When Arthur James is killed in a tragic accident, his daughter Emmaline is left alone and penniless. Until she discovers that her father was a partner in a gold prospect and that half the claim is now hers. Faced with the prospect of life in servitude, or a marriage of convenience, Emmaline sets forth on a perilous journey to make her fortune in the goldfields. But there is someone who has other plans for Emmaline - Marcus Rowan, her father's devilishly handsome silent partner. And he won't let anything stop him getting his way. (back cover)
