The love story between David and Jonathan is one of the most poignant stories in the Bible, but the Book of Samuel is full of time jumps and character shifts. I wanted to tell the story of this remarkable love in a way that's accessible to modern romance readers.

I did my best to incorporate bits of the book of Samuel as appropriate, including a few quotes, and I tried when possible to mimic the Biblical language in the speech of the characters.

I don’t believe that the men of Jonathan and David’s time had prejudice against same-sex relationships, as long as the men involved recognized that they would need to marry women eventually and bring forth the next generation. So I delved into the sexual relationship between these two men, and I hope in doing so I’ve illuminated their story