The Queen's Colonial: Colonial Series Book 1

Narrated by Rupert Degas, this historical fiction audiobook follows Ian Steele, a blacksmith in 1845 Sydney, who dreams of serving in Queen Victoria's army while caring for his widowed mother. Meanwhile, Second Lieutenant Samuel Forbes, a young poet from an aristocratic English background in New Zealand, wishes to escape the life of an officer. Their striking resemblance leads to a daring plan for Ian to assume Samuel's identity and enter the British army, plunging him into the tumultuous events of the Crimean War and unforeseen dangers at home.