Like Flames in the Night by Connilyn Cossette

Review: Connilyn Cossette's books just keep getting better. I would recommend every single book she has written - I have and love them all. "Like Flames in the Night" is no different (with the exception that I may have liked it even more than the other ones!). What really stood out for me with this novel was Tirzah.

Tirzah is basically the Jewish, Biblical version of a superhero. This girl has some serious guts, and I felt like I was reading a book about a Marvel super hero (though more realistic). I absolutely loved this character and I wish more Christian fiction had female leads like this. She has so much grit and courage. Despite living in an era when the woman's job is to cook and bare children, Tirzah rises above the death of her husband and her own bareness to become an effective tool for Othenial's army. As a woman, she can go places unnoticed that men cannot, and therefore, she becomes a terribly effective spy. 

I was on pins and needles reading this book, and I enjoyed every moment of it. The suspense and drama just kept on coming and I stayed up all night to finish this book. As per usual (and I am starting to take this for granted with Ms Cossette), the setting was very well written and everything felt accurate for the era.

 I would highly recommend "Like Flames in the Night."

Thank-you to Baker Publishing Houe and to NetGalley for a complimentary copy of this book.

Back Cover: 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?