| Anne Whitfield |
| Kitty McKenzie's Land |
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| 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 |