{"product_id":"loves-refining-fire-dorothea-odom-9798893918359","title":"Love's Refining Fire","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe love story of Sheila Dunbar, US Embassy office manager, and Diego Santos, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea physician, unfolds in mid-1980's Bogotá, Colombia. The era and the nation are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eshaken by terrorism fomented by drug trafficking on an epidemic scale. In turn, a US-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColombian extradition treaty aims to combat and destroy that illicit trade.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Love Under Fire, the predecessor of this book, the reader was given glimpses of\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eembassy operations and the profiles of various characters, both inside and outside\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe US diplomatic community. Love's Refining Fire retains much of those elements\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebut expands on them and adds more detail so that the reader gets a broader view\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the circumstances surrounding the story. It also explores more deeply the essence\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof the theme: true love overcoming obstacles. Challenges abound and changes are\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einevitable, but through them all, God is faithful. Trusting in Him and each other, the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etwo main characters, Sheila and Diego, are sustained, not merely for a season, but for\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea lifetime of seasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMay those of us who have chosen to walk the narrow path of faith be encouraged by\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etheir story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dorothea Odom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798893918359\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Citiofbooks, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.71lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.62d","brand":"Dorothea Odom","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48089445335295,"sku":"9798893918359","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_28e46301-ff12-4d66-9501-e6ac37e5f847.jpg?v=1769110301","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/loves-refining-fire-dorothea-odom-9798893918359","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}