THE HUSSAR'S PASSION BOOK TWO OF THE BARTLEMAS ANTHOLOGY SERIES "Not every daguerreotypist wants to fill you with laudanum and draw you nude........." In 1856, Hannah Hampshire flees the shame of her late husband's shocking past to begin a new life with her father in Australia. She encounters a former Hussar, but within hours of finding solace in his arms the man's past reveals itself to be inextricably linked with the horror of what she once suffered. Thrust into the fever of the Ballarat gold diggings, Hannah is forced to battle old enemies and new dangers, to uncover a truth so terrible that it threatens both her happiness and her life. THE BARTLEMAS ANTHOLOGY ORDINARY PEOPLE - EXTRAORDINARY LOVE STORIES Spanning the Victorian Era from 1842 to 1886, The Bartlemas Anthology is a series of novels telling breathtaking stories of love and passion. As the wild and carefree Georgian period comes to an end in England, a circus horseman and a lady's maid begin something that becomes the catalyst for an astonishing series of events. From the harsh effects of the burgeoning Industrial Revolution in rural England, to the wild goldfields, the searing deserts and the remote river towns of colonial Australia, one scandalous union is all it takes to set in motion the most extraordinary tales of love and adventure imaginable.