Author: maggiechristensen
When Lyn Hudson takes early retirement, her plan is to fulfil a lifelong dream to travel the world. But news of her father’s death forces her back to Granite Springs; the town she fled when she was eighteen. While she has fond memories of roaming the paddocks with her childhood friend, Ken, life on the land was definitely not for her. Ken Thompson, cheated out of his inheritance in the family … family property after an argument with his father, has built up a successful business in Granite Springs as a realter and stock and station agent. When the son…
Marie Cunningham’s life falls into disarray when she is suddenly thrust into caring for her teenage niece. After operating The Bean Sprout Café with her former partner, becoming a single parent is not a life she ever imagined. Drew Hamilton has arrived in Granite Springs to take up the position of principal at the local high school. Recently divorced, he is struggling with the unfamiliar role of … unfamiliar role of single father to his unsettled teenage daughter. When an unexpected incident brings the two together, the chemistry between them is not immediately apparent. Forced to associate as their teenage…
Straitlaced Fran never imagined falling for an impulsive former hippie like Owen… But when their paths lead them to the same idyllic Australian town, their surprising emotional connection offers them a new chance at love!
Two families. Two troubled pasts. Can they find a future together? Following the loss of her husband and the devastating accusations surrounding his death, Kay Jackson has experienced the icy chill of alienation from the close-knit town of Granite Springs. Thrust into the position of personal assistant to a professor at the local university, Kay, who prefers to stay in the background away from … prefers to stay in the background away from the town gossips, is unsure how she will cope.When Nick Kerr’s wife leaves him for a younger man, the professor is left nursing a broken heart while…
Isla Cameron. headmistress at an elite girl’s school in Glasgow, is determinedly single, adroitly avoiding all attempts at matchmaking by a close friend.Widower Alasdair MacLeod is grieving for the wife he lost two years earlier, struggling as the single father of two teenagers, and frustrated by the well-meaning interference of his in-laws.When a proposed school trip to France brings Isla and … brings Isla and Alasdair together, they find a connection in the discovery that each is suffering the loss of a loved one, but neither is interested in forming a relationship,As their friendship grows, Alasdair struggles with his increasing…
Drawn together by fate, can this midlife couple find happiness?University lecturer Alex Carter is devastated when her partner ends their long-term relationship. Accepting a position at a university on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, she plans to spend time with her family, renovate her beach cottage and forget all about men.But, as she is making a new life for herself, the past rises up to throw a … herself, the past rises up to throw a spanner in the works and she has to make a determined effort to reset her compass.Shocked by a colleague’s suicide, Jack Russo leaves his high-powered city…
Former top model Celia Ramsay is determined to extricate herself from her bullying husband – a former football hero. Despite his despicable behaviour towards their daughters, Celia agrees to join her husband on the media campaign for his memoir in return for an advance on the divorce settlement. But what she hasn’t bargained for is the spate of sexual harassment allegations against her husband … and the media fallout which threatens to affect her entire family, not to mention her own sanity.Real estate developer Johnno Henderson has always been a commitment-phobe, preferring to have a string of young models on…