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Issue Details: First known date: 2024... 2024 A Country Farm Christmas
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'A heartwarming collection of four brand-new festive stories from favourite Australian authors about farms, love and small-town Christmas charm.' (Publication summary)

Contents

* Contents derived from the Sydney, New South Wales,:HQ Fiction , 2024 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
The Christmas Contract, Pamela Cook , single work novella

'No-nonsense lawyer turned farmer Bridie Grainger is determined to make a go of her organic produce business, but life is conspiring against her.

'Her father is calling time on the loan he gave her to set up the farm.

'Her ex is demanding more time with their five-year-old, Finn.

'And her elderly neighbour/nemesis has his sights set on her property. When Bridie enlists the help of his visiting son to get her place shipshape for the parental Christmas inspection, are all the resulting feels another complication or exactly what she needs?' (Publication summary)

A Fairytale for Christmas, Penelope Janu , single work novella

'Big-city lawyer Juliette McAdams is living a small-town life in Ballimore for one reason only-to save her career by Christmas. Which is why she should say no to helping the town, to taking over the fairytale cabin in the forest, and to challenging the impossibly attractive farmer and local-boy-made-good Beau D'Arcy. Mostly she should say no to Beau. What is he hiding? Do his books in the cabin hold the key?' (Publication summary)

The Christmas Kindness Project, Lily Malone , single work novella

'After the break-up of her 26-year marriage, high-flying property manager Rosie Begg returns to Chalk Hill to start over. Rosie doesn't like surprises, and when she's nominated to represent her new employer in the Christmas Kindness Project, she struggles in the competition spotlight. Then enigmatic real estate valuer, Fletcher Graham (a nice surprise) takes an interest in Rosie's ideas for solving the rental housing crisis. If it's not a hot flush, maybe Rosie's love life is finally heating up?' (Publication summary)

Christmas at Yindi Creek, Stella Quinn , single work novella

'Angela arrives in Yindi Creek desperate to restore a lost keepsake from her late mother: an opal earring. After a near miss with a roo and a run-in with a grumpy sheep farmer, she discovers that the opal dealers are closed till the winter tourist season.

'Robbie spends his days with his sheep and his ailing kelpie Bruce, determinedly not looking at the white cross planted by the gates of his property. But the meddlesome locals reckon he's grieved long enough, and it doesn't take long for them to hatch a devious (but romantic!) plan ...' (Publication summary)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Sydney, New South Wales,: HQ Fiction , 2024 .
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      Extent: 448p.
      Note/s:
      • Published 1 October 2024
      ISBN: 9781038909633
Last amended 11 Jun 2024 13:21:41
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