Cirrus@Austlit

'Her choice: love or duty?

'Australia, 1873: Edith is duty-bound to care for her widowed father and her siblings. Following her brother's rescue from a London opium den, her father tasks Edith with accompanying Harry to an isolated pastoral property in Australia and to keep him drug-free. She longs for a husband and family, but instead must fulfil her duty.

'His choice: wealth and power or love?

'Wealthy pastoralist and member of parliament, Robert Dysart, migrated to Australia to make his fortune. He craves is his estranged father's respect and believes he can earn it only through financial success and power…until he meets Edith Glendinning.

'Soon after arriving in Australia, Edith's life is saved by the charming and attractive Robert and she dreams of a future with him; until she learns of his ruthless ambition to own her brother's property. For their love to bloom, they must overcome their addictions—Robert must prove he cares more for Edith than for wealth and power, while Edith must choose Robert over her duty to her family.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.