Mine Forever by Helga Zeiner

Kurt persuades his new bride Johanna to move from Europe to Australia, in search of a better future. The eventually locate in an opal mining town deep in the outback.
Alone and isolated from their friends in Sydney, Kurt’s true nature unfolds. He exploits Johanna’s love and forces her to help him dig obsessively for the legendary black opal, using increasingly sadistic methods.
Johanna is at the mercy of her husband, and her fate seems sealed—unless she kills him first.

Category: Thrillers – Psychological