AustLit

'When her biological clock sets off an alarm, can she conceive a plan to give her a baby… minus the commitment?

'Maleny, Australia. Greer Montgomery has enjoyed a successful career as a world-renowned chef. But after returning home just before her thirtieth birthday to run the family’s farm café, she worries there’s one recipe her culinary skills will never make: a child. And with few eligible bachelors her age in her tight-knit country town, she approaches her friend’s handsome brother to be her baby-daddy.

'Coffee roaster Hamish Pearson’s dreams of a family were shattered when his girlfriend dumped him for someone else. But when he meets the gorgeous all-star chef who’s just moved back, his foodie heart melts and he’s instantly smitten. And though their heated romance brews quickly, he’s crushed when she admits she only wants his DNA.

'As Greer sorts through her conflicting feelings for the reluctant roaster, the last thing she needs is his ex meddling in their lives. And as Hamish falls harder for her, he refuses to let a contract take away his desire to be a good father.

'Will Greer and Hamish whip up the perfect blend of passion and procreation for a happily-ever-after?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'She thought they’d missed their chance. But he never forgot her.

'When Tom Carmody buys a run-down cattle station in outback Queensland he is shocked to discover that the woman living next door is none other than Harriet McGuire, his high school crush – the woman who mysteriously never returned to boarding school after the summer break.

'In a time when women did as their fathers bid, Harriet agreed to marry the charming Daniel McGuire and move to Brigadier Station. But she soon paid the price for her naivety. Forced to protect her children from her abusive husband, she never forgot Tom’s kindness.

'More than thirty years after their innocent school flirtation, Harriet and Tom begin to rekindle their friendship only to find the flames of their attraction are stronger than ever.

'As Christmas approaches, rain storms finally break the decade long outback drought. But can the floods wash away the ghosts of the past? Or will they cause yet another disaster?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Lachie McGuire is trying to make a fresh start. He’s sobered up and is making amends for all the people he has hurt and the pain he has caused. But some of his past actions have consequences. Even if he doesn’t remember them.

'Needing her independence, single-mum Abbie Forsyth accepted a nursing position in the small outback town of Julia Creek and uprooted her daughter, Hannah from the only life she had ever known. Now, in the dusty, sun burned land they are creating a life together, just the two of them.

'When Lachie is injured and needs medical assistance, Abbie is there for him. She’s by his side every step of the way, including letting him stay with them while he recovers from surgery. Even though they don’t know each other, neither can shake the strange sensation of having met before. But Abbie knows how volatile life with an addict can be and she has to think about her daughter’s safety above her own growing affection for the sexy grazier.

'Can Lachie be the father Hannah needs? And the man Abbie deserves? As tragedy strikes the small rural town, secrets begin to unravel…'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Justin Wheeler is not a country boy. He could have been, if his mother had stayed married to his father and not moved back to the city when he was only a toddler. But now that his estranged father is dead and he has inherited the dairy farm, Justin finds himself considering if the life he is living is actually the life he wants.

'Family means everything to Freya Montgomery. She loves living on the land and helping to grow the family business. She knows how important agriculture is to their small hinterland community, so when Justin arrives in town and is offered a generous price from a housing developer to buy his property, Freya must convince him not to accept the deal and instead lease the land to her family.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Noah McGuire stayed away from Brigadier Station for a reason. He's spent almost a decade in New Zealand's South Island, trying to forget his past. But the memories still haunt him and the last thing he wants to do is see his estranged family and attend his brother's wedding. 

'However, the only way he can collect his inheritance is if he returns to his family's property and faces the demons he's been hiding from. 

'When it comes to rounding up hundreds of cattle in a day, doing so by horseback doesn't do the trick quite like a helicopter does and Riley Sinclair is one of the best pilots in the country. It's a dangerous job, but she has nothing to lose. Until she meets Noah and her bravery is finally tested.

'Can they make a life together or is the pull of the sky too strong? 

'The Sky over Brigadier Station is the second in the Brigadier Station series which is set near Julia Creek in the isolated Queensland Outback of Australia.'(Production summary)

'When special-needs teacher Paige, takes up the position of Governess for three young children in the Queensland outback, she has no idea just how much and how quickly she would come to love the dusty, dry country, and the family who desperately need her.

'Logan was heartbroken when his wife died, leaving him to raise their three children with the help of his aging parents on their remote cattle station. To avoid the constant reminder of the love he lost, he works on a mine in Mt Isa, meaning he only sees his family week on, week off.

'But then tragedy strikes and Paige and Logan are forced to work together to look after the children, alone on the station. As well as being their teacher, Paige also becomes a substitute mother and teaches Logan how to be a parent again. A role he has avoided since losing his wife.

'Can Paige bring the family back together or have the wounds of the past cut too deep?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'She came to the outback to marry the love of her life. She just didn't expect him to be her fiance's younger brother.

'When Meghan Flanagan, a vet-nurse from Townsville, moves to Brigadier Station in outback Queensland to marry the man of her dreams, she is shocked to discover that perhaps her fiance isn't the man she wants waiting for her at the altar. The man she's destined to marry just might be his younger brother.

'Cautious of women after a disastrous past relationship, Darcy is happy living on his beloved cattle station, spending his spare time riding horses, going to rodeos and campdrafting. He didn't expect the perfect woman to show up on his doorstep. Engaged to his brother.

'With the wedding only hours away, Meghan must make the decision of a lifetime. But, her betrayal could tear the family apart. She knows all too well the pain of losing loved ones and being alone. Now that she has the family she so desperately wants; will she risk losing it all?

'Set in the drought stricken plains of Julia Creek, North Queensland and the coastal city of Townsville this is a rural romance that will leave you asking: Will she marry the right man, for the right reasons?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.