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Copper and Candles [Paperback]

Amber Stockton (Author)
2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)


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March 4, 2009
Felicity is not content in her well-to-do world. Life as a young lady of means may be fun, but Felicity wants to do more. Unfortunately, she finds that her position and wealth sometimes hinders her efforts to help those in need. So when a poor woman falls ill, Felicity determines to take her place and goes to work as a commoner in Detroits dangerous factory district. Relationships become complicated, however, and Felicity finds herself falling in love with a worker from the copper refinery next door. She knows her family would never accept him as a suitor, but whats a girl to do? What she doesnt know is that Brandt has his own secrets and hides his identity just as carefully as she. Brandt and Felicity soon discover that deception-no matter how noble its intent-demands a price that even they, with all their resources, may not be able to pay. Every way of a man is right in his own eyes: but the Lord pondereth the hearts.Proverbs 21:2

Product Details

  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Heartsong Presents (March 4, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1602603405
  • ISBN-13: 978-1602603400
  • Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,941,698 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Amber Stockton began her publishing career as Amber Miller, using her middle and maiden names. Now, she publishes under her married name. Her first is Tiffany, and most people call her Tiff. She married the love of her life in July 2007 and lives in beautiful Colorado with her husband, their daughter born April 2009 and their Australian Shepherd/Flat-haired Retriever mix, Roxie.

Her first book, Promises, Promises, released in February 2008. It's part of a series set in Delaware during the Colonial period. They were repackaged for a state set entitled Liberty's Promise (March 2010). She has also sold another series set in historical Michigan during the Industrial Revolution. Those released in 2009 and will be repackaged as Michigan Brides (December 2010).

She firmly believes a good book can take you away from your present reality into a world you've never seen. With a passion for history, her books take you back to the worlds that once were and give you a slice of life amidst the adventures of her characters.

She got involved with web design in 1997, when she was asked to take over running the official web site for the television series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. That eventually led to a series of negotiations where she was offered the job of running world-renowned actress Jane Seymour's official fan site. Now, with over 50 clients, she and her husband run the design and consulting business of Eagle Designs!

Some other tidbits: she was once the only living female Miller in her family; she is related to former President Woodrow Wilson through her great-grandfather's sister; she's traveled to 41 of the 50 U.S. states and collects playing cards from all of her travels; and she once recorded a CD with a 100+ member choir.

She loves to hear from her readers. Feel free to begin a discussion below or check out her author site and leave feedback there.

 

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4.0 out of 5 stars Faith, trust and doing right, April 12, 2010
This review is from: Copper and Candles (Paperback)
Set in Detroit in the late 1800s, Amber Stockton's Copper and Candles gives an interesting picture of life in a thriving city as businesses grow and expand. Felicity lives on the right side of town, enjoying all the luxuries that money can buy. But she likes to help the less fortunate, not just by throwing money at them, but even by sharing their lives. When Lucy Gibson falls ill during her latest pregnancy and is told she can't work, Felicity risks her family's wrath by promising to work at the candle factory in her place. Now she learns how it feels to wear rough clothes and walk on dangerous streets, though fate provides her an escort in the form of a young man called Brandt. If only he wasn't just a lowly worker in the copper mill.

Felicity struggles to keep her identity and her feelings from Brandt, afraid that he'll imagine she's using him. Meanwhile Brandt knows he's falling for her, and he's keeping secrets of his own. And their parents, as eager to keep fame and fortune safe as to protect their children, make marriage plans.

The author portrays the attitudes of rich and poor very effectively, and avoids the pitfalls of painting any grouping with a single brush. Felicity's friends come from various social strata, and live in various different parts of town. Bosses mix business needs with genuine concern. The dangers of child labor are all too clear. And the whole comes to life, even to the details of food in the protagonists' lunch pails.

Of course, love wins through, though its course is never simple. Doing right in our own eyes and doing right by others might not always be the same thing, but faith guides these characters, and forgiveness leads them home in a pleasantly satisfying conclusion to this gentle romance.
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars naive and unrealistic, June 12, 2011
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This review is from: Copper and Candles (Paperback)
This book is trite, naive, unrealistic... even the "Christian content" seems forced and tacked on rather than integral to the story. The only interesting part is the factory scenes and old Mackinaw island... but neither is clearly described and both are sentimentalized and cleaned up. The "romance' is the least likely part of the whole thing.
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