Kirjahaku

"Three women arrive in Tingara for different reasons and become friends. Romance enters their lives along the way as each struggles to find what they seek."Dumped redhead, Maggie Ellis, buys a neglected cottage, Lakeside, in Tingara on acreage to start her life over and fulfil her dream of owning a garden nursery.Divorced truck driver and single dad, Nick Logan, has his hands full enough raising three sons alone without getting distracted by his new neighbour.Can Maggie and Nick lose their caution to overcome personal issues and allow their love to grow?From spring to summer, two Stony Creek Way neighbours in MAGGIE'S GARDEN share a moving and heart-warming story of discovery, releasing past emotions on the path to creating a family of their own.

Kate Reed and her brother, Pete, had been raised in their family homestead, Darnleigh, in Australia but now they are being forced to sell. After their mother was killed in a plane crash, their father had drunk himself to death leaving them heavily in debt.Matt Thornton, their neighbour on Grey Gums, offers to buy the property, but Kate deeply resents him because he had been the pilot of the plane in which their mother died.But, finally, when Kate returns home, she is forced to confront six years of resentment and her real feelings about Matt.

Under witness protection and relocated with a new identity on the tranquil Gippsland lakes, Clare Rayne cannot release her fear of the past. Until Blake Fielding pulls up in her driveway and calmly announces he will be staying in the cabin next door.Clare discovers Blake is a counsellor sent to help her and, as they work together, they fall in love.But, facing demons of his own, Blake resists involvement and leaves when their consultations are complete. Will he return, or must Clare face her future alone?

Marine biologist, Sophie Brookfield, travels to Jewel Island on the Great Barrier Reef of Australia to complete her thesis research on green turtles.After meeting tourist operator and helicopter pilot, Drew Mitchell, she is attracted by his magnetic charm. Sophie finds herself falling in love but believes heartbreaker Drew is bound to another and only considers her a holiday romance.Heartbroken, she returns to Sydney, convinced she will never see him again and must pursue her dream alone.

Elly George, CEO of her own company in Melbourne, offers to mind her godchild while her best friend is in hospital after an accident. Realising she needs help, she hires male nanny, Rusty Webster.Living together in her penthouse apartment, attraction sparks between them. But Elly isn't in the market for a husband. Believing she is not maternal she has chosen a career and resists romance. Divorced Rusty comes from a large family, wants a wife and kids of his own, and is determined to succeed second time around.When Rusty leaves for his work in the Northern Territory, Elly misses him and fears she has lost her chance for love. She struggles to overcome her doubts and take a risk on happiness but will Rusty still want her?

Anne Gray is forced to marry for the chance of a better life. Until she learns the truth about her husband and her life is in jeopardy. She flees Devon and escapes to Australia. James Barratt emigrated from Sussex to Australia to make his fortune. After an unfortunate romance, he vows never to fall in love again. In Australia, Anne changes her name and answers James' advertisement for a wife. But her blossoming romance and future is threatened when her past returns to haunt her and, once again, she is forced to flee. Homeless, Anne struggles to resolve her future until surprising truths are uncovered.

Three sisters. Three journeys. One place to call home."Tragedy compels three estranged sisters to reconnect"DAISY SHELDON seeks a sense of family and belonging. Feeling a need to settle in one place for a while, she chooses the small coastal town of Inlet Creek on the New South Wales south coast that holds childhood memories. She soon realises where her heart really lies, hoping she has not left it too late.After tragedy, MADDIE HARWOOD-WEST seeks to rebuild her life. Her father wants her to stay and help him run the family sheep station but Maddie is torn. So she takes a break to reconsider her future in the family beach shack on the coast at Inlet Creek. She meets a local fisherman who is not what he seems but when he learns about her past, Maddie fears rejection.LILLY HARWOOD seizes her chance to break free from her unhappy life in London and escape back to Australia. When outside issues arise and threaten her family, Lilly needs all her courage to fight them and trust enough to open up her heart again.Together, the Harwood girls laugh, cry and each find second chances in love and life.

A crime, new love and a stunning family revelation.Afraid for her life, journalist Amy Randall goes into hiding to uncover the truth behind a shocking crime and struggles to solve the family mystery.She seeks the help and protection of local policeman, Alex Hammond, her brother's lifelong friend and her own childhood crush.Set in a small town in the central Victorian goldfields, Fossicker's Gully throws old friends together, brings new love and reveals a heartwarming family secret.