Australia 1853. Settled in the colony Ellen is determined to make a happy new life for her family and forget the horrors of famine-struck Ireland. Married for security she works hard developing their estate in order to give her children the privileged life they could have only imagined back home.However danger lurks when a man from her past threatens her beloved sons; and when her marriage begins to crumble all that she thought was safe is suddenly in jeopardy. Rafe Hamilton loves Ellen but she is married to another; yet when he is faced with helping her once more he doesn't hesitate to act. Only he makes a mistake which could cost him everything he always wanted . . .

Part of the Distant Series series.