So in my quest to expand my reading variety, I have also found a couple of novels set in historic Australia. However, this change of setting has led me on some wild goose chases and gotten that Men at Work song “Down Under” perpetually stuck in my head. For some reason, historical Australian romance is a hard commodity to find. ..a fact I find difficult to understand. I mean, take a look at the backdrop provided: a rough pioneer landscape and Botany Bay with convicts of both sexes and both guilty or innocent. The possibility for intrigue, suspense, and of course romance seem endless. Why aren’t more people considering historic Australia as a setting? Although I love them, lord knows we have enough Regency or medieval highland stories to keep people busy for awhile. Why not change it up a bit?
Anyway, in the end I really only have found 2 authors with multiple books: Candice Proctor - the sister of Penelope Williamson who wrote the book one of my fav cheesy Hallmark movies was based on, The Outsider - and Barbara Bickmore. Amazon doesn’t even have a Listmania list to help you along. Ah well…perhaps in the end this is better. I would hate for the Alec/Duncan/Lucian/Damien and any variation of devil to feel left out (since every highland novel seems to have one or more of each name). I’m not looking to lose kilted men entirely, but why not try a couple of un-utilized locales!
