Would you show mercy to the lover who deserted you?
Finley Helmer thought he had it all when Elina invited
him into her bed. He thought he found
passion and love beyond compare. Instead
he was thrown into a life of smuggling black opals, drugs and aboriginal
slaves. When he was charged with murder,
he fled town to escape the charges, vowing to return and ask his lover why
she’d handed him over to the police.
Elina Clemence was ripped away from her home and the man she loved and
brought to Australia to start her life anew.
Her father promised her beauty and opportunity. What she found was a cruel and abusive
business partner, and a step-daughter who wanted to destroy her.
Despite the constant accidents following her and threatening her life,
Elina sets herself up as a profitable shipping tycoon, with control over most
of the towns supply. Despite her
powerful position, her heart still ached for the man she once loved who
disappeared from her life without a trace.
Finding themselves passionately reunited, Finley and Elina discover the
cruelty that tore them from each other.
As they search for answers, they uncover the unrelenting wrath and
vengeance of an opium addict who will stop at nothing until she has possession
of the black opals she thinks they are hiding.
Will their love for each other allow them forgiveness, or will they fall
victim to the horror that seems to be following them?
Elina went
quiet, watching Fin’s attention return to the papers on the desk. She knew now
wasn’t the best time to bring up her own concerns. Still, he needed to know.
“My father told
me we leave for Australia as soon as he has our affairs in order.”
Fin looked up at
Elina. “He told me before the funeral that he thought it best to take you as
far away from here as possible. He believes what is being said about Ewan, and
he doesn’t want those he dealt with finding their way back to you.”
Elina lowered
her gaze to her lap. “Will you be coming with us?”
Silence
surrounded them. Lifting her gaze to him and seeing his stern expression, she
felt her heart sink.
“Archie has
instructed me to stay here in England a while longer to finalize the last few
shipments. It will be at least a few months before I can get my own passage to
Australia.”
His words
stabbed at her heart. “I don’t want to leave you,” she uttered, her voice laced
with tears.
Getting up from
his seat, he walked around the desk. His hands going to her, he helped her to
stand. “I’ll join you as soon as I’m able. I promise.”
Her gaze held
his as fear filled her. What if this was the last time she’d ever see him? The
mere thought pained her.
“This isn’t
goodbye,” he told her, his hand going to her face, his fingers stroking her
cheek. “I won’t allow it to be.”
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Faye Hall spent her early years listening to stories
about the families – including her own – who settled townships in and around
her hometown in North Queensland, Australia.
The local townspeople, including her own parents, told her stories of
corruption and slavery, along with family secrets and forbidden love.
Desperate
to remember what she’d been told, along with her already growing love of
writing, Faye began to write about the history of her local area. Never could she have imagined the history of
her small home town in Australia would become a growing list of published
books.
Faye’s
passionate stories combine controversial subjects and provocative encounters as
her characters struggle to survive the lifestyle in early rural townships
throughout Australia. She explores
slavery and abortion, drug addiction and murder, as well as forbidden love and
passionate affairs of the heart.
When
she’d not writing, Faye enjoys sharing a bottle of wine with her husband in
their ever-growing garden, and encouraging the varied interests of their
combined family of nine children.
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