The Years to Come

Review Avid fans of historical romance will find plenty to like in Tanner's latest. Set in Australia in the early nineteenth century, it's the tale of beautiful young Erin Kelly, whose family immigrated to the New Territory from England. Life in Australia is rugged and fraught with danger, but Erin loves the sweeping landscape and the daily challenges. Then her mother dies of a fever, her father turns to rum, and Erin--at just 17--must keep her family together. More tragedy awaits, and Erin's life changes dramatically, especially after she meets the dashing and very wealthy adventurer Brett Wilde. From that point on, the story becomes a somewhat predictable bodice-ripper with the requisite steamy sex, tears, and misunderstood motives leading to the inevitable happy ending. Despite the predictability, however, Tanner works the formula effectively, providing satisfying adventure along with the romance. For fans of the author and the genre. --Booklist, 1st June 2009 From the Inside Flap Following her Irish-born father's brutal murder in New South Wales, the beautiful Erin Kelly finds she must fend for herself and her siblings in nineteenth-century Australia's dark and dangerous land.To survive she is forced to compromise her virtue; but she vows that her spirit will never belong to Brett Wilde, the passionate and notorious adventurer - or any man.  But she will make any sacrifices necessary for the sake of her dearest family. --This text refers to an alternate