With the vast, rugged Australian continent behind them, they pushed on to the neighboring colony of New Zealand. Seasoned by hardship, driven by a vision of one majestic empire united under the Union Jack, they had the courage to fight as only the free-spirited can..to love as only the passionate dare. For Adam Vincent, this exotic land would be the battleground where a man's true worth could be proven by death-defying risk and valor. For Lady Kitty Broome, it was a stage set for dramatic confrontation between illicit temptations and sacred vows...as the New Australians fought a war between cultures...between friends and lovers...for the future of their world.