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?
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Summary
From: Rebecca Maney
Book Title: Like Flames in the Night
Book Author: Connilyn Cossette
What do you like about this book:
" . . the woman standing before me now, . . . .was no cowering shadow. She was magnificent."
Tirzah was determined to make a difference. Convincing her older brother Malakhi to train her as a soldier spy, she left home equipped with the necessary skills to infiltrate the stronghold of Shechem, prepared to become a conduit of information; confident that she could glean enemy secrets tossed out among careless conversations around the commander's table, where she would serve as a dutiful servant. Heartbroken after a careless mistake, Tirzah finds herself alone in the city and at the mercy of a Moabite mercenary, whose fierce appearance and hostile attitude is equal to his strong grip and barbaric plans for the use of his coveted "prize".
Liyam never expected to play the role of a cruel, ruthless soldier, but when Tirzah's brothers convince him to rescue their sister in exchange for vital information, Liyam finds himself squarely within the crosshairs of Barsoum himself. Convincing the Aramean of his false credentials was one thing; convincing the vibrant beauty, stoically standing before him, of his true identity was quite another, for " . . . courage was written on every line of her intriguing face".
Tirzah and Liyam's unlikely alliance barely begins to scratch the surface of this moving, and eventually utterly romantic story; riddled through-out with numerous accounts of courage and bravery against all odds, these characters personally demonstrate that the light of eternal truth can only shine "like flames in the night" when God's people humble themselves and pray, willingly ridding themselves of idolatrous cowardice, while simultaneously offering themselves up as a living sacrifice to "The One Who Sees" and "The One Who Hears".
What an outstanding conclusion to one of the best series that I have ever read.
I received a copy of this book from the author and publisher. The opinions stated above are entirely my own.
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