The Bond

by Kaye Dobbie

A love so strong it will bind them together forever…
or tear them apart.

1835. It begins with a wish made on Midsummer’s Eve, Richmond Bridge, Van Diemen’s Land.

Orphaned Rachel, daughter of a bushranger, doesn’t know that the man she falls in love with isn’t the hero she believes him to be. After they marry, their happiness is torn asunder when Will’s terrible secret is revealed.

With Will gone, Rachel travels to the Port Phillip District to make a life there. As the years pass, their lives separate and intersect, but always there is the bond. Like an unbreakable thread, it stretches between them, holding the promise of a happiness that seems just out of reach. In her loneliness, Rachel turns to another man, while Will returns to his origins, hunting down criminals and bringing them to justice.

Eventually fate brings them together again. Rachel, once more by Will’s side, longs to regain the love she once lost. But Will may never be able to put aside his hurt and forgive her, no matter how much he wants to. Can they resolve their differences at last? Can the wish Rachel made on that long ago evening finally weave its magic?

559 pages, Kindle Edition

Published July 7, 2019

About the author

Kaye Dobbie lives in an old house in the old gold rush town Bendigo, in the state of Victoria, Australia. She has been writing professionally ever since she won the Big River short story contest at the age of eighteen. Her career has undergone many changes, including writing Australian historical fiction under the name Lilly Sommers, to romance written as Sara Bennett/Sara Mackenzie and published by Avon in the USA. Her books have been translated into many languages. She is currently writing under her 'proper' name, Kaye Dobbie, and is published by Harlequin Mira in Australia and Weltbild in Germany. Kaye lives on the central Victorian goldfields, where she creates her stories and in her spare time researches her family tree.

Reviews

[Sue Gerhardt Griffiths · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 ⭐️s

Captivating!

[Michaella Ballas · Rating 3 out of 5]

I first read this about 5 years ago and loved it. I picked it up for a second time and while it was a fantastic plane read, I found the characters frustrating and one dimensional. There were too many instances of “goodies” and “baddies” and after a while this device gets rather tedious.

To be honest I found the age gap a little creepy too, and Will was frankly difficult to root for.

All in all an enjoyable read and a great slice of escapism but just have to read it with the understanding it’s not that serious.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book. Found it hard to put down. I had a real book and not kindle edition. I think this is the best book I read all year. SO Tanya Boulter you need to read this!

[Tanya Boulter · Rating 1 out of 5]

Just could not get into this book and way too many pages for me to even consider to keep going