Frontier Wife
Fear almost crushes Thomasina (Tommy) Lindsay when she realizes the enormity of
what she has undertaken - a rundown farm in frontier Australia. From green English
fields she journeys to a land where danger lurks around every corner. Savage natives,
bushfires, and a harsh, unforgiving environment, not to mention a hostile neighbor,
Adam Munro, who is hell-bent on taking over her farm. Adam has lived his life without
love and doesn’t need it now. Passion is for fools. All he wants is a presentable wife
who will provide him with heirs, and he decides Tommy Lindsay is that woman. Only in
the new world can a high-born young Englishwoman and a tough frontiersman challenge
the social boundaries and ignite a romance that will fulfill all their hopes and dreams.
Tommy and Adam make a formidable couple in Frontier Wife—both molded by
circumstances and character to endure drought, a flood, and the Australian frontier. Both
are initially attracted but cling to denial for a good half of the book. Adam is hard and
ruthless and this is at times off-putting. He feels guilty for the campaign he wages
against Tommy and her two brothers while they try to find a foothold on their farm, but he
doesn’t let up, even intensifying his efforts to force Tommy to marry him. His character is
reminiscent of the old romantic heroes in novels from the ‘70s and ‘80s. He does have
some softer qualities: his affection for Jamie, Tommy’s little brother, and for his cousin,
Melanie.
Tommy is no wimp as a heroine—the story wouldn’t work so well if she was. She rides,
shoots, keeps house, sews, and even can help with childbirth—a true Frontier Wife.
She is the reason we’re drawn to Adam. Through her eyes, we see that he can be a
good man and a romantic hero. Their courtship is tumultuous, but ultimately happy.
Tracy
what she has undertaken - a rundown farm in frontier Australia. From green English
fields she journeys to a land where danger lurks around every corner. Savage natives,
bushfires, and a harsh, unforgiving environment, not to mention a hostile neighbor,
Adam Munro, who is hell-bent on taking over her farm. Adam has lived his life without
love and doesn’t need it now. Passion is for fools. All he wants is a presentable wife
who will provide him with heirs, and he decides Tommy Lindsay is that woman. Only in
the new world can a high-born young Englishwoman and a tough frontiersman challenge
the social boundaries and ignite a romance that will fulfill all their hopes and dreams.
Tommy and Adam make a formidable couple in Frontier Wife—both molded by
circumstances and character to endure drought, a flood, and the Australian frontier. Both
are initially attracted but cling to denial for a good half of the book. Adam is hard and
ruthless and this is at times off-putting. He feels guilty for the campaign he wages
against Tommy and her two brothers while they try to find a foothold on their farm, but he
doesn’t let up, even intensifying his efforts to force Tommy to marry him. His character is
reminiscent of the old romantic heroes in novels from the ‘70s and ‘80s. He does have
some softer qualities: his affection for Jamie, Tommy’s little brother, and for his cousin,
Melanie.
Tommy is no wimp as a heroine—the story wouldn’t work so well if she was. She rides,
shoots, keeps house, sews, and even can help with childbirth—a true Frontier Wife.
She is the reason we’re drawn to Adam. Through her eyes, we see that he can be a
good man and a romantic hero. Their courtship is tumultuous, but ultimately happy.
Tracy
Author: Margaret Tanner
Category: Historical Romance
Publisher: Wild Rose Publishing
Rating:
Released: June 2010
Category: Historical Romance
Publisher: Wild Rose Publishing
Rating:
Released: June 2010
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