The Husband and Heir — Valerie Holmes

1820: Major Buckleby seeks to marry his wilful eldest daughter, Charlotte, to his former captain, Mr Travis Williamson. However, she wishes to seek out a better match of her own choosing. Her younger sister, Rhea, wants to escape from Charlotte's temperamental outbursts, and is delighted when her father tells her that after the wedding they will travel to New South Wales. Travis is flattered by the proposition, but suspects there is more to it than he has been told...