The Furnace by Meg Buchanan

They’re respectable now. But if his brother keeps taking risks, they could lose everything. New Zealand, 1885. Dominic Farrell remembers how hard life was before he and Declan left Ireland. Now they have the farm, if they can just survive the drought, they’ll have security. But friends from their old life draw Declan into a risky scheme. They want him to go gold mining with them in the hope that the rumours of a new type of furnace will not only make the mine viable but will make them a fortune. Then Declan’s wife Eliza gets sick, and her sister Alice comes to live with them. Now Dominic has two problems, his forbidden love for Alice, and keeping the farm going while Declan is chasing gold. Can Dominic convince Declan to get out of the deal before he brings them all down? Can his love for Alice survive the turmoil? The Furnace is the third book in the Hennessey series. If you like charismatic heroes, conflicted hearts, and dangerous frontiers, then you’ll love this book. An unforgettable love story, woven into a tale of gold mining, loss, betrayal and redemption.