A Price to Pay — Annemarie Brear

It's 1850 and the Noble family have arrived in Australia to start a new life after scandal drove them from their native England. Headstrong Pippa Noble is determined to reclaim their honour by making her father's plans for a successful stud farm a reality. Pippa is immediately spellbound by the untamed outback landscape, although she learns the hard way about the unforgiving nature of the bush - sometimes with devastating consequences. When circumstance leads to Pippa tending the new farm alone, it is the steadfast friendship of neighbouring country estate owner Gil Ashford-Smith that helps her through. Then an unexpected visitor from England arrives, putting Pippa's dreams in jeopardy. But she refuses to let go. She will hold onto her family's land and make her mark, even if it means losing everything else ...