Book Description: The first book of an epic duology from bestselling author J’nell Ciesielski, The Brilliance of Stars incorporates her signature blend of thrilling adventure, glamorous espionage, and sweeping romance.
Washington, DC, 1914. Ivy Olwen knows how to survive on the streets without two coins to rub together. When destiny thrusts her into the nest of a covert agency of assassins sworn to drive back the world’s darkness, she acquires a new set of lethal skills. But it’s the hours she spends among the bookshelves in the library and stargazing on the roof with Agent Jack Vale that make her heart fly.
