Hundreds of years after an asteroid slammed into Earth and sent it into a new ice age,
what remains of the human race lives on in underground sanctuaries. Now, as the
bicentennial anniversary of the impact approaches, a new leader prepares to take her
place at the head of the government. At least, that’s what she thinks.
Bethanie Greene’s life has been planned out for her since the age of thirteen. Beautiful
and intelligent, she’s spent the last twelve years training to become the next Matron of
the underground nation of Oceania. But when Bethanie is kidnapped by rogue extremists
just six weeks shy of taking office, her world is turned upside down by the handsome
stranger who rescues her.
Howard James’ life has been the polar opposite of Bethanie’s. Struggling to survive in a
world where those in power wished he didn’t exist, he harbors a deep-seated resentment
of the government and all its representatives. Together with his unconventional family,
he shows Bethanie a life she never knew was possible, while at the same time, opening
her eyes to the injustices of the government she is meant to lead.
But can she trust a stranger? And can a few days change everything she believes and
desires? Against all odds, Bethanie must decide if her heart and her duties can coexist.
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Melissa Kendall is an almost forty-year-old mother of two from Perth, Western Australia,
the second-most isolated capital city in the world. Predominantly a stay-at-home mum,
she works a few hours a week as a software support consultant. She has always loved to
read and write, and spent most of her teens writing poetry and short stories.
Over the years, daily life got in the way and she lost the passion for it, but after the
birth of her first child, Melissa discovered e-books and her interest in writing
rekindled. She is now the author of two published short stories. Matronly Duties is her
first full-length novel.
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