Darcy is shocked at the contents of her late father's will.She might have inherited half his estate—but the otherhalf has gone to her estranged sister! Not only that,her father has given overall control to Curt Berenger,a man whom Darcy once nearly married.…To Darcy's horror, her gold-digging sister is now makinga move on Curt. Her Curt. Curt whom Darcy has to workwith, despite everything. And Darcy knows that if shehas any hope of being with Curt she'll have to tell himwhy she fi nished with him all those years ago.…
My life was controlled and I was betrayed in love. Now I can trust no one. Darcy's life is continually swept away by his arrogant father. Her mother isn't with her. She divorced her father and left with only Darcy's sister. Betrayed by the only lover she has ever shared love with, she experiences a cruel breakup. She thinks that no one has ever loved her. But when her father dies, everything changes. First is her reconciliation with her sister. Then, her father put his vast inheritance in trust for his former lover Curt, who is also a wealthy rancher. She is still unwilling to forgive him for his betrayal. But somewhere in her heart, Darcy, who is already exhausted in body and soul, is glad to see him again...?
Fake engagement…real passion! Outback vet Tom Fleming has a problem with women — they want to marry him! After being featured in a magazine, the so-called "Lonely Country Bachelor" is surrounded by would-be wives, his ex and a hotshot reporter! Merriwee's new doctor, Anna Talbot, is beautiful, blond and engaged. So when Tom claims he gave her the ring, the fake fiancee ends all his woman troubles…except one. Because, as Tom and Anna face medical — and animal — emergencies together,Tom realizes that the woman he can't have is the only one he wants.
Mitch Tyler is a hard-hitting hotshot Sydneylawyer—who's put his troubled boyhood inthe Outback behind him.However, all Mitch's old instincts come simmeringto the surface when he realizes that Kathryn Ledgeris in need of his protection. Keeping Kathryn closeby his side is driving Mitch crazy. There's anincredible sexual magnetism between them—butshe's engaged to another man. There's only onething this former Outback bad boy can do…takeover Kathryn's wedding!
Discovering her late father was a billionaire cattleking makes Casey McGuire one of the famous “McIvorheiresses.” She's worked hard all her life, and she's neverhad the prospect of money—until now. All she needs todo is journey into the Outback to find her roots.…As well as never knowing money, Casey has nevertruly known love. Irresistible cattle baron Troy Connellanis ready and willing to change all that. But can waryCasey let go of her past for a future with a rich,powerful—gorgeous—man?
Emma’s colleagues had been shocked and delightedshe was marrying the oh-so-successful-and-gorgeousdot com millionaire Harry Buchanan. Only, theengagement was purely for convenience… It would help Harry get out of the excruciating "hunkiestmale" competition—and in return he would help saveher job. But Emma had dreamed of marrying Harry foryears—and so acting engaged was practically torture.Kissing him. Dancing with him. Especially as the truthwas, she was falling head over heels in love with him…
Romancing the Outback is a sequel to War at Our Door. A continuation of War at our Door, thirty two years on, Romancing the Outback includes some of the same main characters, along with their offspring, and the politics and happenings around that time. It covers troubled romances and a double wedding. A runaway, Tommy, ends up on the streets of Brisbane, battling for survival. A returned soldier and an army nurse finally find peace thirty-two years after WW2 ends. A plane crash kills a neighbors twin sons. There are near fatalities when dealing with ruthless cattle rustlers. Accidents happen, a heart attack is dealt with, and a horse sale along with a Charleville Picnic Race Meeting isnt without its dramas. A Land Army Girl reunion brings back to the fold, two from Tuscany. And all this, amid cattle being mustered, branded, ear-marked, cut, injected against brucellosis and parasites, sheep mustering, and sheering, and many other chores and happenings that go hand in hand with living on a sheep and cattle station in the outer regions of Queenslands vast outback.
Ariadne Giorgias has been set up! Instead of being welcomed in Australia by family friends, she's picked up from the airport by a strikingly gorgeous stranger…. Sebastian Nikosto doesn't know what to expect from his contract wife-to-be. But it certainly isn't the beautiful Ariadne, or the combustible attraction that sizzles between them. Perhaps there might be an upside to this ridiculous arrangement? But once the bartered bride's been wedded, it seems that neither party is in such a hurry to annul the marriage as planned….
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