Table Of ContentAll Scripture quotations are taken from the King James Version of the Bible.
Cover by Terry Dugan Design, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Cover photo © Terry Dugan Design
Covered bridge interior drawing by Abby Wick
LEAVE A CANDLE BURNING
Copyright © 2006 by Lori Wick
Published by Harvest House Publishers
Eugene, Oregon 97402
www.harvesthousepublishers.com
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Wick, Lori.
Leave a candle burning / Lori Wick.
p. cm. — (Tucker Mills trilogy ; bk. 3)
ISBN-13: 978-0-7369-1373-7 (pbk.)
ISBN-10: 0-7369-1373-4 (pbk.)
Product # 6913734
1. Physicians—Fiction. 2. Widowers—Fiction. 3. Massachusetts—Fiction.
I. Title. II. Series.
PS3573.I237L43 2006
813'.54—dc222006007246
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a
retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic,
mechanical, digital, photocopy, recording, or any other—except for brief
quotations in printed reviews, without the prior permission of the publisher.
Printed in the United States of America
06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 / BP-MS / 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
For Andrea—
who colors my world with joy.
I’m so glad Tim found you.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Characters
Prologue
One
Two
Three
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine
Ten
Eleven
Twelve
Thirteen
Fourteen
Fifteen
Sixteen
Seventeen
Eighteen
Nineteen
Twenty
Twenty-One
Epilogue
Glossary
About the Author
The English Garden Series
Current Books by Lori Wick
Acknowledgments
It’s so fun to finish a series. It brings such a sense of accomplishment, but more
than that, it’s good to look back and see the changes that have occurred in that
time. I want to use this page to give special thanks to special people who were a
help, some of whom probably didn’t even know it.
Thank you…
Abby Wick—whose covered bridge will always make me smile. It was
one of the highlights of this series, but then that should be no surprise.
Having you for a daughter is a highlight beyond description.
Corina Joy Kenney—for how very sweet you are and for allowing me to
use your name. And also for having a tough time with those hard c’s.
Todd Barsness—I needed that reminder about the battle we’re in. I had
been putting my feet up much too often and forgetting to fight. Thank
you for leading the charge. It’s so obvious in your life.
Phil Caminiti—your example has brought salvation so many times. Your
words of wisdom and fellowship are very dear. I do not take them for
granted. And thanks too to your Denise, whose precious friendship and
listening ear have been lifelines for me again and again.
Darwin Parman—your teaching from 1 Timothy was fabulous. I can’t tell
you how much I learned. Your hard work was so evident. You made the
book come alive.
Bob Wick—you always surprise me. After 25 years, I’m supposed to be
able to read your mind, and ofttimes I do, but the surprises just keep
coming. Your willingness to keep growing and keep learning is why we
have had 25 years. I don’t leave a candle burning for you because you
know I would burn down the house, but I hope you can always tell it’s
burning in my heart.
Characters
Maddie Randall — recently had a baby
Jace Randall — her husband
Valerie — their daughter
Clara — works for Jace and Maddie
Doyle Shephard — Maddie’s uncle, owns the general store
Cathy Shephard — Maddie’s aunt
Conner Kingsley — owns and operates the bank
Reese Kingsley — Conner’s wife, expecting a baby in the fall
Troy Thaden — Conner’s business partner
Eli Peterson — bedridden man, owns rental properties in Tucker Mills
Scottie Peterson — his wife
Iris Stafford — the Peterson’s cook
Finn — Eli’s man
Pastor Douglas Muldoon — pastor at one of the meetinghouses in town
Alison Muldoon — Douglas’ wife
Hillary, Joshua, Peter, Martin, and Jeffrey — Douglas and Alison’s
children
Dannan MacKay — nephew to old Doc MacKay and new town doctor
Grant MacKay — Dannan’s cousin
Annie MacKay — Grant’s wife
Corina MacKay — Grant and Annie’s daughter
Some of the townsfolk:
Mrs. Greenlowe — Reese Kingsley’s former landlady
Mr. Leffler — the bank teller
The Webers — part of the church family
The Peternells—part of the church family
The Reverend Mr. Sullins — pastor at Commons Meetinghouse
