Amazon’s Description:
Ten years ago Lukio fled Kiryat-Yearim, where he’d been adopted by the Levite family who guarded the Ark of the Covenant. Feeling betrayed by everyone, he returned to his birthplace in Philistia to become a famous fighter. Now the champion of Ashdod, Lukio has achieved every goal with the help of his ruthless cousin. But just as he is set to claim the biggest prize of all, the daughter of the king, his past collides with his present in the form of Shoshana.
After a heartbreaking end to her secret friendship with Lukio, Shoshana thought to never see the boy with the dual-colored eyes and the troubled soul again. But when she is captured in a Philistine raid and enslaved
in Ashdod, she is surprised to find that the brutal fighter known as Demon-Eyes is Lukio himself.
With explosive secrets and unbreakable vows standing between them, finding a way to freedom for both may cost them everything.
My Review:
One of Cossette’s Best
5 smiles: 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂
I love a good love story, and Connilyn Cossette writes beautiful romance. Between the Wild Branches is exactly that. Not too sappy and beautifully—and believably—woven is the emotional journey of the Hebrew slave woman, Shoshana, and a famed Philistine fighter, Lukio. Though I hadn’t read about their relationship that began as children in Book #1 of The Covenant House series, Cossette’s adept skill at writing series installments made Lukio and Shoshana’s background easy to follow.
If there was anything to critique in this book, I suppose I could say there were multiple scenes as I neared the book’s conclusion that would have made for marvelous endings; however, I was never to keep turning pages (or let my audible book continue to run)! Lukio’s and Shoshana’s heartfelt journey kept me engaged and yearning for a satisfying end—which I received in true Cossette style!
I give this book five stars because it actually made me cry. I’ve become so jaded as an author, too cerebral about plot twists and craft concepts to be deeply moved. But this book got me. The sheer joy of its ending had me smiling through tears and deserves my seldom-awarded 5 stars. Well-done, Ms. Cossette. I look forward to your next book!
