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A thrilling journey through the South Australian bush and along the mighty Murray River in the company of a determined heroine who would see justice done … Maggie O'Rourke has always had a hard head. No man was going to tie her down to a life of babies and domestic slavery, even if that man was as good (and as annoyingly attractive) as Sam Taylor. Maggie is happily earning her own way as a maid in a house on the Murray River when disaster strikes. Forced to defend herself and a friend from assault by an evil man, she flees downriver on a paddle steamer. With death at her heels, Maggie begins to realise that a man like Sam might be just who she wants in her hour of need. As for Sam, well, Maggie has always been what he wants. The further Maggie runs, the more she discovers there are some things she cannot escape ...

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'Thank you to Darry Fraser for opening my eyes to Australian historical fiction. I see it all in a completely new light now.' -- Beauty and Lace 'A fabulous job with some wonderful storytelling ... right up there with the best.' -- Great Reads and Tea Leaves

‘Thank you to Darry Fraser for opening my eyes to Australian historical fiction. I see it all in a completely new light now.’ -- Beauty and Lace ‘A fabulous job with some wonderful storytelling … right up there with the best.’ -- Great Reads and Tea Leaves

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Darry Fraser is a bestselling Australian author who has written ten contemporary romance novels to date. She loves writing and is a member of the Romance Writers of Australia. Darry fell in love with the great Murray River when her family moved to her childhood town of Swan Hill in Victoria. Stories of the river have been with her ever since and it's where a number of her novels are set. Her stories are of ordinary people in nineteenth century Australia who are drawn into difficult circumstances - adventure, mystery and mayhem, love and life, and against the backdrop of historical events. Darry lives on the beautiful Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia, very close to the mighty River Murray. Rebecca Macauley is a talented and award-winning narrator. She has appeared in a variety of television programs, including the internationally popular series Neighbours and the Australian drama Blue Heelers. Her work includes the US feature film Darkness Falls and the children's television series Wicked Science. Rebecca has previously narrated Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta and Ursula Dubosarsky's Abyssinia.

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