The Woman with a Stone Heart A Romance of the Philippine War

"The Woman with a Stone Heart" by O. W. Coursey is an exciting romance novel set during the Philippine War. It follows Marie Sampalit, a brave young woman whose world shatters when her fiancé, Rolando Dimiguez, is killed. Once happily in love and planning her wedding, Marie's life takes a dark turn, pushing her into a war filled fight. After witnessing Rolando's execution for espionage, Marie decides to fight for freedom. Promising revenge while dealing with the grief of her former happiness, she turns from fiancé to fighter, stepping onto the battlefield to take on the Spanish forces, changing from a heartbroken lover into a symbol of Filipino resistance.