Rural Romance Collection

OUTBACK HERO

Kate Reed and her brother, Pete, had been raised in their family homestead, Darnleigh, in Australia but now they are being forced to sell. After their mother was killed in a plane crash, their father had drunk himself to death leaving them heavily in debt.

Matt Thornton, their neighbour on Grey Gums, offers to buy the property but Kate deeply resents him because he had been the pilot of the plane in which their mother died.

But, finally, when Kate returns home, she is forced to confront six years of resentment and her real feelings about Matt.

A WHIRLWIND ROMANCE

Whitney Leighton has managed a small antiquarian bookshop in Melbourne, Australia, for ten years. She is still reeling from the news that the owner has decided to sell up when one windswept spring day handsome Zach Chandler calls in to collect some rare books.

After just one meeting, he asks Whitney for a date. With an instant attraction and after a whirlwind romance, they fall in love. However, their backgrounds are vastly different; she comes from a working class family, his are fabulously rich and against the hasty match.

From the bustling streets of cosmopolitan Melbourne to the rugged opal fields of outback Coober Pedy, will their love be enough to survive the obstacles in their path?

STARTING AGAIN

Under witness protection and relocated with a new identity on the tranquil Gippsland lakes, Clare Rayne cannot release her fear of the past. Until Blake Fielding pulls up in her driveway and calmly announces he will be staying in the cabin next door.

Clare discovers Blake is a counsellor sent to help her and, as they work together, they fall in love.

But, facing demons of his own, Blake resists involvement and leaves when their consultations are complete. Will he return, or must Clare face her future alone?

OCEAN BLUE

Marine biologist, Sophie Brookfield, travels to Jewel Island on the Great Barrier Reef of Australia to complete her thesis research on green turtles.

After meeting tourist operator and helicopter pilot, Drew Mitchell, she is attracted by his magnetic charm. Sophie finds herself falling in love but believes heartbreaker Drew is bound to another and only considers her a holiday romance.

Heartbroken, she returns to Sydney, convinced she will never see him again and must pursue her dream alone.

NANNY WANTED

Elly George, CEO of her own company in Melbourne, offers to mind her godchild while her best friend is in hospital after an accident. Realising she needs help, she hires male nanny, Rusty Webster.

Living together in her penthouse apartment, attraction sparks between them. But Elly isn't in the market for a husband. Believing she is not maternal she has chosen a career and resists romance. Divorced Rusty comes from a large family, wants a wife and kids of his own, and is determined to succeed second time around.

When Rusty leaves for his work in the Northern Territory, Elly misses him and fears she has lost her chance for love. She struggles to overcome her doubts and take a risk on happiness but will Rusty still want her?