The Hungry Heart — Sorcha MacMurrough

Emer Nugent leaves her lover Dalton Randall to search for her family in the hell of the Grosse Ile quarantine station. The land of opportunity is nearly the death of them all. Dalton is deceived by his father into thinking Emer is dead, and is about to marry the daughter of a business rival when he meets Emer again. Outraged that his plans for keeping the two apart have failed, Dalton's father has Emer arrested on false charges and transported back to Ireland.

But the Ireland she returns to is on the brink of civil war. Emer finds herself unwittingly embroiled in the 1848 rebellion, and is put on trial for her life. Dalton must travel half way across the world to try to save her before it is too late.

This incredible sage of love and adventure begins with the first volume, Hunger for Love, also available from Domhan Books