The Candlemaker's Destitute Daughter

"Her father's hands were terribly burned, his face contorted in agony..."

After tragedy strikes, Rebecca and her sister are at the mercy of their wicked cousin. Life soon becomes intolerable, so they flee. All by themselves, there is nowhere to turn and no one to trust.
Fortunate to find menial work in the local candle factory, the girls meet its owner and his son, Lawrie.
Brought together by their shared passion for candle making, Rebecca and Lawrie's friendship deepen as they toil side by side.
With her father gone, and their own fortunes dashed, will the pair ever find the happiness they deserve together?

"The Candlemaker's Destitute Daughter" and all Catherine Dobbs' novellas are wholesome Victorian Romances.