AustLit

'All my life I’ve been the obedient daughter. The good girl who followed the rules. I’m still that girl, but I’m torn between the safe path in life and breaking free.

'An invitation to holiday in exotic South America with my friends was the ideal opportunity to escape. Before I left, my father gave one warning: Stay out of the jungle.

'Within days, I was living in a culture vastly different to my sheltered upbringing. I found adventure. Confidence. Excitement. In a city of love, and a city of heartbreak, I found both.

'I wasn’t searching for the man of my dreams. He found me. Then he disappeared...

'But one thing my father taught me was to never give up. So, I decided to find the man who swept me off my feet. He’s hiding a secret and I’m determined to find answers. Even though it meant doing the one thing my father warned about—entering the jungle.

'Now I’m so out of my depth—the quicksand sinking kind of depth when it comes to survival skills. And my privileged upbringing holds no ground in a place where money and first world education is meaningless.

'I’m not sure how I will survive...

'One thing is certain, I won’t come out the same.

'Ulara is a story about forbidden love and a tortured hero, set between Australia and South America.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'We never know our true strength until tested in the heart of the jungle…

'The adventure continues.

'Pregnant, and facing never ending challenges to remain in Ulara, Eden navigates tricky relationships within the village, while braving the dangers of the jungle every day.
Determined not to leave Samuel and travel alone to Australia to have their child, she second guesses her decision, and sanity, when a rival community known to practice cannibalism compromise her safety in the village.

'Their concern grows when men known for illegal mining come closer to Ulara seeking the mineral rich soil beneath the jungle undergrowth. Without a thought for the rainforest and ecosystem, they will hurt anyone who gets in their way.

'In a race against time to deliver her child safely, and to protect the Ularans from the outside world, Eden and Samuel are faced with decisions on love, and loyalty.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.