Cirrus@Austlit

'At what point do you trust your heart?

'Many years ago, three men passed through Bindarra Creek and robbed Stanley Rogers, the town jeweller. By dawn, their perfect plan had unravelled.

'Now a sequence of suspicious events sets Jennifer Rogers, the jeweller’s niece, to search for the truth. Somewhere in this small country town her family’s money and jewels are buried.

'Brock Colder has drawn a line between his personal life and his troublesome brother. He has one last promise to fulfil before he is free of family obligations. Then he meets Jennifer.

'As events get more dangerous and desperate for Jennifer, a pattern emerges and she realizes both brothers are somehow involved. Trouble is, Brock ignites a desire she can’t deny. Are the brothers a joined force? Or, does one have her back?
Can she trust her enemy’s brother?'(Publication summary)

'Bindarra Creek Short & Sweet anthology, Vol 1 is the first book in a collection of short romances by best-selling Australian authors set in the fictional Bindarra Creek. Each story explores life and love in a small, country town while focusing on a special month of the year and giving it a unique twist. If you love small town communities, stories about family and friendships, stories of communities sticking together when times are tough, then you'll love Bindarra Creek romances.'

Source : publisher's blurb

'Sometimes it's good to take a risk...

'Hannah McKenna loves working with horses and is trying hard to keep it altogether after her first horse syndication deal turns sour. Since then she's been careful and played life straight, and has had enough. She runs into trouble when she meets Blake Hudson – the man who put together the failed deal – who rescues her when she takes a nasty tumble from a horse.

'Blake Hudson is known as Mr Nice Guy, but there are dark shadows in his past. He’s the dealmaker, the perfect go-between who puts together horse syndications and once the deal is done he moves on. Problem is, Hannah is the exception and he can't keep away, but fears she will walk if she knew the truth about his past.

'He hadn’t bargained on dealing with a mischievous third party called attraction.

'When she discovers the truth, both realise they could lose everything, including each other.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Can its determined inhabitants save an endangered country town? Three different writers tell the stories of the people of Mindalby, a vibrant community threatened with extinction when its cotton mill closes.' (Publication summary)

'Rachael, a successful lawyer in Sydney, returns to her foster family and the only place that ever felt like home: Mindalby, to help with the failing family business, the town's bakery. With the cotton mill's closure, all businesses are struggling, and it looks like the only option is to close up the bakery and hope to sell. But when Rachael returns, she realises that her skills give her other options: refreshing and revitalising the bakery and a chance to rekindle her love of baking.

'Irishman, Mike O'Malley is a staying kind of man, looking to settle down in Mindalby with a woman who loves the wild country and wants to get involved in the community. Rachael is not that girl, but the attraction is hard to deny. Determined to show Rachael that Mindalby can be a home, he draws her out into the community and deeper into his life. But when it comes time to make a decision, can he trust Rachael to risk her heart?

'Mindalby, a small town, a community, a home. But when the mill that supports the local cotton farmers and employs many of the town's residents closes unexpectedly, old tensions are exposed and new rifts develop. Everyone is affected and some react better than others, but one thing is certain: living on the edge of the outback means they have to survive together, or let their town die.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'Sometimes it’s good to go country…

'Local grazier Matt Stirling’s life is about to change.

'He’s Mr Reliable with his best mate and the town he loves. For Matt love has never been an option and flings are overrated. After a teenage dare went wrong, Matt lives by a personal promise to help his mate. And then fun-loving, opera singer, Kate Martin arrives to create a regional schools choir. With her plans for the children in mind she pushes her way into his life. As he teaches this sexy international star about living in the country she is making him desire things he shouldn’t, and things he feels he doesn’t deserve.

'For the first time in her life, Kate can be Kate without a string of advisors monitoring her every move. She’s been a good girl for too long and wants to be herself. When she thought of country living, she didn’t have someone like Matt in mind, with his lean hard body and winning smile.

'It’s a clash neither were prepared for – when city meets country.' (Publication summary)