Crushed at Culloden, driven from their Highland crofts and transported to Australia... the Douglas family is no stranger to injustice. The Encounter Bay Whaling Station, on the wild, windswept southern coast of Australia, is at the very edge of civilization. But at least Bonnie Douglas and her father have their freedom -- until Sergeant Rowan Elliott arrives.

Bonnie's father is accused of murder and she is driven to bushranging, fighting injustice and taunting the troopers with her rebel song. She is pursued relentlessly by Sergeant Elliott, across trackless lands, to places where no white woman has been before.

But beneath the fury and the hurt, alongside her determination to right injustice, and as an undercurrent to every vengeful thought she has had about Rowan Elliott, there lies an attraction that can no longer be denied.

Rebel Girl is a breathtaking story set in Australia's turbulent past, and Bonnie Douglas, another unforgettable Australian heroine.

Selected Reviews:

• "A sensational new novel." ~ Steve Whittham, Channel 7 TV

• "A whale of a tale!" ~ Danny Del Rossi, ABC Radio

• "Ann Clancy is a writer of some significance now." ~ Philip Satchell, 5AN Radio

Ann Clancy is a fourth-generation Irish Australian and the bestselling author of The Wild Colonial Girl and Rebel Girl, two historical romance novels set in the Australian outback. She is also the winner of a prestigious literary grant.

Clancy is now one of Australia's most successful popular fiction authors. Her page-turners rivet readers to their seats as they are drawn into the rich imagery of outback Australia in the wild colonial days, when life for women was one long adventure. Never boring and never dull, Clancy will continue to be one of Australia's major authors.

Feisty, spirited and independent, Irish orphan Kate arrives in the colony of South Australia, determined to make a new life for herself. Wanting the security only wealth can bring, she slips her derringer into her pocket, cracks the whip over the bullocks and sets off on a rugged outback track for the adventure of a lifetime. Her adventures take her from wild Aboriginal camps to vast sheep stations and from the rough sprawling goldfields to the glittering ballroom at the Governor's residence. Her orphan dreams of silk gowns and sumptuous dinners are finally within her grasp. What she doesn't count on is love...

In the bestselling tradition of Colleen McCullough and Nancy Cato, The Wild Colonial Girl introduces a captivating and unforgettable Australian heroine.