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    Beyond the Distant Hills
    A Distant Horizon
    Audiobook series2 titles

    Distant Series

    Written by AnneMarie Brear

    Narrated by Caroline Lennon

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    About this series

    Australia, 1853. Settled in the colony, Ellen is determined to make a happy new life for her family, and forget the horrors of famine-struck Ireland. Married for security, she works hard developing their estate in order to give her children the privileged life they could have only imagined back home.
    However, danger lurks when a man from her past threatens her beloved sons; and when her marriage begins to crumble, all that she thought was safe is suddenly in jeopardy. Rafe Hamilton loves Ellen, but she is married to another; yet when he is faced with helping her once more, he doesn't hesitate to act. Only he makes a mistake which could cost him everything he always wanted . . .
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAurora Audio Books
    Release dateNov 1, 2021
    Beyond the Distant Hills
    A Distant Horizon

    Titles in the series (2)

    • 1

      A Distant Horizon
      A Distant Horizon

      A Distant Horizon

      AnneMarie Brear
      5/5 - 3 ratings
      5/5 - 3 ratings

      Ireland, 1851. After enduring years of the devastating potato famine, Ellen Kittrick is a survivor. To put food on the table, and to stop the landowner's agent from tearing down their cottage due to unpaid rent, Ellen defies her family and works at an Englishman's manor. But with an unemployed husband, and a secretive brother-in-law wanting her for his own, she must face every challenge with new strength. With aid coming from the unlikely source of Englishman Rafe Hamilton, Ellen leaves Ireland with what is left of her family to start again in a new country. But will the colony give her the security and happiness she longs for, especially when she has left her heart behind? Can Ellen thrive in a strange land - or has she made the greatest mistake of her life?

      Ireland, 1851. After enduring years of the devastating potato famine, Ellen Kittrick is a survivor. To put food on the table, and to stop the landowner's agent from tearing down their cottage due to unpaid rent, Ellen defies her family and works at an Englishman's manor. But with an unemployed husband, and a secretive brother-in-law wanting her for his own, she must face every challenge with new strength. With aid coming from the unlikely source of Englishman Rafe Hamilton, Ellen leaves Ireland with what is left of her family to start again in a new country. But will the colony give her the security and happiness she longs for, especially when she has left her heart behind? Can Ellen thrive in a strange land - or has she made the greatest mistake of her life?

    • 2

      Beyond the Distant Hills
      Beyond the Distant Hills

      Beyond the Distant Hills

      AnneMarie Brear
      5/5 - 2 ratings
      5/5 - 2 ratings

      Australia, 1853. Settled in the colony, Ellen is determined to make a happy new life for her family, and forget the horrors of famine-struck Ireland. Married for security, she works hard developing their estate in order to give her children the privileged life they could have only imagined back home. However, danger lurks when a man from her past threatens her beloved sons; and when her marriage begins to crumble, all that she thought was safe is suddenly in jeopardy. Rafe Hamilton loves Ellen, but she is married to another; yet when he is faced with helping her once more, he doesn't hesitate to act. Only he makes a mistake which could cost him everything he always wanted . . .

      Australia, 1853. Settled in the colony, Ellen is determined to make a happy new life for her family, and forget the horrors of famine-struck Ireland. Married for security, she works hard developing their estate in order to give her children the privileged life they could have only imagined back home. However, danger lurks when a man from her past threatens her beloved sons; and when her marriage begins to crumble, all that she thought was safe is suddenly in jeopardy. Rafe Hamilton loves Ellen, but she is married to another; yet when he is faced with helping her once more, he doesn't hesitate to act. Only he makes a mistake which could cost him everything he always wanted . . .

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