Society heiress: Sarah Langley came to New South Wales to get away from her stifling English home. But she didn't expect to mix with transported felons... Social outcast: Alan Kerr, an unjustly disgraced doctor, spends all his energy helping Sydney's poor. He has no time for silly society women! But feelings change as they learn more about each other—and a forbidden passion starts to grow...

When Miss Hester Waring's father died, she was left destitute and near starvation. Her rescue came from an unlikely source - Mr Tom Dilhorne, an ex-convict and now the richest man in Sydney. He needed a lady for a wife, and Hester was undoubtedly a lady, even if her father had taught her to mistrust Tom.

Something had gone wrong with the London end of the Dilhorne business empire, and Alan had been sent to England to make things right. But almost immediately after his arrival Alan met Ned Hatton, and to his total astonishment found that they were almost identical. It wasn't until he met Ned's sister, Eleanor, and learned more of their family background that he realized the likeness was more than a coincidence. The trouble was, as he grew to love Eleanor, the family secret could sweep away any hope he had of a lifetime with his true love.

After losing his beloved wife in childbirth, Thomas Dilhorne is a man inconsolable. Worried that his son will never recover from his grief, Thomas' father sends him to Melbourne to do a little business and try to enjoy himself. But an attack by robbers turns the Dilhorne heir into a man who can remember neither his name nor his past. Kirstie Moore can hardly believe it when her father brings home a mysterious vagrant! Fred Waring might have duped her father into believing he was a decent sort, but Kirstie has her suspicions. Soon "Fred" proves he's a good worker and works his charms on the Moore family, including beautiful Kirstie. But will she still love him when she discovers his true identity?

Jack Dilhorne was in Washington DC on business just as the war was being declared between the North and South states. It was not the best of times to meet someone as intriguing as Marietta Hope. But they had an enemy who could inflict much damage on their growing love...

From shy girl to assured beauty Gauche, unloved Lady Dinah Freville finds a champion in Cobie Grant. They share the taint of illegitimacy, which the rich and handsome Cobie has overcome. And he is equally determined to see Dinah blossom. Tricking Dinah’s feckless half-brother into allowing them to marry, Cobie then sends his wife to Paris to be groomed. The lady who returns is a beautiful, assured woman. But he’s already made it clear to her that he’ll never fall in love….

What was he keeping from her? Cobie Grant made a quixotic marriage to save Lady Dinah Freville from her unkind relatives. Now he thinks he can enjoy the benefits of married life without involving his feelings. But somehow he's finding it harder and harder to hold Dinah at arm's length—especially since she has become a beautiful, assured woman. Dinah, loving Cobie deeply, fully intends to do whatever is necessary to win his love. A task made even more difficult when she discovers he is leading a secret life…