The Stars Shine Bright, the fifth novel in the Raleigh Harmon series, blew me away again! I’ve reviewed two of Sibella’s other novels in this series, and I love Raleigh Harmon. If you’re looking for a character with an engaging personality–spitfire, really!–this one is for you. The story is packed full of twists, turns, emotional elements, and an ending that will tug at your heartstrings.

This novel is a Christian suspense novel about an FBI agent named Raleigh Harmon. Hailing from Virginia, she’s been called to work in Washington State at a racetrack. Assigned to a lovely horse-owner named Eleanor, Raleigh’s task is to find out what is happening in the horse racing business. Horses get sick, die, are kidnapped, and it’s Raleigh’s job alone to remain undercover to solve the mystery.

But when her personal life gets in the way, it makes it hard for Raleigh to remain undercover. Concerned for her job, she tries hard to remain professional and keep her head on her shoulders. With her rich Virginian fiance visiting, she finds her task at keeping her job a secret is on the rocks.