Tallow Book 1 The Candlemaker's Apprentice

"A young girl is rescued by a humble candle maker. When it becomes evident that dark forces are searching for her, she is disguised as a boy, apprenticed, and taught the art of candle-making. Years pass and strange powers start to manifest. She is taught how to distill powers into the candles she creates, making her both attractive and dangerous to those who seek to use her. Leaving the candle-making business, she is plunged into the corrupt world of the nobility and against her will becomes a deadly assassin. She falls in love with a young tallow chandler, whose fate is sealed when he makes an extraordinary sacrifice to protect her. But there are others who find her: to exploit her abilities or the deadly candles she creates, or to kill her. Set in a rich and dramatic world inspired by Renaissance Venice, Tallow is the first book in the trilogy The Candlemaker's Apprentice."--Provided by publisher.