Life for young Carrie Clayton has been a series of hard knocks. Bereft of her beloved mother at an early age, she supports her drunken father and provides love for her brother, Billy. When she and Billy are wrongly accused of murder, Billy is executed and Carrie sent to Australia.

The story of the orphan Mhairi McLeod, born out of wedlock on the magical isle of Skye, and of her quest for fortune and her heritage over 40 years. By the author of "The Love Child", "In Love and War" and "Of Woman Born".

Bethany, a child of the poor, has no choice but to go into service to the local squirearchy, the Grevilles, a family with its own secret. Strong-minded, she finds a love beyond her dreams, and a dream besmirched by evil. By the author of "The Other Woman" and "Of Woman Born".

Life for young Carrie Clayton has been a series of hard knocks. Bereft of her beloved mother at an early age, she supports her drunken father and provides love for her brother, Billy. When she and Billy are wrongly accused of murder, Billy is executed and Carrie sent to Australia.

The story of the orphan Mhairi McLeod, born out of wedlock on the magical isle of Skye, and of her quest for fortune and her heritage over 40 years. By the author of "The Love Child", "In Love and War" and "Of Woman Born".

Bethany, a child of the poor, has no choice but to go into service to the local squirearchy, the Grevilles, a family with its own secret. Strong-minded, she finds a love beyond her dreams, and a dream besmirched by evil. By the author of "The Other Woman" and "Of Woman Born".