Book 2 of Colonial Family Series. It isn't necessary to read book 1 Jacob's Mob in order to fully enjoy Currency Girl.

She was only fourteen and he was a twice-convicted bushranger…

Jessie’s life is turned upside down following her sister’s wedding. The only bright spot is that she’s going to live with her grandmother while her father gets things settled in their new home. Unhappy and disgruntled with being uprooted, being hated by her stepmother and being separated from her sister, Jessie discovers a grandmother full of stories and love.

After another unexpected tragedy, her stepmother indentures Jessie to the Reverend Sharpe and his wife. Determined to run away she soon discovers a better life with her new employers than she ever imagined. Just when she’s settled and things are looking good, Mr Sharpe informs her he’s been appointed to the position of Chaplain on Norfolk Island.
Norfolk Island is a penal colony for the worst of the worst convicts and not a place where Jessie thought she’d find love. When Aaron Price crosses her path, love isn’t the first thing on her mind either. He’s an Overseer and a man who commands confidence and authority.

Aaron on the other hand sees Jessie as an opportunity. She could be his ticket to freedom if only he can woo her. She’s young and as skittish as a deer. If he hopes to seduce her and convince her to marry him he’ll need to tread carefully.

Inspired by the life and times of my 4x great-grandmother, Jessie Smith.

This is book is related to Jacob’s Mob which covers the life of Aaron Price as a bushranger in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales in the 1820s.

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