Diamonds in the Dirt

Lockleys of Parramatta Series Book 3Diamonds in the DirtLuke is the proverbial student. Teaching seems to be calling him, but is that his path in life?Clean Historical Fiction set in Parramatta, in the early 1840s and 50s.There is more to life than wealth.*****Luke Lockley is the youngest in his family. He is the studious one of his family and the first student in the new university in Sydney. He kept studying as he heard his beloved Ellen had married someone else. Is study all there is to his life or can he find a different path?Ellen Miller has loved Luke since they were children. She refuses to consider a marriage with anyone but him, but he has ignored her for the past four years. What did she do to send him away?Reverend William Clarke is looking for helpers on an expedition seeking diamonds and he asks Luke to join him. Grasping an opportunity too good to refuse, Luke comes face to face with Ellen.Can they work things out before he leave on a year long adventure?*****'Diamonds in the Dirt' is the third book in a 100 year family saga of Colonial and convict Australia. Set in the convict era Parramatta.*****If you love Australian Colonial history, you will love Sara Powter's 'Diamonds in the Dirt' A clean historical tale love, adventure and enduring friendships.Buy 'Diamonds in the Dirt' to discover if Luke's will achieve his dreams of finding his lost love as well as diamonds.(The convict side this saga is loosely inspired by the author's convict family history.)If you love this book, Charlie, the eldest son's story is found in the next volume, "The Earl's Shadow."The legacy of one can change an Empire.