Running from her past Samantha Greenwood joins the staff at Mt Isa Hospital. But even the remote western town might not be far enough away for her to find forgiveness. There has always been an Alistair on Esmeralda Downs, but Jeff Alistair’s injury is putting his future in jeopardy. He will lose his family’s vast grazing stud and his birthright unless he can get back in the saddle. Can two broken people find love and healing amid the lonely hills of Esmeralda Downs?
Born and raised in Toowoomba, Susanne is an Australian author of contemporary and suspense romances set in exciting and often exotic locations, and rural romance and set in Australia. She has also written several historical stories. She adores travel with her husband, both at home and overseas, and weaves stories around the settings and people she encounters. One Night in Tuscany almost wrote itself after her travels in Italy, and her rural romances were inspired by a stint teaching in far north-west Queensland.
Her heroes have to be pretty special to live up to her real life hero. He saved her life then married her. They live on the edge of bush land on a mountain in beautiful sunny Queensland, Australia, with their dog.
Susanne is a member of the RWA (Romance Writers of Australia) and is a finalist in their 2021 RuBY award for her seasoned romance, 'Home from the Hill'. She has also been a finalist in the Emerald Award and Pan Macmillan competitions.
I’ve read every single book of Susanne Bellamy’s “Heart of the Outback� series, and I love each one as much as the other. Suffice to say I was tickled pink when I saw she’d written a sixth book � one, I’m happy to say, that lives up to all the others and to the high expectations I had.
Samantha makes for a very interesting and relatable heroine. On the one hand, she’s active, determined and wilful with an adventurous streak. On the other hand, she’s caring, sensitive and currently also insecure, battling fresh scars and trying to harden herself. In comes Jeff, in the foulest of moods because of his leg injury yet beneath it all also stubborn as hell, kind-hearted, fiercely loyal and sexy. Is it any wonder these two grabbed my attention straight away and kept me spellbound until the final page? I had an inkling about the father’s role in the whole ‘challenge�, and I feel inordinately pleased that my feeling was right.
If you enjoy fast-paced, sweet romances with a lot of sparks, authentic characters and a healthy dose of love for the outback, then you should give this book a try. It tugged at my heartstrings in more ways than one and tells a story of family as much as of courage and healing (not just physical, but emotional as well).
With likeable and realistic characters, I found this to be a lovely, easy to read romance with a believable story line. The book moved along at a good pace, and I found myself caring about the characters and wanting them to have a happy ending.
I’d happily recommend it for those who enjoy sweet romance as other than some minor language this is a really Clean Read without any graphic sex scenes.
I received an ARC of this book, but that hasn’t influenced my review.