Award Winner Independent Publishers Book Awards 2008. Suspense, intrigue, magic and mysticism at its best with unexpected plot twists. The two couples that translated unknown scrolls in Secrets of the Magdalene Scrolls, are now shocked out of complacency when Ellen has a surprising encounter with a mysterious old-world type of man who disappears as fast as he appears, leaving Ellen with a portmanteau filled with ancient documents that when translated will shock the world. The two couples now married and, parents of small children are leading comfortable lives when they are plunged into a new adventure of danger, mystery, antagonists, love and revelations while attempting to translate these new documents. What is the legacy Mary Magdalene left for the world? Mary Magdalene has long been an enigma. To some she is the goddess resurrected and to others she is the mysterious one hidden by written history to keep knowledge of her greatness from being known. Now comes a dynamic atmospheric story of passion and intrigue with the commitment of four people who choose to translate new documents never before revealed to the world. Bettye Johnson has written a sequel that surpasses her first book, Secrets of the Magdalene Scrolls, as the two couples determined to translate the new documents are thrust once more into situations that place them in jeopardy along with their children. Again, Johnson has created a powerful novel that keeps the reader turning pages with anticipation.