Dimas Salaberrios

Delilah, a newcomer to Gaza, is struggling to adapt to her new home when her stepfather dies. Cruelly mistreated by her stepbrother, Delilah escapes the Philistine city and takes up residence with a widow in the Valley of Sorek, where she eventually meets Samson, the Israelite strongman. Could he help her avenge her losses? She discovers that she and Samson have much in common—both feel the sting of being different from others. After falling in love, Delilah must decide which she loves more: Samson or her dream of revenge.

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