Sunswept

From Publishers Weekly Bristol ( Hearts of Fire ) embeds a tender romance within a brooding, complex tale of destiny, courage and resourcefulness. Set in 19th-century Sydney during the height of the forced transportation to Australia of British convicts (who, upon their arrival, were indentured to English merchants and gentry), the novel follows a wronged servant girl, Gladys, who is deported after defending herself from a rapacious earl. Fate intervenes to give her a new identity that provides a chance to help others equally innocent. But the force of events inevitably brings her back…