Connilyn Cossette

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 and 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. Will they break free from the shackles of the past in time to uncover the betrayal and save their lives and the lives of those they love?

Shelter of the Most High (Cities of Refuge Book #2)

Moriah Howard

“We reside, now and forever, in the shelter of the Most High."

 "May Adonai bless you and keep you. May Adonai make his face to shine upon you and be gracious unto you. May Adonai lift his countenance upon you and grant you Shalom.”

May others think that of me. May praises to my God be forever on my lips! 

“The way they speak of Yahweh... I've never heard anything so beautiful."

“If this formidable High Priest who stood in the gap between the Hebrews and their deity offered such mercy, what did that say of his God?

“The Almighty Creator spoke your being into existence. How could you be anything less than precious?"

"Deserve?" His voice rose, echoing in the empty chanmber. "Did we Hebrews deserve to be rescued from Egypt when most of us had turned to Egypt's gods there? Did Cain deserve to be pardoned from death and preserved by the mark of Yabweh after he killed is brother? Did Mosheh deserve to become the leader of our nation after be buried that murdered overseer in the sand? No, none of us deserve such kindnesses, especially from the Holy One whose justice and righteousness are beyond all comprebension. If you have freely been given mercy, who are you to question it?"

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