Toni is looking for a book she started to read – but that was taken away from her by her mother because it was not appropriate. Dude. I hope we can find it. Nothing worse than bookus inappropriatus interruptus!
I heard that sometimes you can help locate books. There was a romance novel that I was reading back in the mid 80's. It was taken away from me by my mother who thought it was not appropriate for me. I don't know the title or the author. I can give you what I do remember and see if I can maybe help.
The cover had a scantily clad woman reclining in the surf or on the beach. Her legs wrapped around the cover to the back.
The story was about a woman in Australia. She was working as a governess for a man (I believe in Sydney). She left, or ran away and this man chased her. She ended up with another man on a plantation more in the outback of Australia.
There was a lot of talk about the seven sisters (it may even be what the place was called). There is not much more that I remember, but I want to find this book. It has nagged me for many years. I hope that you can help, or point me in the right direction.
CRIKEY. (Sorry, couldn't resist.)
Do you recognize this book?
The plot sounds like a Lucy Walker novel but the cover description too modern. Even if it isn’t a Lucy Walker story I would like to give a shout out because I fondly remember them https://www.goodreads.com/author/list/22592.Lucy_Walker
Not what you’re looking for—they’re not old enough—but you might try Candace Proctor’s (CS Harris) September Moon or Night in Eden. They’re OOP and not available in e-book, but I managed to acquire both from a UBS. Night in Eden is about a woman who’s been transported, and ends up as a wet nurse for a station owner in the Outback. September Moon is about a governess trying to earn her passage back to England.
Could it be by Victoria Holt? The plot is tickling my memory but nothing is jumping out at me.
Could it be The Road to Paradise Island by Victoria Holt? Also, some of the details sound like The Thorn Birds.
I like that book and the sequel about the hero’s long lost brother.
Linda Lael Miller’s Angel Fire and Moonfire. I didn’t check which was which—I love her historicals and her few of her time travels…. 🙂
Hope I’m right~
Oh the nostalgia – sounds very like the old Margaret Wayd Mills & Boon, and maybe Emma Darcy. Was the heroine young, and could it have been a category romance? Margaret Way was usually closed door, so doesn’t really imply ‘inappropriate’ from that point of view, though the age difference between H/h was probably worth a mother’s veto 🙂
Oops, just in case someone was mad keen to follow up on this and hadn’t heard of this one, typo on the author; it is Margaret Way, not Wayd.
The only Victoria Holt set in Australia (that I can remember) was Shadow of the Lynx, and that had something to do with opal mines. I think. It’s been awhile. Sorry, I’m no help at all.
It is Moonfire by Linda Lael Miller, 100%!! I absolutely adore this book!!
Moonfire‘s cover can be seen here: http://www.fictiondb.com/author/linda-lael-miller~moonfire~26346~b.htm does ,it fit the description?