The Tempering Blaze — Sally Laity; Dianna Crawford

Betrayed by self-centered Jane Haynes, sailor Yancy Curtis is on the run from a British noose. Journeying inland to wintry Virginia mountain country, he catches a ride in a rickety old wagon with a saintly but hopelessly ill-prepared former pharmacist and the man's mouthy daughter. The older man is on a quest to reach lost souls in the godless wilderness, where danger lurks behind every tree, and Yancy finds himself responsible for keeping the pair safe and alive. Worse, the happy-go-lucky seaman must somehow remain immune to the irresistible charms of the tempting beauty, Felicia, who detests being dragged along on this senseless dream of her father's.

Jane's sudden change of heart has her and Ted Harrington fleeing for their lives and hunted by the British, while her brother Dan faces a challenge of his own. Would the Lord have him leave his wife Susannah alone in British-occupied Boston while he sets off to help Jane and Ted?

Freedom's growing blaze is tempering the faith of the Haynes and Harrington families as God continues to lead the Colonies toward revolution.