Australian Destiny Books

They were sailing toward an untamed land of limitless riches, but their dreams seemed to demand a sacrifice of the CODE OF HONOR Turn-of-the-century Australia holds one of the world's most magnificent settings for this first book in the new Australian Destiny Series. Responding to an offer of indenture, Samantha Connolly and her sisters have attempted to escape a bleak future in Ireland by emigrating to Queensland. Circling half the globe, she discovers a land she never anticipated or desired yet her home is now oceans away! Their master, sugar planter Cole Sloan, is embroiled in legal tangles and economic woes while trying to keep his plantation afloat. Samantha's middle sister is fortunate to find a beau in the local preacher, and Samantha is drawn to Sloan. But callousness and unethical dealings have sullied the man or is he a victim of his past and present circumstances? A magnificent first book in a saga born out of a nation of rogues, adventurers and dreamers

An unseen, evil hand was reaching out to crush Marty Frobel and his family, trying to drive them far from their native Queensland home. Their only hope is the-Power of Pinjarra. The opal-rich area of Southwestern Queensland at the turn-of-the century is the setting for Book Two in the Australian Destiny Series. Fortunes are made and hopes are dashed daily, as men and women match wits against the land, plying their trades in the mining towns and cattle stations of the Outback. Only the elusive Aborigines seem to know the secret of survival here. Against this turbulent backdrop, an unlikely friendship forms. Marty Frobel, the son of a prominent area family, is able to rescue Pearl Fowkes, a preacher's daughter with aristocratic tastes. As time goes on, Marty must grapple with the sinister Ross Sheldon a greedy and unscrupulous landowner with grand political aspiration as well as all the problems that go with running his own cattle station, the Pinjarra. Meanwhile, Pearl leaves home with her sister to start a new life of her own. NONE OF THEM ARE QUITE PREPARED FOR THE TRAGEDY THAT IS SURE TO CHANGE THEIR VALUES-AND THEIR LIVES!

The fire left them with little except their lives. The future dramatically has become the present. Will it hold the TASTE OF VICTORY or personal defeat for these hardy Australians? Although the dreams of Cole Sloan's sugar plantation ended in disaster, turn-of-the-century Australia still presented many choices for those who were seeking success. Samantha Connolly and her sisters had travelled half way around the globe to find a new life for themselves, and this tragedy would not deter her. In spite of his tragic financial setback, Sloan's career is only beginning. Both of them settle in the Riverina, the heart of the wool industry, agriculture and forestry in Victoria and South Wales. Sloan uses the money he salvages from Sugarlea to begin a brokerage that promises to be lucrative. Samantha finds work as a clerical assistant to the dock master at Echuca, and becomes the real business manager behind the scenes. As their paths cross, the turbulent relationship that began in Code of Honor heads toward a disastrous conclusion. Common sense told her he couldn't be trusted. Was it a foolish heart that she was hearing?

The splendid and limitless horizons of the dry outback held blessings and curses, and the blessings were far between. Cole and Samantha Sloan have enjoyed several years of steady prosperity and their four children are reaching adolescence. Colin, the eldest son, has always been one to question everything and always has been ready for adventure. Approaching full independence, Colin wants out from under his parents' standards and expectations. East of Outback is the quest of Colin Sloan as he finds his way into the responsibilities of manhood in the outback of Australia. Venturing out on his own, Colin works the gold mines of Kalgoorlie, shears sheep in the Darling River country and at times simply tries to survive. But he's not prepared to take on the responsibility for his young sister, headstrong Hannah. Reluctantly, he must take her back home. Embarking on an odyssey of discovery, little does he know the journey will become a search for meaning.