Phelan’s Gold by Casey Walsh

Set in 19th-century Australia, Phelan’s Gold by Casey Walsh is a thrilling novella following the adventures of Eamon Phelan, a charming criminal, and his gang of cattle thieves. With a new gold rush on the horizon, Eamon and his companions start their journey north, where he hopes to find business amid the chaos, but on one of their stops Eamon finds love instead, and none of his later exploits can get Shelagh Cleary out of his mind. Witty, funny, and playful, Walsh’s novella is both romantic and full of historical detail, for a unique work of character-driven historical fiction that paints a compelling portrait of Australian settlers, and illustrates how love can triumph in any setting.