving stones beneath your sandals as you race with Elianna through the streets. The wind-blown sands of the Egyptian heartland prick your face, and you blink in the intense rays of its blinding sun with Zander as he seeks his heritage. Ultimately, the bittersweet conclusion will have you cheering and brushing the tear from your cheek at the same time. Few authors can achieve that so fluidly. Ms. Rog does. Highly recommended for the historical-Biblical fiction enthusiast. You won't be sorry you took the ride. Great read.

YAHSHUA'S Bridge (Iron and the Stone, Book 2) by Sandi Rog ~ And the story continues! Yay! Just as beautiful, captivating and intriguing as the first book. I do have to say she had me afraid there with one theological aspect of the book but she worked it out through the story. The characters just like us at times can have misconseptions on their faith and salvation. But rest assured that when we are saved we are held firm in the hands of Christ, no one can snatch us away and there is no sin the Bible tells us too big, (other than blaspheming the Holy Spirit) that we cannot be forgiven of. Great is our God and his love, grace and mercy are amazing! Thank Him that He is always with us and is always waiting for us to turn to Him. I also thank Him for the gift that He gave to Sandi Rog to write this series and to us to be able to read it. I am sure her own faith journey through very difficult circumstances helped shape this story. I am so grateful that she was open to Him to be the moldable clay and let Him shape this story and trust Him to work out the out come not only for the book but for her life as well. Another great read!

I really enjoyed reading this book, which is Book 2 of the Iron and Stone Series. SANDI Rog has a wonderful way of weaving her stories together and makes for a real page turner. SPOILER ALERT...There were a few parts where a character dies and the author describes the afterlife of being taken to heaven. At first I was uncomfortable with it but as I pondered more on it I realized that there is a Spiritual battle constantly going on around us. It brought that to life in a very real way, and for me made me realize that there are things of this world that we are completely unaware. Sandi also did a wonderful job of relaying how powerful God is, and how we should be afraid of his awesome power, but in the same sentence know that He is a God of love and mercy. The only reason I did not give it 5 stars is because there were several grammatical errors that made it a little distracting. At one point in the middle of a sentence it said "(delete comma)" . Took me a moment to figure out this was a edit note to herself and while the comma was gone the editorial note was not.

This is the second book of the Iron and Stones series. I had to buy this after reading the Master's Wall and could not put it down. It truly brought me to Jesus, forgiveness and reminded me of how real is the life afternwe leave this life. It is very well written and can be compared with Francine River's Mark of the Lion series and the final book of Narnia series by C.S.Lewis.

I have really been blessed by this series. Sandi has accomplished what she set out to do and that is to show how much Almighty God loves his creation! She has shown, in great detail, the selfless love of Jesus and the guiding and protective hand of the Holy Spirit! May God get all the glory and praise from these books as I am sure that is what she intended when she "set pen to paper", so to speak. Bless yourself by reading these books!!

This was my first book by this author. The storyline really caught my attention. The characters were well rounded but believable. I really enjoyed the plot.I was encouraged that the characters faced obstacles to faith with reality. Although I was a little frustrated with the heroine when she didn't recognize the hero that was good too.That they kept missing each other was a real possibility considering the time frame of the story. The cultural aspects of the story were on point! This was indeed an unexpected treasure. I'm looking forward to reading more from this author.

I loved this book. I hope there is a sequel.

Sandi Rog's book is well written and has great character development.It is a book that will change your life. Wonderful!