The virtue of sin
(Book)

Miriam, sixteen, is chosen for marriage by someone other than the boy she loves and begins to question her entire life in New Jerusalem, a desert compound safe from the world's evils.

Miriam lives in New Jerusalem, a haven in the desert far away from the sins and depravity of the outside world. Under the eye of its founder and leader, Daniel, Miriam knows she is safe. Cared for. So when God calls for a Matrimony, she's thrilled; she knows that Caleb, the boy she loves, will choose her to be his wife and they can finally start their life together.But when Miriam winds up with Aaron, she begins to question not only the rules that Daniel has set in place, but also what it is she believes in, and where she truly belongs. -- adapted from jacket