Olympia Morata (1526-1555) is a girl far ahead of her time. Appointed tutor to a duchess's children, Olympia looks forward to a bright future - when suddenly, evil rumors threaten to turn her world upside down.

By relating the life of Olympia Morata, Weight Of A Flame provides an inside view of life during the religious wars that ravaged Europe during the years after the Protestant Reformation. Readers will face, with Olympia, the daily dangers and insecurities that accompanied a faithful witness to the truth of the gospel and will find themselves challenged to consider how faithful they would be under similar circumstances.