About the Book

Book: Fires Of Injustice Author: Kendy Pearson Genre: Christian Historical Fiction Release Date: April 15, 2026 She is fighting for the innocent. He is fighting for a second chance. Yakira Mitchell has spent her life rescuing the forgotten from the clutches of exploitation and dreams of one day opening her own mission home for Chinese girls. But that dream is hard fought when she becomes a lightning rod for trouble as anti-Chinese mobs protest, and towns expel immigrants in “peaceful” purges across the West. Her heart is to build a home for the broken, but as revelations about her past erupt, the truth threatens to crumble her own foundation. Attorney Grant Campbell, the boy who once held Yakira’s heart, returns to San Francisco after a long absence to make amends and seek forgiveness. He is determined to defend Chinese immigrants and to reconcile with his family and Yakira. But as old feelings flare—so do old wounds. As flames of injustice consume communities, violence rages, and lives hang in the balance. Yakira must face the truth of who she really is—and who God has called her to be. In the ashes of hatred, Yakira and Grant both discover a love stronger than fear and a purpose forged in fire. A story of resilience, redemption, and love, FIRES OF INJUSTICE blazes with the courage of those who dared to stand against the darkness.

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About the Author

Kendy Pearson is a musician and veteran high school teacher who loves to discover a pocket of American history missing from the schoolbooks and turn that pocket inside out. Her novels lead fictitious characters through historical events and settings, engaging with period personalities. And she always includes a romantic thread to warm the heart. Every story is a journey through tragedy, secrets, regrets, and God’s undeniable grace. She is the author of the award-winning series, West Virginia: Born of Rebellion’s Storm. When she finally gets away from her computer, she relishes ice cream, snowy days, fireplaces, and maple trees. Kendy is the mother of four grown children and lives with her sweet hubby and two amusing miniature dachshunds

More from Kendy

I just love discovering fascinating new pockets of history. For years I taught high school history, and I realize there is a lot of valuable information that didn’t make it into the curriculum. One of those little history pockets spurred the idea for Fires of Injustice. I grew up in the Midwest learning about Jesse James, the Plains Indian Wars, frontier violence, the Civil War, the Great Depression, and all things Missouri and Mississippi River. Boy, did I get an education when I moved to the West Coast! The first time someone mentioned “Chinese Underground,” I had to find out more. Six years ago in Pendleton, Oregon, I first learned about America’s Forgotten War and the expulsions that occurred along the West Coast. I knew thousands of Chinese laborers built the western half of the Transcontinental Railroad. But I didn’t know 300,000 Chinese immigrants came to America between 1852 and 1888. Drawn first by gold, then by opportunities in mining, agriculture, manufacturing, and the service trades. And the girls came. “Go‑away girls” were daughters of impoverished families in southern China. Families sent or sold these girls into domestic servitude or, tragically, into trafficking networks that reached as far as America. What began as the exploitation of vulnerable Chinese girls and laborers soon hardened into a wider climate of fear and resentment. That same prejudice—left unchecked—grew into the mob violence and expulsions that later tore entire communities apart. This was a dark chapter in American history. But there were those who cared about these girls and wanted to protect them at all costs. A story of resilience, redemption, and love, FIRES OF INJUSTICE blazes with the courage of those who dared to stand against that darkness.

Interview with the Author

Do you read books in this genre? If so, who do you like to read?

My favorite genre is indeed what I write, which is Christian historical fiction. There are so many fine authors of this genre. A few favorites are Laura Frantz, Jocelyn Green, Tara Johnson, Lynn Austin, Lynnette Bonner, Stephenia McGee, Michelle Griep, and the list goes on!

What helps you to write? Do you eat snacks, listen to music?

I need silence. No alerts, barking dogs, or phones ringing. I clean my space before writing a book (the only time it really gets done, I confess). Clutter can distract me when I need to focus. And a window—I love gazing out the window as my fingers turn my imagination into words on the screen.

What is your favorite hymn and why?

I believe I have two favorite hymns. First is How Great Thou Art, which I can barely get through without tears. The second is Blessed Assurance, which my daughter remembers me singing often as I worked around the house when my children were growing up. Both songs have the same basic theme: In every day, every minute, God is mighty, good, present, and deserving of our praise.

What inspired you to write this book?

My brand is “Heart of History” which leads me to places and times in America that are not general knowledge. I am a former high school history teacher, so of course I love history. And I am pretty sure I was born 100 years too late!

One day I traveled to Pendleton, Oregon to visit relatives, and someone mentioned visiting the Underground. That’s the exact moment I learned just how naive I was about an entire chapter of American history that so fascinated me, I needed to learn more. I needed to learn more about America’s Forgotten War.

I wanted to know what forced the Chinese immigrants to live underground in many West Coast cities. Why were the laws the way they were back then? Why did we invite the Chinese workers here to build our railroads and then treat them unfairly when the railroad was finished? Why did brokers buy and sell Chinese people like cattle, even though slavery had been abolished years before? These are the things that flashed through my mind that led me to dig in and actually write about this stain on the fabric of America’s history.

Share with me a few of your favorite things.

My favorite things include walking on the beach, the sound of happy chickens, roaring fires, and snowy days. And of course, I’ll need a BIG cup of hot tea and an engaging Christian Historical Fiction Book!