Tilly Kendall is stunned when her beau announces that he’s leaving for Montana. Brokenhearted, she tries to pick up the pieces of her life in Minneapolis, but it just isn’t the same without Simon.

Simon Marchant heads west to work in the mines, but it isn’t long before things go wrong. Disillusioned and almost broke, he wonders if he made a mistake. An unexpected encounter at Christmas brings Tilly into his life again, but their friendship isn’t the same as before.

But before Simon can atone for his poor decisions, a stranger comes into his life with an unbelievable offer. Now he faces a choice: Take the offer and secure his future, or risk losing Tilly. He makes a decision, but he soon realizes that things are not as they seem. He’s in the way and someone wants him dead. Will he survive long enough to rekindle what he had with Tilly? Can they put the past to rest and look forward to the future?

The Christmas Candle is Book 3 in The Christmas Train series. It is a clean second-chance romance with a happy ending and nothing but sweet kisses. It contains brief references to the faith of the characters. It can be read as a standalone but is best enjoyed as part of the series.