A Christmas Candle for Eleanor: Mail-Order Brides’ First Christmas Book 12
About
A year after the headmistress sent her sister away from the orphanage, Eleanor turns eighteen and is subjected to the same treatment—sent away without bidding the other children farewell. And sent to where? Colorado. To marry a man she knows nothing of. The ray of sunshine for Eleanor is learning that the train is carrying her to Colorado. If she was told correctly, her sister is in Colorado, as well.
Calvin Clark is a candlemaker—a trade he learned from his father. Along with making candles, he owns a general store in Central City, Colorado. Sending for a mail-order bride made him uncomfortable, but there were no eligible women in Central City. And his nephew assured him it was a perfectly reasonable thing to do.
Will a spark of love flicker between the handsome candlemaker and Eleanor? Or will the desire to find Elsie take her far away from the booming town in Colorado?
Praise for this book
This is a beautiful love story with just the right amount of humor and heartache to make it seem so real! Calvin is the perfect God fearing gentleman that any woman would love to fall in love with while Eleanor is a combination of patience and spit fire with finesse that can keep any man on his toes.
A Christmas Candle for Eleanor is a delightful, quick read with a heart-warming happily-ever-after. I liked the characters. Eleanor is headstrong without being obnoxious, and Calvin is sensitive and caring, but not a doormat. The author has obviously done her research and I enjoyed the information she sprinkled through the story about candle-making.