The Goldminer's Sister

Alison Stuart

Feb 2026 · The Women of Maiden's Creek Book 2 · Bolinda · Narrated by Jennifer Vuletic

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Drawn by her brother's promise of a fresh start in Australia, Eliza Penrose journeys from England to the gold-mining town of Maiden's Creek, only to arrive in the shadow of tragedy. Alone and friendless in a town where answers about her brother's fate remain frustratingly elusive, Eliza seizes an unexpected chance to establish herself as the settlement's schoolteacher. Alec McLeod, the mine's engineer and her brother's friend, still carries the memory and guilt of his wife's death. Though he's rebuffed the attention of every eligible woman in town, he finds himself unexpectedly drawn to Eliza – an attraction complicated by a promise he made to her brother. While Alec struggles between his growing feelings for Eliza and his obligations to the mine and its men, Eliza delves into the mystery surrounding her brother's death. As secrets, lies and betrayals circle around them, both Alec and Eliza are drawn deeper into the town's web of secrets. When disaster strikes the mine, the truths begins to surface. Will their newfound bond be enough to overcome the forces threatening to tear them apart?

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Laura Rose

May 30, 2026

I enjoyed this book as much as the first one in the series. I appreciated the author's creative ability to make the times, the town, and the events seem real. I felt for Eliza Penrose when she first arrived at the town only to be told of her brother's death. It also saddened me as I had remembered the character from the first book. I became wrapped up in the mystery as Eliza searched for answers. I liked Alec McLeod as he seemed to be an honorable man. I enjoyed Jennifer Vuletic's narration.

About the author

Alison Stuart is an award-winning Australian author who writes historical romances and short stories set in England and Australia and across different periods of history. She is best known for The Postmistress, The Goldminer's Sister and The Homecoming, stories set in the Victorian goldfields in the 1870s. The Homecoming won the Australian Romance Readers Award for Favourite Historical Romance in 2023, while The Postmistress was nominated in the 2019 Australian Romance Readers Awards and rose to #36 in on the 2020 Better Reading Top 100 list. Stuart also writes historical mysteries as A.M. Stuart and her popular Harriet Gordon mystery series is set in Singapore in 1910. She currently lives in Melbourne, Australia.

Jennifer Vuletic is an Australian actress, singer and NIDA graduate from the class of 1984. She has enjoyed a varied career travelling all over Australia and the world, and has toured internationally with the hit show Mamma Mia!, playing the role of Tanya. She also performed in Menopause: The Musical, The Women of Troy and Jerry Springer: The Opera. She has recorded audiobooks for more than 24 years and has won numerous awards for her narrations, including the Trish Trinick Award for Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things.

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