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News Snippets...
One of our authors, the lovely Jennifer Scoullar has begun a blog series where you can meet new authors. Jennifer says:
I’m on a mission to promote Australian & New Zealand rural fiction, and am turning my blog over each week to a different rural Aussie or Kiwi author. Some will be well-established writers and some will be new, but they will all have something unique to say. I’d love more readers to discover the richness and variety of our home-grown genre.
You can see the first three here: Click on the names below to access the blogs:
Annie Seaton
Cheryl Adnams
Darry Fraser
A big welcome to the authors who have recently joined us
Lizzi Tremayne and Suzanne Brandyn
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New Releases
Some of our authors have new releases in April and May. What a gorgeous selection for readers to choose from!
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The Art of Dust
Book I of the Elsie Creek Series some summer loves you never forget… After seven-years, creative Mumpreneur, Kathryn (Kat) Jones, returns to the outback town of Elsie Creek at the request of her dying uncle. Kat can’t fix the man but she can care for his wife, fix his home, and fix his beloved vehicle to get him there. Workaholic, Kyle Smythe, owns the only mechanical workshop in town, and he’s about to propose to another woman when his ex-muse rolls into his yard seeking help to restore her uncle’s ute. For Kat, Kyle was her best friend, her creative collaborator, and first and only love. But his rejection tore her heart apart. Kyle’s scars still sting over Kat’s desertion—especially when he’d needed her the most. Yet these long-lost summer soulmates are compelled to team-up to make a man they both care for happy in his final days. Can they work together without re-igniting that spark shared those many summers ago? Or will it remind them of their promises of forever that ended in never… Some summer loves you can never forget, found in a place where summer never ends…Where you’ll discover the essence of the rugged and romantic outback of Australia’s Northern Territory, in this small- town series of Elsie Creek, a place filled with more cattle and crocodiles than people—who still manage to find love… Are you ready to Escape to a HAPPILY EVER AFTER? |
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How far would you go to follow your dream?
Queensland, 1994: When location manager Claire Montgomery arrives in rural Queensland to work on a TV mini-series, she’s captivated by the beauty of Starlight Creek and the surrounding sugarcane fields. Working in a male-dominated industry is challenging, but Claire has never let that stop her pursuing her dreams-until now. She must gain permission to film at Australia’s most historically significant art deco cinema, located at Starlight Creek. But there is trouble ahead. The community is fractured and the cinema’s reclusive owner, Hattie Fitzpatrick, and her enigmatic great nephew, Luke Jackson, stand in her way, putting Claire’s career-launching project-and her heart-at risk. Hollywood, 1950: Lena Lee has struggled to find the break that will catapult her into a star with influence. She longs for roles about strong, independent women but with Hollywood engulfed in politics and a censorship battle, Lena’s timing is wrong. Forced to keep her love affair with actor Reeves Garrity a secret, Lena puts her career on the line to fight for equality for women in an industry ruled by men. Her generous and caring nature steers her onto a treacherous path, leaving Lena questioning what she is willing to endure to get what she desires. Can two women-decades apart-uncover lies and secrets to live the life they’ve dared to dream? Buy links 
What if the only thing you wanted in life was your freedom? What if the cost of that freedom was the lives of your family?
Rose Simmonds wants to live like any other normal person. Away from her overprotective family and their dire warnings about a stranger from the past. Away from the cattle farm where she’s been kept safe for so long. So, she hitches a ride with a stranger out in the middle of the desert. Koen Babroda is hoping for a fresh start. He picks Rose up from the isolated dirt road and promises to give her a lift to Darwin. But he fails to tell her he’s riding a stolen motorbike as he too, runs away from past mistakes. |
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News Snippets
Mothers' Day Sale...$1.49
Have you read the fabulous Bindarra Creek series that has been out for a couple of years? You can see all of the books in the first series here: A Bindarra Creek Romance
The good news... The authors have got together again, and Annie Seaton has joined them to produce a boxed set of short and sweet stories all set in Bindarra Creek.
And the good news is .. it will be on a Kindle Daily Deal on Amazon from May 2nd to 20th.
Click on the link below:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Bindarra-Creek-Short-Sweet-Anthology-ebook/dp/B07L8JLSR5
Have you read the fabulous Bindarra Creek series that has been out for a couple of years? You can see all of the books in the first series here: A Bindarra Creek Romance
The good news... The authors have got together again, and Annie Seaton has joined them to produce a boxed set of short and sweet stories all set in Bindarra Creek.
And the good news is .. it will be on a Kindle Daily Deal on Amazon from May 2nd to 20th.
Click on the link below:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Bindarra-Creek-Short-Sweet-Anthology-ebook/dp/B07L8JLSR5
More new releases...
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Can dark family secrets ever truly be buried?
When a horrible twist of fate leaves teenage friends Emma Kensington and Zane Wolfe reeling in the wake of a fatal accident, the two are driven apart for decades. As a professional bull rider in America for the past sixteen years, Zane has stayed a sensible distance from the one woman he's always loved but could never have - Emma, his childhood friend, and his brother's wife. But a phone call revealing his stepfather's sudden death means keeping half a world between them is no longer an option. Returning to Silvergum, how will he keep his long-held feelings under control? For Emma, the death of her father-in-law, Peter, is shadowed by the secrets he'd been blackmailing her with. She's finally free to tell the truth to the man she's covertly loved from afar all this time. But Peter's hand stretches beyond the grave, and all too soon Emma discovers she's not the only one who has been keeping secrets. And to make peace with her past, she could very likely lose everything she loves most... |
When I took the photo of Cid Harbour that ended up on the cover of the Trouble with Paradise, I had no idea it would end up on one of my covers... it was just capturing a beautiful place on a beautiful day.
Sadly there were two shark attacks in that beautiful bay the day after I took the photo.
Professor Melissa McIntyre makes one mistake, but it is a night to remember. The tropical island holiday after her beloved grandfather’s funeral was supposed to be balm for her soul, and not create more worry.
When Dominic Richards moves back to his home town to take up a new job, the last person he expects to discover as his new assistant professor, is the beautiful woman he spent a memorable night with on a tropical island.
Nic doesn't do forever but having Melissa around has him thinking maybe he could.
But Melissa is not one bit interested… or is she?
(Note: this is a revised and expanded edition of Holiday Affair originally published, 2012.)
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Sadly there were two shark attacks in that beautiful bay the day after I took the photo.
Professor Melissa McIntyre makes one mistake, but it is a night to remember. The tropical island holiday after her beloved grandfather’s funeral was supposed to be balm for her soul, and not create more worry.
When Dominic Richards moves back to his home town to take up a new job, the last person he expects to discover as his new assistant professor, is the beautiful woman he spent a memorable night with on a tropical island.
Nic doesn't do forever but having Melissa around has him thinking maybe he could.
But Melissa is not one bit interested… or is she?
(Note: this is a revised and expanded edition of Holiday Affair originally published, 2012.)
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Can she keep a safe distance?
Jenna Matthews is a city girl, no question. Despite a childhood spent in the Outback, she's committed to her fast-paced life and the competitive world of corporate law. When her best friend asks her to be bridesmaid, Jenna finds herself in Wirralong and wildly attracted to the best man. A fling? Why not?
Dangerously sexy Sam Twist runs his vast family sheep property and is as keen as Jenna to keep their relationship at fling status. Then the authorities turn up on his door step and Jenna jumps in to help despite Sam’s protests.
She soon learns that after years of drought, there are others in the district who need her skills. Her dilemma? Spending too much time around Sam is perilous. He could rob a girl of her heart.
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Jenna Matthews is a city girl, no question. Despite a childhood spent in the Outback, she's committed to her fast-paced life and the competitive world of corporate law. When her best friend asks her to be bridesmaid, Jenna finds herself in Wirralong and wildly attracted to the best man. A fling? Why not?
Dangerously sexy Sam Twist runs his vast family sheep property and is as keen as Jenna to keep their relationship at fling status. Then the authorities turn up on his door step and Jenna jumps in to help despite Sam’s protests.
She soon learns that after years of drought, there are others in the district who need her skills. Her dilemma? Spending too much time around Sam is perilous. He could rob a girl of her heart.
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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.
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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.
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A brand new rural romance series about an emerging racehorse stud and the family desperately trying to make their racing dreams come true.John Henry Bassett
'Money lost, nothing lost. Courage lost, everything lost.'
My dad's favourite quote. Maybe not one I should be listening to, given my gambling-addict dad sank our once-famous horse stud into a deep, deep hole. Five years I've been digging it out. Slowly. Carefully. And now ... I am risking it all. Risking Merindah Park on a stallion. Tsuyoi Red, runner up in the Japan Derby last year.
Now is not the time to get distracted by a gorgeous, pragmatic veterinarian.
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'Money lost, nothing lost. Courage lost, everything lost.'
My dad's favourite quote. Maybe not one I should be listening to, given my gambling-addict dad sank our once-famous horse stud into a deep, deep hole. Five years I've been digging it out. Slowly. Carefully. And now ... I am risking it all. Risking Merindah Park on a stallion. Tsuyoi Red, runner up in the Japan Derby last year.
Now is not the time to get distracted by a gorgeous, pragmatic veterinarian.
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More news...
Fiona Lowe is on tour this week in Victoria chatting about Home Fires 🔥 If you or any of your friends live in areas near Benalla, Yarrawonga, Numurkah, Mooroopna, Nagambie, Gisborne, Kangaroo Flat, and Echuca, make sure you see her.
Click here for more dates: https://www.fionalowe.com/index.php/events
Click here for more dates: https://www.fionalowe.com/index.php/events
Now for our MOTHER'S DAY giveaway...be in it to win it!
DRAWN Mother's Day 12th May
Have you entered?
NOTE: Australian residents only are eligible for print book prize. One international winner will receive a pack of three e-books.)
There will be three Australian winners
Print books have been donated by:
Susanne Bellamy: Wild about Harry
Rosie MacKenzie: Homestead on the River
Jenn J McLeod: A Place to Remember
Jennifer Scoullar: Fortune's Son
Mary-Anne O'Connor: In a Great Southern Land
Noelene Jenkinson: Maggie's Garden
Trish Morey: Stone Castles
SM Spencer: A Chance To Let Go
Leisl Lleighton: Echo Springs Book 4
Lizzi Tremayne: Greener Pastures Calling
Pamela Cook: Blackwattle Lake
Suzanne Cass: Shadows in the Dust
Sarah Barrie: TBA
Meredith Appleyard: No Job for a Girl
Enter by posting your best mother's day story, or the best thing about your Mum, or the best book you've read about a mother, over on the ANZRF FB page
The three comments with the most likes will win the book packs.
Enter here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1102793449871046/permalink/1290906341059755/
Another new release!
Value deal!
Country Hearts
Four heartwarming stories from four bestselling and popular Australian authors
A Promise of Home
Can two people who have lost the most important things in their lives work together to overcome their losses and make a new future for themselves and the place they call home?
The Peppercorn Project .
Newly-single police officer Matt Robertson has moved to Stony Creek to lick his wounds after a bitter divorce. Can Issie move beyond the pain of her past and entrust Matt with her family, and her heart?
Secret of Berry's Vineyard.
Good fences make good neighbours, but when Clancy turns up to her new job, she is caught between lies and accusations. Can Clancy keep her newfound confidence when she is thrown into the deep end?
Her Outback Playboy
When Jenni’s childhood sweetheart, once the poor boy from the wrong side of town, arrives in town and expects to pick up where they left off, she fights every move he makes.
Is Jake a playboy, or can she trust him?
But can he leave the woman he loves a second time?
(Please note this boxed set is a compilation of previously published titles)
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Are you a PRINT reader?
You can purchase in print here
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Turn Left for Home by Susanne Bellamy is now available in print. For a copy, email: susannebellamy@gmail.com
When young Kaden Roscoe breaks into Anna Wilkins’ cottage, he sets off a chain of events that puts her on a collision course with the new lawyer in town.
When Jack Donaldson takes on the case, the last thing he expects—or wants— is to share the care of a troubled teenager with this feisty woman.
When trouble comes to their door, can Jack and Anna work together to keep Kaden safe long enough to testify?
When young Kaden Roscoe breaks into Anna Wilkins’ cottage, he sets off a chain of events that puts her on a collision course with the new lawyer in town.
When Jack Donaldson takes on the case, the last thing he expects—or wants— is to share the care of a troubled teenager with this feisty woman.
When trouble comes to their door, can Jack and Anna work together to keep Kaden safe long enough to testify?
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We thank everyone who has been a part of Australian and NZ Rural Fiction to date. In particular we thank all our bighearted authors for having their work available to showcase on our website, and to give you the reader, one place to call in, see the news, what's being published and giveaways and contests. Don't forget to tell the world about our site, share the word! Happy reading and good luck! Annie and Darry. |
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