A Light on The Hill

Connilyn Cossette is the CBA bestselling author of the Out From Egypt series.  Her debut novel, Counted with the Stars, is a Christy Award finalist, INSPY Award finalist, and Christian Retailing's Best Award finalist.  She lives south of Dallas with her husband of twenty years and two awesome kids.



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Though Israel has found relative peace, Moriyah has yet to find her own.  Attempting to avoid the scorn of her community, she's spent the last seven years hiding behind the veil she wears. Underneath her covering, her face is branded with the mark of the Canaanite gods, a shameful reminder of her past captivity in Jericho and an assurance that no man will ever want to marry her.

When her father finds a widower who needs a mother for his two sons, her hopes rise.  But when their introduction goes horribly wrong, Moriyah is forced to flee for her life.  Seeking safety at one of the newly established Levitical cities of refuge, she is wildly unprepared for the dangers she will face and the enemies - and unexpected allies - she will encounter on her way.

My Thoughts:
I fell in love with Cossette's writing while reading her Out from Egypt series.  This new series, Cities of Refuge, spins off with a character introduced in her previous series, Moriyah.  

"If there's one thing I've learned in my life, it's that one can either endure hardship or thrive within it."

Cossette weaves rich historical detail and picturesque descriptions that cause readers to feel a part of the story.  Add Cossette's engaging and captivating characters, and she delivers a poignant read.  Moriyah, the heroine, is a strong, courageous, brave young woman despite or maybe because of her scars.  Cossette beautifully incorporates a romantic aspect to the story having Moriyah blessed with one who sees beyond her scars to who God has made and transformed her to be.


Cossette weaves such encouragement and biblical truth throughout the book that both challenges and encourages. 

"How many times had I ignored the stirring to quit hiding inside my home?  To deliver meals to those who could not fend for themselves, who were grieving - suffering?  How many times had I turned my face away in the market, fearful of censure by others, instead of offering a smile or a kind word?  How many times had I silently railed against Adonai for allowing Mishabel to destroy my face, blaming Him for human evil?  It was I who had blocked out the words of Yahweh, not Yahweh who had gone silent."

Cossette's focus on the cities of refuge in this series is sure to be a powerful reminder and confirmation of God's grace and mercy even to the seemingly worst among us; and a reminder that there is a divine purpose for all our scars.  Cossette's writing makes it easy to realize that the Ultimate refuge for us all is God Himself.  

"But somehow instead of feeling trapped, I welcomed the high walls as protection from Yahweh.  When I'd been offered such extravagant mercy, how could I see such boundaries as anything but loving-kindness?"

 A Light On The Hill is a rich story that will captivate you from the first page to the last...a pointer to God's sovereignty and transforming power.

*I was provided a complimentary copy of the book.  All opinions stated here are my own.

Blessings,
Jennifer