Mutiny in Paradise — Margaret Way

Paradise was not quite perfect...

Suddenly, heartbreakingly orphaned, Deborah and her young brother, Chris, were swept under the protective wing of a man who had once loved their mother.

But when they reached their new home in Northern Australia, the two of them were unprepared for the hostility they met...especially from Eve, a widow with designs on their guardian.

And then, of course, there was the intensely attractive, but overbearing Cal McGovern, whom Deborah began to find irresistible...

Heroine: Robert Calvin McGovern (Cal)
Heroine: Deborah Nugent
Mother: Beth Nugent