A hundred years ago, from the far flung corners of the British Empire, young men rushed to fight for Mother England. They left their wives and sweethearts behind. Many of these brave women waited in vain for their menfolk to return. How did they cope with the loss and heartache? Could they ever hope to find happiness with another man? Allison's War: In 1916, on the French battlefields, a dying soldier's confession has the power to ruin the woman he loves. Daring Masquerade: Harriet Martin masquerades as a boy so she can work with her shell-shocked brother, falling in love with her boss wasn't part of the plan. Lauren's Dilemma: Lauren Cunningham, carrying the out-of-wedlock child of a soldier, marries another man who is unjustly tried for murder. To save his life, will she publicly admit her sin, and risk the diabolical consequences that will surely follow?
On board the convict ship taking them to the penal colony of Australia, Maryanne Watson and Jake Smith meet and fall in love, but Jake hides a terrible secret that will take him to the gallows if it ever comes out. On arrival in Sydney the lovers are separated. Maryanne is sent to work for the lecherous Captain Fitzhugh. After he attacks her she flees into the wilderness and eventually meets up with Jake who has escaped from a chain gang. They set up home in a hidden valley and Maryanne falls Five Stars August 3, 2014. By Ms. Mm Lwin. Margaret Tanner did an excellent job. I love reading it.
Beautiful and beguiling Allison Waverley has grown up helping her brother Jim run their farm, helped by their good friend Tommy Calvert, while their father occupies himself as the town drunk. When their little Australian community is visited by English aristocrat Phillip Ashfield and the boys go off to join the army because war has broken out in Europe, the life Allison expected to live is turned upside down. The "wild oats" sown ruin lives and cause repercussions that reverberate well into the next generation, while Allison finds help and a lasting love from an unexpected source.
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