Christian fiction

The Brilliance of Stars

by J'nell Ciesielski

Book 1 of the Jack and Ivy series

400 pages · First published 2022

In Washington, D.C., in 1914, streetwise Ivy Olwen is recruited into Talon, a covert organization whose operatives fight threats governments cannot confront openly. Training transforms her into an elite agent skilled in everything from etiquette and explosives to sharpshooting and sabotage. The most dangerous part of her new life may be her growing bond with fellow operative Jack Vale, because attachment gives both assassins something their enemies can use against them. As the Great War spreads, missions, secrets, and a shadowy enemy test whether two people trained to survive alone can risk depending on each other.