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by Alison Stuart (Author)
"They say you can never go back...but some things that happen to you as a child can never be forgotten..."
1893: After an absence of 20 years, Charlie O'Reilly is drawn back to the goldmining town of Maiden's Creek. Despite the bitter memories of isolation, injustice and fear she knew as a child, she is determined to prove her worth as the new matron of the hospital. The anonymity of the little town, will also provide her with a chance to escape the unwanted attentions of a man who can bring her nothing but trouble.
The town also left its scars on Daniel Hunt. Despite his wealth and success as a criminal lawyer in Melbourne, his own childhood memories have left him with questions his parents are reluctant or unable to answer. When the opportunity arises to travel to Maiden's Creek he hopes that there he will find the answers he is seeking.
When a nurse at the hospital is brutally murdered, Charlie and Danny come together in an uneasy alliance, with one purpose: To clear the name of a mutual friend who stands accused of the woman's murder.
The deeper they dig into the town's secrets, old wounds are reopened and when a devastating storm tears the town apart, long buried secrets rise to the surface and new dangers threaten everything they hold dear.
With the past and present colliding, can Danny and Charlie overcome their personal demons and the mounting perils surrounding them? Or will unspoken truths and lingering fears keep them apart?
If you loved meeting Charlie and Danny in The Postmistress and The Goldminer's Sister, don't miss joining them in this concluding tale of dark deeds and secrets in the town of Maiden's Creek.
WINNER OF THE 2023 AUSTRALIAN ROMANCE READERS AWARD FOR FAVOURITE HISTORICAL ROMANCE
