To Love Me, Deny God
To love him, she must betray her soul. To love God, she must risk her life. Roya, a gifted young poet living in a quiet Persian town, was promised in marriage before....
To love him, she must betray her soul. To love God, she must risk her life. Roya, a gifted young poet living in a quiet Persian town, was promised in marriage before she could understand the meaning of obedience. Now nineteen, she carries two dangerous secrets: her unwavering faith in a forbidden message, and the legacy of Táhirih — the woman who dared to speak, to write, and to die for the truth. In a world where words can be treason and love a weapon, Roya must choose between the man she was raised to marry and the fire that lives inside her. But when silence becomes betrayal, and devotion becomes a death sentence, can one woman’s voice change anything at all? A haunting, lyrical historical romance about faith, fire, and the cost of a woman's truth. Inspired by real events. For readers of poetry wrapped in fire, of forbidden truths and defiant spirits. For those who believe that silence is not peace — and that some voices echo across centuries.