Bram Deagan has a thriving trading business a beautiful wife & a growing family. Since he has a gift for matchmaking & wishes to see his friends Dougal & Mitchell happily married too he doesn't hesitate to suggest they find wives. In England Eleanor Prescott has not forgotten the ship's captain who was a true friend to her. Dougal Mc Bride told her to come to him if she was free. When her ailing husband dies she wonders if she dare return to Western Australia. Will Dougal still want her after nearly a year? Mitchell Nash has asked his cousin in England whether he knows any suitable lady. Though what sort of woman would make such an arduous voyage to marry someone she's never met? For one widow however desperate to keep her young son from a cruel relative's clutches Mitchell's invitation is a lifeline she will grasp with both hands. Both Eleanor & Jacinta bravely take a huge risk on the chance of happiness & set off for Australia. But for Jacinta at least the troubles of her old life can't be easily left behind.