Cirrus@Austlit

'William is transported to Australia, after years on the streets. Clinging to the hope of a better life, he looks for possibility in an unknown country. But being a convict isn't easy. When William finds and surprises young Mary with a proposal, their life together begins. Their journey from convict to family life is anything but happily ever after. Through grief, floods, triumphs, friendships, love and faith they grow in the harsh new country.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'A child growing up in uncontrollable and awkward circumstances, Charlotte Plumb must learn to strive for more than the legacy her mother leaves her. Thomas Douglass, is a strong, determined and caring young man. Rescuing Charlotte drives him, but how can the children of ex-convicts find love? With sadness and grief, joy and new birth, mystery, murder and romance the Douglass and Plumb families will intertwine over twenty years.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'In tragic circumstances Beth and her brothers are left in England to grow up without their parents. When Beth's childhood dream to be reunited with her father in Australia finally eventuates she finds that dreams do not always come true.

All that seems to follow is further abandonment. Will she ever find true love? And will she discover she doesn't have to be alone before it is too late?

'Set in the early days of New South Wales and based on real characters in the mid 1800s.

'Revisit Charlotte and Thomas from Charlotte's Angel and Mary's Guardian, and meet new characters in this new novel which is a tangled web of disappointment, deceit and mistakes.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'How can she help them all find freedom from the past? When Betsy's beloved grandfather dies in suspicious circumstances she is determined to find out the truth about his final hours. Even when she uncovers long held secrets in his past, she holds onto her belief in his goodness. But the journey to truth reveals issues in her own family and that of her father, from whom she has been estranged for many years. Can she face her own past? Set in the early colonial days of New South Wales and based on real characters in the mid 1800s.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.