Strong-willed Tirzah wants to join her people in driving the enemy from the land of Israel and undergoes training for a secret mission inside the stronghold of Shechem. But soon after she has infiltrated the ruthless Aramean commander's kitchen, she makes a reckless decision that puts her and her allies in grave danger.
Fresh off the battlefield, Liyam returns home to discover his beloved daughter is dead. After his vow to hunt down her killer leads to months of fruitless pursuit, his last hope is in a family connection that comes with strings attached. Strings that force him to pose as a mercenary and rescue an infuriating woman who refuses to leave her mission uncompleted.
When an opportunity to pave a path to a Hebrew victory arises, can Tirzah convince Liyam to fight alongside her in the refuge city of her birth? Or will Liyam's thirst for vengeance outweigh his duty to his people, his God, and the woman he's come to love?
My Thoughts
I had a hard time getting into the book, in part because of the new to me genre, the unusual names, and the fact that I had so many things going on I couldn't sit down to immerse myself in the book. I quickly got engrossed in the book and wanted to keep reading to be able to know what was going on. This book is the fourth book in the Cities of Refuge series but the only one of them that I've read, and while it gives some explanation of things that happened in previous books, I felt like I was missing part of the story many times. I would highly recommend reading the books in order to know what was going on. I was intrigued by the time period of biblical history just prior to the judges and seeing what life might have been like for them as they fought to overthrow their oppressors. Many of the names are not the familiar spelling and I'm not sure if this is the more accurate. It was most noticeable on major people -- Mosheh, Calev, Avraham (Moses, Caleb, Abraham). Other names I just took as being unique names but later realized they were also names that I knew--Yitzak, Yaakov, Rivkah (Isaac, Jacob, Rebekah). I found the book to be well written and had good biblical truths. The characters also learned and grew through the story. I look forward to reading more of Connilyn Cosssette's books.
About the Author
Connilyn Cossette is a Christy Award and Carol Award winning author whose books have been found on both ECPA and CBA bestseller lists. When she is not engulfed in the happy chaos of homeschooling two teenagers, devouring books whole, or avoiding housework, she can be found digging into the rich ancient world of the Bible to discover gems of grace that point to Jesus and weaving them into an immersive fiction experience. Although she and her husband have lived all over the country in their twenty-plus years of marriage, they currently call a little town south of Dallas, Texas their home."Like Flames in the Night" is available in paperback:
- Series: Cities of Refuge (Book 4)
- Paperback: 384 pages
- Publisher: Bethany House Publishers (March 3, 2020)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0764234331
- ISBN-13: 978-0764234330
- Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 1 x 8.5 inches
and in Kindle edition:
- File Size: 9202 KB
- Print Length: 380 pages
- Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0764235540
- Publisher: Bethany House Publishers (March 3, 2020)
- Publication Date: March 3, 2020
- Sold by: Amazon.com Services LLC
- Language: English
- ASIN: B07VMHH72T
I got a free copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own and given voluntarily. No compensation was received for my review.
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