This captivating rural romance features an indomitable young woman determined to save her family farm, and the city-boy who is not all he seems. . . Paige Quinn will let nothing and no one distract her from caring for her wheelchair-bound father, Connor, and fighting for her remote, drought-stricken property, Banora Downs--least of all a surprise farm-stay guest named Tait Cavanaugh, whose smooth words are as lethal as his movie-star smile. Except Paige can't help noticing that, for a city-boy, Tait seems unexpectedly at home on the land. And he does ask a lot of questions. . . It doesn't matter how much he helps out or how much laughter he brings into her life, she soon suspects he is harboring a big secret--the real reason he has come to Banora Downs. . . Outback Dust SeriesBook 1: Beneath Outback Skies Book 2: Down Outback Roads

Beneath Outback Skies

Romance

Callen, Alissa

Contemporary

Bantam,Australia

Down Outback Roads is an enthralling rural love story about family, community, and allowing yourself a second chance. Kree Garrett's younger brother Seth is all the family she has left, so when he goes missing while working in the Australian outback, she races from America to join in the search. To everyone's relief, Seth is rescued by local volunteers and Kree finds, in an abandoned historic Cobb & Co Coach House, the opportunity to thank the community she's fallen in love with. But it isn't only the town she's fallen for. Ewan Mackenzie has given up everything for his brother's family, but he can never give enough to assuage his guilt at what happened one dark night, years ago. Ewan knows he doesn't deserve happiness, however with Kree he finds it hard to keep his distance. Can Kree and Ewan leave the tragedies of their pasts behind long enough to find a future together?Outback Dust SeriesBook 1: Beneath Outback SkiesBook 2: Down Outback Roads

Down Outback Roads

Random House Australia

A warm-hearted and touching story about recovering after trauma, love and community. A new Woodlea rural romance by bestselling Australian author Alissa Callen. Healing doesn't just take time, it takes courage... The scars country vet Ella Quinlivan hides are not solely on the outside. Men are off limits. She fills her world with her friends, work and the colourful community of small town Woodlea. She also becomes custodian of a sandstone cottage of an elderly friend whose teenage daughter went missing two decades ago. With a broken marriage behind him, Saul Armstrong is determined to recapture his dreams by bringing American bison to the Australian bush. He intends to stick to his side of the high wire fence that divides his farm from his distracting new neighbour, Ella. When Saul calls out Ella for a bison emergency she isn't just thrown out of her comfort zone by dealing with an unfamiliar animal. Slow-smiling and guarded Saul stirs emotions she'd long ago discarded. As the summer heat parches the landscape and dust obscures the sun, hidden secrets come to light. Not only will Ella and Saul be tested, the connection forged between them will be threatened. Will love be enough to guarantee their freedom or will fear continue to dictate the direction of their lives? PRAISE: 'A consuming story of past hurts, new beginnings, a long buried mystery and community ties, Alissa's Callen new rural treat will draw in fans old and new.' - Mrs B's Book Reviews 'A moving story with a touching romance weaving its way around and through the many issues facing a rural community.' - The Burgeoning Bookshelf

The Boundary Fence (A Woodlea Novel, #7) (A Woodlea Novel, 07)

Literature & Fiction

United States

MIRA

A heartfelt story about finding where you belong. A new Woodlea rural romance by USA Today bestselling author Alissa Callen. For only child Neve Fitzpatrick, family is everything. When she loses her mother, she heads to the bush to rent a farmhouse near her grandmother's family home. To keep herself busy and her grief at bay, she offers to look after two little redheaded cowgirls and adopts a sassy pony and shaggy donkey in need of a refuge. Drover and horse trainer Tanner Callahan may have just found his mother, but he's resolved never to let anyone too close. Abandonment has cursed him all his life, and he won't let it happen again. Only two things unnerve him: children and small-town matchmaking. Then he meets occupational therapist Neve. Warm-hearted and unforgettable, she represents all that Tanner feels will forever remain out of reach. But when an old iron key unlocks family secrets from the Second World War, Neve needs help only Tanner can give. As the threads of the past unravel, and locusts threaten to suffocate the land, Neve and Tanner must make a choice. Will fear keep them running or is the home each yearns for already within grasp? PRAISE 'Warm-hearted and unforgettable' - Queensland Times

The Round Yard (A Woodlea Novel, 5)

Genre Fiction

Mira AU

A Country Vet Christmas: Five New Stories From Beloved Australian Authors

Cook, Pamela

Malone Lily

Quinn, Stella

Janu, Penelope

Short Stories & Anthologies

HQ Fiction

Mistletoe Wedding by Melissa McClone Blame the Mistletoe by Dani Collins Her Mistletoe Cowboy by Alissa Callen Cowboy, It's Cold Outside by Katherine Garbera

Christmas in Montana (Bar V5 Ranch)

Collins, Dani

Garbera, Katherine

McClone, Melissa

Tule Publishing Group, The

CHERISH ME, COWBOY True Montana cowgirl Payton Hollis doesn’t have time for men, let alone city slicker eye candy like Cordell Morgan. When he helps her rescue a rejected newborn calf, however, she's shocked to discover that cowboy Cordell is the real thing. His eyes hide secrets, but his mouth promises adventure, and soon Payton and Cordell find themselves breaking all of their own rules. KISS ME, COWBOY She didn’t mean to kiss him… Charlotte Randall falls hat over spurs for military veteran turned cowboy Zack LAST NAME? He didn’t mean to kiss her back… Zack has too many demons for any woman, let alone this one, so he decides to find her a boyfriend - someone so good and so perfect, she'll have no trouble getting out of Zack's life. Too late he realizes that the only cowboy he wants her kissing is him. PLEASE ME, COWBOY Gracelyn Baylee Packard got herself away from small-town Montana to big, rich Texas as soon as she could. When her billionaire boss Jonah Flint informs her it’s her lucky day, she’s going back, Grace doesn’t exactly see things the same way. So what if Jonah needs her to help save his brother from a pre-nup-less marriage? It’s the last place on earth either Grace or Jonah would ever go willingly, yet in Marietta they just might find exactly what neither one of them was looking for... TEASE ME, COWBOY Selah Davis’s one regret in life is not sleeping with her high school boyfriend, Levi Monroe. Little does she know that Levi, like her, is home for the rodeo, and when her friends dare her to proposition him for a one night stand… The more she thinks about it, the less she can get their electric chemistry out of her head. She’s always been the good daughter. Would it hurt just for one night to be a little bad?

Remember Me, Cowboy: The Copper Mountain Rodeo Returns

Crane, Megan

Johns, Rachael

Western & Frontier

Headstrong cowgirl Peta Dixon has put her life on hold this Christmas to prove she can run her ranch as well as any man. There isn’t anything she can’t ride, fix, or stare down, and the only things to scare her are long hemlines and sky-high heels. Self-made rancher Garrett Ross normally doesn't take orders – he gives them. But when asked to step in to act as a temporary foreman on a Montana ranch over the holidays, he can’t refuse. Yet when Garrett meets the beautiful and stubborn ranch owner, he realizes he’s signed on for a whole lot of trouble. Cynical and jaded, he has no time for feelings. And when Peta meets the man she’s to share her life with until Christmas, she discovers she no longer wants to be the person others expect her to be... Will the rancher finally listen to his heart and admit he can’t live without a certain straight-talking cowgirl?

His Christmas Cowgirl

Working cowgirl, Payton Hollis, has no time for hairdryers, heels and helplessness. She must save her home, Beargrass Hills Ranch. She also has no time for men. She already is boot-deep in blue-eyed cowboy trouble. City-boy, Cordell Morgan, isn't who he seems. His fancy suit and slow smile hide dark secrets. Secrets as to why his hands are callused, why he never stays around and why he has really come to Marietta, Montana. Between a shrewd old rancher, a cantankerous rodeo horse and a stud bull called Trouble, Payton and Cordell have no chance to lead separate lives. No matter how much their futures may depend upon them doing so. Can a sassy cowgirl lower her guard for a man who will soon be gone? And can a man who believes emotions are nothing but a liability take the ultimate risk?

Cherish Me, Cowboy (Wildflower Ranch)

Corporate analyst, Ivy Bishop, intends spending Christmas holed up in an isolated Montana ranch house with only an abandoned puppy for company. When the festive season ends her broken heart might just have had just enough time to heal. Ex-rodeo rider, Rhett Dixon, has put his playing days behind him. He has something to prove. Despite being the first son in three generations of ranchers, he is determined to succeed in ranching on his own merits. But when Rhett’s new neighbor proves to be far-too-pretty and far-too-compassionate, his single-minded focus deserts him. And the more time Ivy spends with the workaholic, blue-eyed cowboy next door the more she realizes her heart isn’t actually broken – yet.

Her Mistletoe Cowboy

Tule Publishing

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