Luther and Katharina

Written by Jody Hedlund

Narrated by Mary Sarah

She was a nun of noble birth. He was a heretic, a reformer, and an outlaw of the Holy Roman Empire.

In the sixteenth century, nun Katharina von Bora's fate fell no further than the Abbey. Until she read the writings of Martin Luther. His sweeping Catholic church reformation-condemning a cloistered life and promoting the goodness of marriage-awakened her desire for everything she'd been forbidden. Including Martin Luther himself.

Despite the fact that the attraction and tension between them is undeniable, Luther holds fast to his convictions and remains isolated, refusing to risk anyone's life but his own. And Katharina longs for love, but is strong-willed. She clings proudly to her class distinction, pining for nobility over the heart of a reformer. They couldn't be more different.

But as the world comes tumbling down around them, and with Luther's threatened life a constant strain, these unlikely allies forge an unexpected bond of understanding, support, and love. Together, they will alter the religious landscape forever.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Mar 9, 2021
• ISBN: 9781705298282

Jody Hedlund

Jody Hedlund is the bestselling author of The Doctor’s Lady and The Preacher’s Bride, which won the 2011 Inspirational Reader’s Choice Award and the 2011 Award of Excellence from the Colorado Romance Writers, and was a finalist for Best Debut Novel in the 2011 ACFW Carol Awards.

Reviews for Luther and Katharina

[Shelley Gill · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Luther and Katharina is a mixture of fact and fiction. This book is an edgy retelling of, not only the relationship between Martin Luther and Katharina, but the trauma and turmoil caused by evil religious leaders in their era. Per her usual, Jody Hedlund did a fantastic job of storytelling. I gave it four stars because the narration is very slow. I really enjoy Mary Sarah's narrations, but the audio is very slow. I simply played it 1.2 time, and that fixed it.

[kim cline · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I might’ve liked the book better if the narrator was better. As suggested by another reader i set narration on 2.2 but it is still a very distracting narrative.