Literature & Fiction, United States, Contemporary, Authorship, Historical 

The fire left them with little except their lives. The future dramatically has become the present. Will it hold the TASTE OF VICTORY or personal defeat for these hardy Australians?Although the dreams of Cole Sloan's sugar plantation ended in disaster, turn-of-the-century Australia still presented many choices for those who were seeking success. Samantha Connolly and her sisters had travelled half way around the globe to find a new life for themselves, and this tragedy would not deter her. In spite of his tragic financial setback, Sloan's career is only beginning.Both of them settle in the Riverina, the heart of the wool industry, agriculture and forestry in Victoria and South Wales. Sloan uses the money he salvages from Sugarlea to begin a brokerage that promises to be lucrative. Samantha finds work as a clerical assistant to the dock master at Echuca, and becomes the real business manager behind the scenes. As their paths cross, the turbulent relationship that began in Code of Honor heads toward a disastrous conclusion.Common sense told her he couldn't be trusted. Was it a foolish heart that she was hearing? - from Amzon