Book Recommendation

I just finished reading the "Mark of the Lion" three book series by Francine Rivers. If you haven't read them I would suggest reading them. I loved the first two the best and the third book could almost be a story on it's own, but it does relate to the first book. I do have to admit that I started the first book and the first couple of chapters introduces you to a lot of the history of the characters and so it took a bit for me to get into it, but once the story starts unfolding...trust me, you won't be able to stop reading. If you haven't heard of Francine Rivers then you MUST read some of her other books as well. Another one of my favorites by her is "The Atonement Child." I love this author because she is a Christian author, but she isn't...how do I say it....like some other authors that are kind of cheesy I guess.. That's not quite the word I'm looking for but that will have to do. Each of her books is written totally different and so far I've loved all the books I've read by her. So if you like to read and you like Christian, women authors that write really good books then this is the book for you. But I wouldn't start reading them unless you feel you can stay up all night reading and you don't mind a messy house :) They are really hard to put down.