Kitty McKenzie's Land is the sequel to
Kitty McKenzie.
Kitty McKenzie's path has taken her from
the slums of York to the inhospitable bush
of colonial Australia. Yet, when she
believes her dreams will never be attained,
she is shown that sometimes life can be
even better than what you wish for
1866.
Kitty is gifted land in the far north of New
South Wales. Life at the northern property
is full of hardships as she learns how to
become a successful landowner.
However, Kitty’s strength of will and
belief in herself gives her the courage
most women of her time never realize they
have. A decided thorn in her side is the
arrogant and patronizing Miles Grayson,
owner of the adjourning run. He wants her
gone so he can have her land, but he
wants her even more.
Kitty McKenzie's Land is available in ebook format and in trade paperback in
December 2006 from Samhain Publishing's bookstore.
Also you can order it from any bookstore or library by giving the details below.
Kitty McKenzie's Land
ISBN 1599983370
Publisher: Samhain Publishing.
You can order KML from all Amazon.com websites.
Barnes & Noble - here
and all the same places where Kitty McKenzie book one can be bought.
Reviews
Australia – 1868
Kitty McKenzie arrives in Australia with her younger siblings, her best friend Connie, and
her befriended servants Alice and Hetta. In Sydney, Kitty’s fiancé, Ben,
introduces her to the city’s upper society. Kitty loves Ben as much as he loves her.
With this marriage, her family will at last be restored to the status they held before her
mother and father died. She had promised her parents to take care of her brothers and
sisters and to keep them together. Only her brother Rory left, not wanting to face the
poverty into which the family fell.
But fate isn't finished with Kitty, for on her wedding day Ben is killed in an accident on
the way to the church. Ben’s wealth reverts to his mother, but he leaves Kitty his
wedding gift. She receives five hundred acres in Australia’s Bush. Grieving but
undaunted, Kitty ventures there to reestablish her family’s security. Unimaginable
hardship faces her as she struggles to make a living off the land. As an added nuisance,
her nearest neighbor, Miles Grayson, owner of the Blue Water Station, provokes her at
every turn. How can she be attracted to another man when all her love belongs to Ben
forever?
Through Kitty’s amazing journey, you learn the hazards and hardships settlers faced
in Australia. Kitty is an amazing character, beautiful, brave, industrious, and as feisty and
stubborn as her red hair proclaims her to be. She is also aggravating, impetuous, and pig-
headed. The reader knows she would have walked all over Ben. But the furious and
impassioned courtship between Kitty and Miles is one between equals.
KITTY MCKENZIE'S LAND sweeps you along with Kitty through a turbulent time in
her life, one of immense financial and emotional gains, and equally tremendous losses.
While her brusque talk and headstrong attitude aggravate both the other characters and
the reader, it is such an intrinsic part of her drive that it becomes part of the story. No
matter how low Kitty is brought, she conquers her fears and disappointments and shows
how courageous pioneers needed to be, not only to survive in the wilderness, but to
break cultural norms in order to succeed. Author Anne Whitfield provides you a
fascinating historical romance in KITTY MCKENZIE'S LAND.
To understand Kitty's motivation better, you might want to read KITTY MCKENZIE
first, but you will have no trouble understanding Kitty's past in KITTY MCKENZIE'S
LAND.
Robin Lee
Romance Reviews Today