Phillip Parry lived a double life, hiding his secret family for twenty years. He used his Cessna like a car. Only now can his wife and five additional children move to the thriving dynasty of Jooloonga Station. The Coming of the Second Family creates a furor that will test them all. This is the story of Susannah Ruth the teenage daughter and her brave-hearted mother Colleen. Susannah falls in love with the neighbors half-brother Douglas Clarke. Disturbing revelations from both families blaze a quicksilver trail through all their lives. A story of amazing love and tormented souls, spanning two continents, travelling to England and back, set on a stunning canvas in central Queensland where the magic of the Dreaming controls the heartbeat of an Ancient Land. This is the third book of the Coloured Sands Series. The characters from the first two novels are joined in this novel with dramatic impact.