Monday 6 May 2019

Shelter of the Most High by Connilyn Cossette

Review: It feels like yesterday that Connilyn Cossette was the 'new girl' in Biblical fiction. I remember clearly picking up her first book only because I liked the cover. About five pages into her first novel I was hooked. Now, I don't even read the back cover. If Connilyn Cossette is the author, then I'm reading it, and so far? I've loved every book she's penned.

Shelter of the Most High is probably one of the more liberal stories she has written. While her first series was tightly based on the exedous from Egypt, her latest series is about the Cities of Refuge. The Bible doesn't have a lot to say about these cities, but it does give an explanation for their purpose and their locations. Thus, it leaves a lot of room for creative story telling, which Ms Cossette has taken full advantage of.

This novel was oh-so-sweet and it brought back some beloved characters from her previous works. The story felt accurate for the times and really emphasized how captive the residence of these Cities of Refuge truly were. It was wonderful to see little Eitan back and grown into a man.

I would definitely recommend this novel to anyone who is a fan of historical romance. This is a lovely, sweet story. As a cautionary note, there is a vivid and violent massacre within the first pages of this book that made me cry and I wouldn't let a young adult read...but then again, I'm pretty sensitive. So, just a warning.

Thank-you to Graf Martin and to Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group, for a copy of this book.

Back Cover: 
The daughter of a pagan high priest, Sofea finds solace from her troubles in the freedom of the ocean. But when marauders attack her village on the island of Sicily, she and her cousin are taken across the sea to the shores of Canaan.

Eitan has lived in Kedesh, a city of refuge, for the last eleven years, haunted by a tragedy in his childhood, yet chafing at the boundaries placed on him. He is immediately captivated by Sofea, but revealing his most guarded secret could mean drawing her into the danger of his past.

As threats from outside the walls loom and traitors are uncovered within, Sofea and Eitan are plunged into the midst of a murder plot. Can they uncover the betrayal in time to save their lives and the lives of those they love?

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