Elizabeth Kerr and her mother in law Marjory Kerr go to Selkirk to find a new home after being marked for treason for supporting Bonny Prince Charlie in the Jacobite rebellion. They find a home with Marjory's cousin, Anne. They all live in a small home. Elizabeth starts to sew in order to provide a living.

Then Lord Jack Buchanan arrives at an estate in Selkirk to settle down after years on the sea. He hires Elizabeth to sew all the gowns for his servants. However, he fins Elizabeth to be pleasant company and realizes how hard life has been on her.

Concluding the story from Here Burns my Candle, Mine is the Night is the mirror of the story of Ruth. It is a wonderful story about tragedy and finding happiness.