Life in the hamlet of Fatherrock, West Yorkshire, Great Britain, had been difficult for Emily Harris even before Jimmy Brayshaw swept her off her feet and into an abusive marriage. The police superintendent insisted his men would arrest Jimmy and put him in jail for his wife-battering--but they never did.
The only way Emily could ensure her own safety was to leave England and start a whole new life in the Australian Outback. That's where she met sheep station owner, Dirk Walker, who did indeed offer her a whole new life. What Emily didn't know--until it was too late--was that Dirk's idea of a whole new life included the unbridled love of four other wives!