Apple Tree Cottage

Bestselling Australian author Alissa Callen returns with a romance where two people are trying to find their way back from grief and, maybe, to each other ... Picture-perfect rural romance for readers of Karly Lane and Rachael Johns.

To discover where you belong sometimes life has to get a little messy ...

Small-town girl Darcy Laurent has one non-negotiable. Keep things simple. It's the only way to hold her grief at bay after losing her brother. With an old rescue dog by her side, she tends to her wildflowers and sells their seeds.

Logan Shaw may be a high-flying actuary, but when his sister passes away, work fails to fill the void inside him. To honour her final plea to slow down and enjoy life, he books a month-long stay in a renovated grain silo on an idyllic Tasmanian lavender farm. If he doesn't die of boredom first, he intends to last at least a week before he returns to the city.

When a hard-of-hearing dog plants himself on Logan's doorstep, he has no choice but to return the stray to its owner, a stunning redhead who goes out of her way to avoid him. Already distracted by her grumpy neighbour, Darcy's peaceful existence takes a second hit after a DNA test delivers a shocking bombshell.

When Logan offers to assist Darcy unravel the truth about who she is, she breaks her golden rule. As life gets messy, secrets surface and boundaries blur, it will take all the wily scheming of the Windamere Gardening Girls to help Darcy and Logan not only find the answers they seek, but the way to each other.

PRAISE FOR LAVENDER HILL:

'If you love heart-tugging stories where old flames reignite among small-town whispers, Lavender Hill is exactly the escape you've been craving.' - Better Reading

'Alissa Callen knows how to get to the heart of real people ... Lavender Hill is a captivating story brimming with heart and a dash of mystery and drama. Another compelling novel from the queen of small-town fiction.' - The Burgeoning Bookshelf