{"product_id":"a-fire-in-their-hearts-philip-paris-9781785307751","title":"A Fire in Their Hearts: Claiming Their Freedom Was Their Only Crime","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A gripping story.\"\u003c\/b\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eThe Scotsman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A poignant love story suffused with a deep, moving humanity.\"\u003c\/b\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eThe Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A memorable novel.\"\u003c\/b\u003e -- \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eScotland, 1662.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHunted, imprisoned, and banished for their beliefs, childhood sweethearts Violet and Samuel are swept into a brutal struggle for religious freedom as civil war rages and King Charles II tightens his grip on the Church of Scotland. They pledge their hearts to each other--and to a cause that will test their faith, courage, and love beyond measure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBranded as rebels, Violet and Samuel are imprisoned within the walls of the infamous Greyfriars Kirkyard before being torn from their homeland and sentenced to a life of indentured servitude on the brutal sugar plantations of Barbados. But when their ship wrecks off the coast of Orkney, they are violently separated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlone and held captive in a foreign land, Violet must summon every ounce of strength to survive the horrors she faces--and cling to the hope that Samuel is still alive. Can love endure across oceans, through war, captivity, and loss?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Fire in Their Hearts\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful, epic tale of love, faith, and survival, inspired by the extraordinary true events of the seventeenth-century Killing Times, from Philip Paris, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Witch of Scotland\u003c\/i\u003e and Waterstones Scottish Book of the Year 2024.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Paris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1785307754\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781785307751\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Black \u0026amp; White Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Philip Paris","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48623601385727,"sku":"9781785307751","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-fire-in-their-hearts-philip-paris-9781785307751","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}