Sara Dane

SARA DANE...TRANSPORTED FROM ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA IN CHAINS...HER BEAUTY COULD WIN HER FREEDOM, BUT LOVE IMPRISONED HER HEART. While gentle trade winds filled the billowing white sails of the clipper ship, no breeze stirred the foul air below decks where proud, impetuous Sara Dane lay imprisoned. Her crime had been to love above her station; her sentence, to serve as an indentured servant on a distant dangerous continent. Yet even the rags she wore couldn't hide the rare pale gold of her beauty from the lust of desperate men...or from the adoring eyes of handsome ship's officer Andrew Maclay. His rich love promising ambition matched her own desire to found an empire of wealth and power in this new, growing land. But could his strong arms tame her wild nature...or keep her heart from beating fast at the sound of another man's name? Sara was a very strong willed woman who survived all of the adversity of her new country. Made me weep in places. Getting transported for the least crimes were crimes in and of themselves by the English peerage. She was put in Newgate for taking two coins that were given to her. A SAGA OF ROMANCE AND REBELLION! ! ! Anyone who loves stories of Australia will love the series "THE AUSTRALIANS" It is a twelve(12) book series. Somewhat hard to find but worth the effort. By William Stuart Long #1 The Exiles #2 The Settlers #3 The Traitors #4 The Explorers #5 The Adventurers #6 The Colonists #7 The Gold Seekers #8 The Gallant #9 The Empire Builders #10 The Seafarers #11 The Nationalists #12 The Imperialists The first book is the horrors of the convict ship on the way to Botany Bay. This book reminds me so much of that one. All worth looking for.

I obtained a copy of Sara Dane when my college library was giving away older books for free. What a loss to the library's future patrons when they gave this copy away. Sara is absolutely inspiring and shows a strength of character that is truly felt, not just read. Definitely a must read.

I loved the book, it was extremely enspiring and showed the true strength of the character (Sara) and described the beauty that Australia was and still is with such perfection. It was breathtaking and I have already read it 5 times this year!!