Having already survived years of imprisonment, and despite facing a seven year sentence in a new territory, convict Charlotte Badger still dares to contemplate a future of freedom. Strong, short-tempered, but quick-witted, she is filled with determination for a better life.

Nathan Wesley, church minister and devoted husband, is consumed by hopes of bettering the lives of the convicts. His wife, Elizabeth, is stifled by Nathan’s love and harbours a passionate secret that could destroy their marriage.

These three lives become inextricably linked in Port Jackson, their destinies driven by Charlotte’s determination, Nathan’s faith and Elizabeth’s suppressed desires.

Forbidden Frontier is the story of the bonds that unite and those that destroy.