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It is the time of Australia's harsh rogue-filled goldrush of the 1850s when Miss Penelope Worthington suddenly finds herself orphaned, isolated and alone. With a large sheep station to run single-handedly, she has little option but to enlist the aid of a mysterious, but sinister stranger.
But who is the more treacherous? Gus—the scruffy, trespassing, ex-convict who shows up looking for work just when she desperately needs a farmhand or Rupert—the handsome, wealthy neighbour who would willingly marry her at the drop of a hat and solve her apparent dilemma?
Repeatedly, her faith is tested as she faces the unforgiving elements, deceit, lies and uncertainty. But where and how will it all end? But how will it all end? And will Penny’s faith prevail?
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grief, loss, family, inheritance, romance, faith, gold, Australian colonial history, greed, friendship, love, choices
Penny faces the death of her father, and the subsequent battles to protect herself and her property. When she inadvertently meets Gus, she struggles with her own attitudes towards him due to the class distinctions between them, which are so at odds with the teachings of Jesus. While Penny is unaware of the gold on her property, her neighbour isn't, and does everything to get his hands on it, including discrediting Gus.
