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Scotland 1546, and a preacher is burned at the stake. In revenge, a group of lairds infiltrate St Andrews Castle and murder the instigator, Cardinal Beaton. For a sister and brother - dutiful Bethia, living in the town outside the castle, and rebellious Will inside - the siege becomes a fight for survival. But it's also a struggle over loyalties and the choices they each must make; to save their family, or themselves. This debut novel closely follows the tumultuous historical events of the siege of St Andrews Castle, and its dramatic re-taking.