AustLit

' It was Lindsey he needed to be thinking about ... Hadn't a clue how it might play out with her, but if it happened, it happened.

'Late afternoon, walking a winding road, Luke Hassett is looking for help. He's bogged his ute beside a sandy river, having pulled off down a sidetrack to camp the night. He'd spun the wheels for a hoot. Idiot! He finds a farmhouse and meets Lindsey Hamilton, a petite, feisty, arts student, who's based in Sydney during the week. He also meets her mother, Heather, an out and out beauty; and Seb, a hulking Serbian gypsy who drops in to 'see' Heather from time to time.

'Luke and Lindsey somehow hit it off, and Luke works on the farm; though Lindsey's got it all over him, talking Shakespeare and the like as she questions his intentions. Dealing with Heather's fanciful tendencies. and her take on life, doesn't help Luke either. Then to find out about Lindsey's past ... 'You did what with who?'

'Luke needs to get a grip of reality - and Lindsey. But can he trust his instincts?' (Publication summary)