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1y
Lord Muck and Lady Alice
Australia
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Isabella Hargreaves
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2018
19215714
2018
single work
novel
historical fiction
romance
'Can they turn their mismatch into a perfect match?
'If you love Victorian romance, then try this sweet story set in colonial Australia.
'Widower James Forrester of Eldernell Station on the Darling Downs in rural Australia is a self-made man, a wealthy pastoralist and a member of parliament. He escaped from poverty by migrating to Australia after his family was thrown off their tenant farm in England by their local lord. Sneered at by the Australian gentry and called 'Lord Muck' because of his lowly beginnings and lack of education, James is determined his only child, Nell, will be educated as a lady so she fits into society.
'Alice Lethbridge has escaped her demanding siblings, who treated her as an unpaid companion and nurse, to work as a paid governess in Australia. She arrives to find the children's mother has died and their father, a wealthy pastoralist, has taken to drink to forget his grief. When he tries to seduce Alice, she flees to the neighbouring homestead of James Forrester. He gives Alice sanctuary and offers her the job of educating his shy daughter in every accomplishment needed to enter society. Alice takes on the position and secretly decides to polish up her employer's etiquette also.
'Just as the forces of colonial society unite to bankrupt James, he discovers Alice has a secret that undermines everything he thought he knew about her. How can Alice save James from financial ruin and win back his regard?'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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2y
Love and Other Addictions
Australia
:
Isabella Hargreaves
,
2020
19215847
2020
single work
novella
romance
'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.
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3y
Love at Lost Lagoons
Australia
:
Isabella Hargreaves
,
2020
19215985
2020
single work
novella
romance
'He's fighting bankruptcy. She's avoiding marriage. Can love save them both?
'Northern Australia, 1879. Reclusive bachelor Walter Jamieson has spent years trying to make his struggling cattle station viable. His isolated life is disrupted by the arrival of Elizabeth Chesterfield, a young woman determined to escape a marriage arranged by her brother. Walter gives her sanctuary while his property is cut-off from the outside world during the wet season. They find love while Elizabeth's guardian and her 'fiancé' camp on the other side of the flooded river. What will happen when the waters recede?'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
