Country Dreams: 6 Small-Town Stories Boxset

OUTBACK IN STILETTOS: The most popular soap on television hangs in the balance because Delilah Connors has lost her mojo. Her agent decides she needs a break.Delilah disagrees but when her agent says jump, she jumps! She heads for the outback on a bus tour from hell. The coach smells, her seating partner is an octopus and the road leads nowhere she wants to go. It’s all too much.She grabs her bags and hits the track. The trouble is the track leads to two small children and a widowed farmer. The kids are cute but not cute enough to compensate for an archaic kitchen and the filthy flies. Just when she’s getting the hang of the outback, the flies and that sexy farmer she’s summoned back to the big smoke.Blake makes a last ditch attempt to plead his case but amongst the glitter and glamour of the Sydney film elite, he is way out of his depth.------------FOREVER THIS TIME: Fifteen years ago April Williams left Hope Harbor determined never to return and now she’s back searching for a safe haven for her children. But first she needs a job. And there’s only one—working for the man she walked out on. When it comes to a choice between her feelings and her children’s well-being it’s a no-brainer.April’s return does more than rock Drew Hope’s confidence – it throws everything he’s worked on these last years into chaos.------------RILEY: The last thing Sassie O’Leary needs is a man in her life after the last disastrous affair. She decides to concentrate on building herself a life, and buys a rundown home in the rural town of Cooper's Crossing without looking at it first.Riley Cooper thinks she's bitten off more than she can chew and goes out of his way to prove it to her. What neither of them expect is the chemistry that fires up between them. Sassie makes him a deal. Sex with no strings attached - she’s not looking for a forever relationship and neither is he.------------FOXBOROUGH HALL: Top investigative reporter Billie Stanford believes she is at the pinnacle of her game until her husband dies unexpectedly, leaving her to raise their sixteen-year-old son alone. Intent on a fresh start she returns to Australia only to discover her American experience stands for nothing and she must start from scratch. Finally, she is assigned to uncover the story behind Foxborough Hall, but she isn’t prepared for the backlash from her mother.Hamish Abbott is a psychology professor with a passion for history. Past mistakes have made him cautious around women but he is inexplicably drawn to his American neighbour and her teenage son. He doesn’t expect to find himself dragged into the family’s murky secret.Telling her family what she has uncovered will be hard, but harder still will be explaining why Wilhelmina Wallace died and who killed her.------------MISTRESS FOR MAGNUS: Is Kate prepared to trade six months as Magnus' mistress to save the home and people she loves? The death of Kate's mother sends her father on a gambling spree that he keeps hidden from his family. When the will is read after his death she finds out how bad things are and can see no way out, except one. In a desperate attempt to save her home and the people she loves, Kate offers her neighbor water rights to the largest dam in the area that also happens to be on her land. What follows is an introduction to a world of passionate sex that she doesn't want to give up after the contract ends. Kate also didn't expect to fall in love with him. Magnus is intrigued with Kate after years of having women drop at his feet and granting him his every desire. On a whim, he adds an extra clause to the contract-she is to be his mistress for six months.------------HAWK: Geoff Hawkins job means there are days when he has to leave without notice which can be off putting to say the least. So far he's had to walk out on Cass twice and she's not happy about it. Hawk wants another shot at a relationship but will she be able to look past his mistakes and give him another chance?