One Christmas Eve, Nell Whitcombe loses her father and the only home she has ever known. Taken in by a cruel factory owner, she grows up working for nothing, with a glass angel and her father’s craft to keep hope alive.
Each Christmas, Nell secretly makes a beautiful ornament in his memory.
One extraordinary glass dove catches the eye of Edmund Calthorpe, a gentleman’s son who sees the gifted girl everyone else overlooks.
As friendship deepens into love, Nell dares to dream of a workshop of her own. But her guardian claims her work, controls her future, and threatens to destroy everything she treasures.
With Christmas approaching and the glassworks facing ruin, can Nell uncover her father’s hidden legacy and find the courage to claim a life filled with love?
A Victorian Christmas romance of hope, courage, and second chances.