Author(s): Johanna Nicholls

Fiction

Set in 1830s New South Wales, this is the story of a proud Currency Lad, a beautiful gypsy and a convict artist who are thrown together by random acts of love, hate, survival and revenge and discover that the harsh beauty of Australia changes everyone, for better or worse.
A sweeping saga bringing the passions and heartaches of colonial Australia to vivid life.

Jake Andersen is a proud Currency Lad with a swagger in his step and a joke for his mates, until he discovers the wife he's besotted with has left him, and taken their young daughter with her. Fuelled by revenge, he vows to never trust 'good women' again.
Few people think a Gypsy like Keziah Stanley could ever be a 'good woman'. Separated by the law from her beloved Gypsy husband, Keziah decides to travel to Australia to find the love of her life. Keziah boasts she can read anybody's future...but her own life is proving harder to read.
Daniel Browne already knows what his future will be - the life of a great artist. And he's determined to follow his dream; no matter what.
When this volatile trio is thrown together in Australia, they form an extraordinary alliance that will challenge the establishment.
Love, hate, survival and revenge - all will discover the truth.