Australian Destiny Series by Sandra Dengler
Australian Destiny #2
Power of Pinjarra
Sandra Dengler
Book 2 in the new Australian Destiny SeriesSouthwestern Queensland at the turn-of-the-century is the adventure setting for Power of Pinjarra. One of the first inland areas settled by the Europeans near the beginning of the Outback, this had become an area rich in cattle=raising and the mining of opals. From the Aboriginal element to the pioneering advances of the gospel, here is a fascinating story with memorable characters.Ross Sheldon is a large landowner who envisions a cattle empire which will give him absolute power and opwn important political doors. He stands in the forefront of the potential cattle barons, has all the law and the profits in his back pocket, and reasons that he can get away with murder. Standing in his way are the small Aboriginal tribes of the area, a defiant family called the Frobels, and young seminary graduate Luke Vinson and his wife Margaret who were introduced to readers in Code of Honor.This story of a nation of...
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Australian Destiny #3
Taste of Victory
Sandra Dengler
Book 3 in the bestselling Australian Destiny SeriesTaste of Victory returns to the turbulent story of Cole Sloan and Smantha Connolly which began in the bestselling Code of Honor. Sloan's sugar plantation lies in ashes, and both must seek a new future. Turn-of-the-century Australia presented them with many choices and both would seek success in the Riverina, the heart of the wool industry, agriculture and forestry in Victoria and New South Wales.Sloan uses the money he can salvage from Sugerlea to open up a brokerage. Investing other people's money with no personal risk promises to be lucrative, Samantha soon finds work as a clerical assistant to the dock master at Echuca, and becomes the real business manager behind the operation. Meanwhile Samantha's sister, Linnet, has found her way to the University of Adelaide where she develops her music.All goes well until Sloan tries to use his friendship with Samantha to work a good deal moving wool and timber,...
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Australian Destiny #4
East of Outback
Sandra Dengler
The splendid and limitless horizons of the dry outback held blessings and curses, and the blessings were far between.Cole and Samantha Sloan have enjoyed several years of steady prosperity and their four children are reaching adolescence. Colin, the eldest son, has always been one to question everything and always has been ready for adventure. Approaching full independence, Colin wants out from under his parents' standards and expectations.East of Outback is the quest of Colin Sloan as he finds his way into the responsibilities of manhood and the outback of Australia. Venturing out on his own, Colin works the gold mines of Kalgoorlie, shears sheep in the Darling River country and at times simply tries to survive. But he's not prepared to take on the responsibility for his younger sister, headstrong Hannah. Reluctantly, he must take her back home.Embarking on an odyssey of discovery, little does he know the journey will become a search for meaning.
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