Western / Rural
COOPER'S CROSSING
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GRADY
BOOK ONE Grady Cooper is happy doing the job he loves in the rural town of Cooper's Crossing, Colorado. His mother is more determined than ever to marry him off, but he has neither the time nor the inclination to look for wedded bliss. When Lara Williams moves into town with her daughter, to take up the veterinary practice, Beth sees her chance to hone her matchmaking skills. Fate keeps throwing Lara and Grady together when her wayward daughter needs the heavy hand of the law and more than ramps up the heat between them. But Grady knows Lara is hiding something and he intends to find out what it is before he gets in too deep. |
RILEY
BOOK TWO
The last thing Sassie O’Leary needs is a man in her life after the last disastrous affair. Deciding to concentrate on building herself a life, she buys a rundown home in the rural town of Cooper's Crossing, Colorado without looking at it first. Big mistake but the old place has good bones and will do up nicely.
Riley thinks she bitten off more than she can chew and goes out of his way to prove it to her. What neither of them expect is the chemistry that fires up between them. Sassie makes him a deal. Sex with no strings attached - she’s not looking for a forever relationship and neither is he.
Too stubborn to give in and admit they are falling for each other, both Rhylee and Sassie almost lose the one thing they desperately want when her childhood best friend comes to visit her. Finn gets more than one heart racing with his sexy Irish voice and charm but can he convince Sassie that they should be together as he’s always thought?
BOOK TWO
The last thing Sassie O’Leary needs is a man in her life after the last disastrous affair. Deciding to concentrate on building herself a life, she buys a rundown home in the rural town of Cooper's Crossing, Colorado without looking at it first. Big mistake but the old place has good bones and will do up nicely.
Riley thinks she bitten off more than she can chew and goes out of his way to prove it to her. What neither of them expect is the chemistry that fires up between them. Sassie makes him a deal. Sex with no strings attached - she’s not looking for a forever relationship and neither is he.
Too stubborn to give in and admit they are falling for each other, both Rhylee and Sassie almost lose the one thing they desperately want when her childhood best friend comes to visit her. Finn gets more than one heart racing with his sexy Irish voice and charm but can he convince Sassie that they should be together as he’s always thought?
Mitch
Mitch Cooper lives to be a bull rider and he’s at the top of his game when a monster animal gets the better of him after the bell rings. Injured but not out, he needs to win the next two rounds to take out the big prize but a family emergency calls him home. His mom has been trampled by steers helping on the ranch and they don’t know if she’ll make it. He heads home, regret his companion on the long drive. He should’ve been there for her after his father died but everyone convinced him to follow his dream. Now he wonders if it’s all too late.
Bridgette Harkness has loved Mitch since they were teenagers. She knows that he won’t be able to stay home once his mom recovers, no matter how much she dreams otherwise. Wanderlust is in his blood and it won’t help that she doesn’t believe he can put down roots. As a counsellor, she’s her own worst enemy, second guessing every move and the possible outcome. She refuses to give him the chance to stay, no matter how much she wants him. All it will take is for the next shiny idea to get in his mind and he’ll leave her again. She refuses to risk her heart, even when the odds are in her favor.
Bridgette Harkness has loved Mitch since they were teenagers. She knows that he won’t be able to stay home once his mom recovers, no matter how much she dreams otherwise. Wanderlust is in his blood and it won’t help that she doesn’t believe he can put down roots. As a counsellor, she’s her own worst enemy, second guessing every move and the possible outcome. She refuses to give him the chance to stay, no matter how much she wants him. All it will take is for the next shiny idea to get in his mind and he’ll leave her again. She refuses to risk her heart, even when the odds are in her favor.
AUDREY
Audrey Cooper has loved and lost before.
The last thing she wants is to risk her heart again.
When Finn Kelly arrives in Cooper’s Crossing, he’s looking to start a new life and he has his sights on Audrey.
But Finn has a past and it catches up with him. Just when Audrey falls for him, it all goes terribly wrong.
Does Finn have any chance of getting her back or has he blown it?
The last thing she wants is to risk her heart again.
When Finn Kelly arrives in Cooper’s Crossing, he’s looking to start a new life and he has his sights on Audrey.
But Finn has a past and it catches up with him. Just when Audrey falls for him, it all goes terribly wrong.
Does Finn have any chance of getting her back or has he blown it?
outback cafe
Lena Hawkins has spent her every waking moment building her reputation as a top chef and when her money grubbing husband takes the credit and tosses her aside she calls it quits for the sake of her son and returns to the country town where she grew up thankful for the support of her close knit Italian family. Coerced by the local community she opens a restaurant in a disused dairy.
Adam Chapman, one time Sydney lawyer now deer farmer, is more than happy to provide the premises and have an outlet for his produce. Little does he realize that they have unsavory connections that have nothing to do with the restaurant business. Old secrets are uncovered that rock the small town and drag them both into the world they thought they’d left behind them.
When Lena discovers Adam was involved in her cousin’s court case, she sees red and tries to back out of the lease but her father convinces her to follow through. It wasn’t Adams fault - his father did a deal to keep him out of trouble. Now Adam feels responsible for Simon’s jail term and joins forces with the local police to set a trap for the people who were ultimately responsible for the money laundering. For it to work though, Simon has to die.
Lena is rocked to the core when she discovers her ex-husband used her and love never was a part of their all too brief marriage. She was in the right place at the right time, nothing more.
Can Lena be convinced to start again and conquer her demons?
case close to home
When her husband is killed in a botched robbery, Ryder Quinn can't bear to stay in America because of the memories. She takes her daughter and moves back to the country of her birth, Australia. There she finds employment in the small country town of Mudgee and tries to fit in with the family she never had a chance to get to know when she was little.
Given her experience with the FBI, her boss decides she should go over old cold cases. After a couple of warnings, things go wrong which eventuate in the criminals getting too close for comfort.
Family connections, whispered insults and unexplained incidents make this case impossible for Ryder to quit.
Amongst all the chaos, her main focus is to find somewhere safe and happy to bring up Ebony. Has she made the right decision moving half way across the world?
Given her experience with the FBI, her boss decides she should go over old cold cases. After a couple of warnings, things go wrong which eventuate in the criminals getting too close for comfort.
Family connections, whispered insults and unexplained incidents make this case impossible for Ryder to quit.
Amongst all the chaos, her main focus is to find somewhere safe and happy to bring up Ebony. Has she made the right decision moving half way across the world?
Outback in Stilettos
The most popular soap on television hangs in the balance because Delilah Connors has lost her mojo. Her agent decides she needs a break.
Delilah disagrees but when her agent says jump, she jumps! She heads for the outback on a bus tour from hell. The coach smells, her seating partner is an octopus and the road leads nowhere she wants to go. It’s all too much.
She grabs her bags and hits the track. The trouble is the track leads to two small children and a widowed farmer. The kids are cute but not cute enough to compensate for an archaic kitchen and the filthy flies. Just when she’s getting the hang of the outback, the flies and that sexy farmer she’s summoned back to the big smoke.
Blake makes a last ditch attempt to plead his case but amongst the glitter and glamour of the Sydney film elite, he is way out of his depth.
READ AN EXCERPT HERE
Delilah disagrees but when her agent says jump, she jumps! She heads for the outback on a bus tour from hell. The coach smells, her seating partner is an octopus and the road leads nowhere she wants to go. It’s all too much.
She grabs her bags and hits the track. The trouble is the track leads to two small children and a widowed farmer. The kids are cute but not cute enough to compensate for an archaic kitchen and the filthy flies. Just when she’s getting the hang of the outback, the flies and that sexy farmer she’s summoned back to the big smoke.
Blake makes a last ditch attempt to plead his case but amongst the glitter and glamour of the Sydney film elite, he is way out of his depth.
READ AN EXCERPT HERE
Outback Gold
Stacey Peters is passionate about saving the old family pub and the unique outback from the voracious mining company. Morgan Taylor, owner of the mining company comes to town and is less than honest about his intentions...with the mine and with Stacey. Can they resolve their differences or will they be torn apart as the gold is mined?
Outback Thunder
Zoe left home at the age of twenty when she found Jonas, the love of her life, in the arms of another woman.
Ten years later she returns from London to help her brother keep their outback property in the family and out of the hands of the major shareholder—Jonas
But they each hold a secret. Jonas has called her back under false pretences and Zoe’s secret has the potential to destroy their love for ever.
Will their love survive?
READ AN EXCERPT HERE
Ten years later she returns from London to help her brother keep their outback property in the family and out of the hands of the major shareholder—Jonas
But they each hold a secret. Jonas has called her back under false pretences and Zoe’s secret has the potential to destroy their love for ever.
Will their love survive?
READ AN EXCERPT HERE
from the outback
Although desperate to get out of her dead end job, Sami is cynical when she hears of an inheritance from the grandfather she never knew. But once she and her young brother arrive in the beautiful valley, she discovers they are not wanted...especially by the sexy vineyard owner next door.
Will she persevere and make a home for them, or give in and take the easy money when the going gets tough?
Will she persevere and make a home for them, or give in and take the easy money when the going gets tough?
Coming Home
Coming home—but is the price too high for the Williams siblings?
Their father drove them away, now the conditions of his will are forcing them home and they may not like the rules he’s set.
The city hasn’t been kind to Doctor Russ Williams and he can’t wait to leave his broken marriage behind him. Superstar rugby player Cade, his career threatened by a crippling injury, has to face the fact that his glory days might be over. Rooney, carrying a secret she won’t be able to hide if she returns but lured by the promise of owning a vet practice. Three very different siblings with their own dreams, forced to face reality on the family property, confronted at every turn by their past. Will there be time for love?
Their father drove them away, now the conditions of his will are forcing them home and they may not like the rules he’s set.
The city hasn’t been kind to Doctor Russ Williams and he can’t wait to leave his broken marriage behind him. Superstar rugby player Cade, his career threatened by a crippling injury, has to face the fact that his glory days might be over. Rooney, carrying a secret she won’t be able to hide if she returns but lured by the promise of owning a vet practice. Three very different siblings with their own dreams, forced to face reality on the family property, confronted at every turn by their past. Will there be time for love?
Taming the Outback
Libby is set on taming the outback as she takes over Quincy Station, but can she tame her rough neighbor, Nathan's, hardened heart as well? Nathan Miller rattles Libby's nerves more than she cares to admit. He is the one person that stands between her and the family home that has been left to her. So why then does the man stir her up to such an extent, her body pulses with the need to have him? They do nothing but clash and snap at one another, and he makes no bones about the fact she shouldn't be Quincy's Station's new owner, but back in the city where he thinks she belongs. Having had an unpleasant clash with a "city girl" once before, Nathan does not think Libby has it in her to stick it out. He refuses to give in to his urges. But when Mother Nature brings chaos to Quincy Station and threatens Libby's children, he'll either be proved right in his assumptions or find his barriers taken down by a stubborn woman and her kids.
Mistress for Magnus
Is Kate prepared to trade six months as Magnus' mistress to save the home and people she loves? The death of Kate's mother sends her father on a gambling spree that he keeps hidden from his family. When the will is read after his death she finds out how bad things are and can see no way out, except one. In a desperate attempt to save her home and the people she loves, Kate offers her neighbor water rights to the largest dam in the area that also happens to be on her land. What follows is an introduction to a world of passionate sex that she doesn't want to give up after the contract ends. Kate also didn't expect to fall in love with him. Magnus is intrigued with Kate after years of having women drop at his feet and granting him his every desire. On a whim, he adds an extra clause to the contract-she is to be his mistress for six months.
prescription for Trouble
This book was previously published as 'Instant Families.'
When Dr Sara Winters leaves Sydney and her ex husband behind, she swears off men and romance in general. What she didn't expect in the quiet town of Bangalow, was to fall into the arms of father of two, Jake.
Sara knows its breaking all the rules she had in place to protect her heart but the attraction between them can't be ignored.
When Dr Sara Winters leaves Sydney and her ex husband behind, she swears off men and romance in general. What she didn't expect in the quiet town of Bangalow, was to fall into the arms of father of two, Jake.
Sara knows its breaking all the rules she had in place to protect her heart but the attraction between them can't be ignored.
