Cirrus@Austlit

'Reclusive botanist, Mark Altmann, visits Bindarra Creek to look for the rare native mistletoe, not seen in Australia for many years. According to local lore, the red flowers have been sighted in the Akuna National Park.

'Leah Maclean moved home to Bindarra Creek when she left her job at the Botanical Museum in Sydney. The last person she expected to see in her hometown was workaholic, Mark Altmann, the man she had fallen in love with.

'Can the Christmas spirit and the elusive red flower weave magic around them?'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Miranda Layton has too many balls in the air at a time – if running her grooming salon and building her dog walking clientele isn’t enough, there’s her elderly grandfather who wanders off at the drop of a hat. As much as she adores her life in Bindarra Creek, she is always just one catastrophe away from failure.

'Blair Maxwell is at a loose end on a break from his job as a sports physiotherapist in the city. He’s home to spend Christmas with his brother and to catch up with old friends, including Miranda, but then he’s back to his normal life.

'Falling off a ladder while setting up decorations in the salon is the last thing Miranda needed. Rather than lose clients, she reluctantly allows Blair to take over dog walking while she heals. Working together brings out new feelings – not the kind she wants. After all, she’s too busy for love and his home is far away.

'Unless a missing loved one and the magic of Christmas can work a miracle for them both.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.