Mystic Mountains Book 1:
In the1800s the penal
colony of Botany Bay was an unforgiving and harsh place. Isabella is
transported for wounding a member of the British aristocracy. She loathes the
system that sentenced her to seven years transportation, and is determined to
hate her new master who dreams of a new life beyond the Blue Mountains.
Mystic Mountains is a
story of courage and persistence-essential traits for the settlers who carved
out a new life in a raw land where suffering and heartbreak were commonplace. The
pair face many hardships in their quest for a new life in this untamed land.
"I
really loved this book (previously published as Blue Haze but re-published as
Mystic Mountains). It was like Pride and Prejudice...ooops, I mean Arrogance
and Obstinacy, meets the Thorn Birds in 1818 Australia. I love realistically
flawed characters--perfect romance H/h's are such bores--and both of these were
so realistically flawed, the way their life experiences from their past
hard-scrabble youth carried over to lead to inappropriate and sometimes foolish
judgments in their present was so well developed into the plot of this book.
Now I shouldn't love it as much as I did. There were a few things in this book
that I really hated, but I can't say without spoilers, that should have made me
downgrade my rating--however, any book that keeps me up to 3:30 AM to finish,
because I just can't put it down, definitely rates five-stars. This is also the
kind of book that will make the next few books I read seem like they don't
measure up." Janet Orosz-Kindle five stars
Distant Mountains Book 2:
Even in the
prospering colony of New South Wales, it would be far-fetched to think a
convicted man could consider marrying the daughter of a wealthy property owner.
But Remy has larger
problems to contend with than Sara’s bigoted father. Forced to leave the woman
he loves behind, Remy faces overwhelming odds and an ordeal that threatens to
strip him of everything; his pride, his strength, his health—even his life.
Sara has many struggles
of her own and when Remy finally thinks he has a future with Sara within his
grasp, he is sent to a place where pain and suffering are everyday occurrences.
Will the lovers ever find true happiness?
“The author has
delivered an accurate and compelling story of a convict's life, touching on
those of gold miners and the growing town of Sydney. The evocative writing and
the increasingly dire straits that Remy and Sara find themselves in, make for
an excellent read." Leanne Shawler for eBook Reviews Weekly
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