{"product_id":"hope-refined-renae-edwards-9798182317030","title":"Hope Refined: The Merlin Chronicles, Book Three","description":"\u003cb\u003eA rooftop. A stolen glance. A choice that will shake a kingdom.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawn into Israel's past, Merlin serves as adviser to King David in Jerusalem, hoping to find the model of kingship he will one day need for Arthur. The palace shines with gold, duty, and ceremony. And David seems to embody everything a great ruler should be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when the king stops singing, Merlin knows something in Jerusalem has gone terribly wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the shadows of the palace roof, Merlin witnesses the beginning of a tragic story that he cannot stop and dare not ignore. From feasts where wine is wielded as a weapon to a haunted forest where even the trees rise up to fight, Merlin watches hidden sin twist a kingdom and shatter the man he most admired.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen his world is broken beyond mending, he must decide whether bitterness will define him or whether the God who refines can still be trusted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalking the razor's edge between friendship and obedience, Merlin must wrestle with the hardest questions a counsellor can face and carry those answers into the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat he learns will echo far beyond Jerusalem and into the legend he has yet to live.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending the grit of biblical history with the wonder of Arthurian legend, \u003cb\u003eHope Refined\u003c\/b\u003e reveals a secret chapter of Merlin's long life when he learned that even the greatest earthly kings fall and that genuine hope lies in a very different kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA note to the readers: The second half of David's life is among the most sorrow-filled in all of Scripture. This story does not avoid it. But it is precisely in those dark chapters that the theme of this novel-refined hope-is most fully tested and most powerfully found. Come prepared for both the weight and the wonder, but keep the tissues handy.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Renae Edwards\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798182317030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.80d","brand":"Renae Edwards","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49097458319615,"sku":"9798182317030","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hope-refined-renae-edwards-9798182317030","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}