Category: rural fiction

New Release Book Review: Long Way Home by Nicola Marsh
#aww2019 · 2019 Reviews · Australian · contemporary fiction · new release · romance · rural fiction

New Release Book Review: Long Way Home by Nicola Marsh

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Title: Long Way Home Author: Nicola Marsh Published: September 24th 2019 Publisher: Mira – AU Pages: 368 Genres:  Fiction, Contemporary, Romance RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars From USA Today bestselling Australian author Nicola Marsh comes a warm and winsome rural romance about second chances and belonging. A prodigal daughter returns to Brockenridge… Eleven years ago Ruby Aston left Brockenridge – and its small-town gossip… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Long Way Home by Nicola Marsh

New Release Book Review: Matters of the Heart by Fiona Palmer
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New Release Book Review: Matters of the Heart by Fiona Palmer

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Title: Matters of the Heart Author: Fiona Palmer Published: August 27th 2019 Publisher: Hachette Australia Pages: 336 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4.5 stars A classic love story about manners, men and modern romance retold by bestselling Australian author, Fiona Palmer Western Australia, 2019: The Bennets are a farming family struggling to make ends meet. Lizzy, passionate about working the land, is determined to save the… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Matters of the Heart by Fiona Palmer

New Release Book Review: The Memories We Hide by Jodi Gibson
#aww2019 · 2019 Reviews · Australian · contemporary fiction · new release · romance · rural fiction · small town · women's fiction

New Release Book Review: The Memories We Hide by Jodi Gibson

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Title: The Memories We Hide Author: Jodi Gibson Published: August 20th 2019 Publisher: Self Published Pages: 242 Genres:  Fiction, Contemporary, Romance, Women’s Fiction RRP: $19.99 Rating: 4 stars Can you trust your memories? Laura Murphy has always been intent on leaving the past behind her, however, when she returns home to care for her dying mother, she finds painful memories begin to resurface. Ten… Continue reading New Release Book Review: The Memories We Hide by Jodi Gibson

New Release Book Review: When It All Went to Custard by Danielle Hawkins
2019 Reviews · contemporary fiction · New Zealand · rural fiction

New Release Book Review: When It All Went to Custard by Danielle Hawkins

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Title: When It All Went to Custard Author: Danielle Hawkins Published: April 15th 2019 Publisher: Harper Collins – NZ Pages: 400 Genres:  Fiction, Contemporary RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars For those who love Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, Alexander McCall Smith and novels with heart, soul and a dose of commonsense. I wasn’t enjoying the afternoon of 23 February even before I learnt… Continue reading New Release Book Review: When It All Went to Custard by Danielle Hawkins

#Book Bingo 2019 Round 14: ‘Book written by Australian woman more than 10 years ago’ – Barra Creek by Di Morrissey
#aww2019 · 2019 Reviews · Australian · book bingo · rural fiction

#Book Bingo 2019 Round 14: ‘Book written by Australian woman more than 10 years ago’ – Barra Creek by Di Morrissey

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Book Bingo 2019 is a collaboration challenge I am completing with my favourite bloggers, Theresa Smith Writes and The Book Muse. Each Saturday, on a fortnightly basis, beginning on Saturday 5th January 2019, Ashleigh, Theresa and I will complete a book review post, outlining our respective bingo card entries. The Book Bingo 2019 card contains a total of 30… Continue reading #Book Bingo 2019 Round 14: ‘Book written by Australian woman more than 10 years ago’ – Barra Creek by Di Morrissey

New Release Book Review: Wildflower Ridge by Maya Linnell
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New Release Book Review: Wildflower Ridge by Maya Linnell

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Title: Wildflower Ridge Author: Maya Linnell Published: June 3rd 2019 Publisher: Allen & Unwin Pages: 384 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Romance, Rural RRP: $29.99 Rating: 4 stars Four sisters, one farm and a second chance at following your heart Penny McIntyre loves her life as an ambitious city professional, with a marketing team at her fingertips and a promotion just within reach. So when she’s… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Wildflower Ridge by Maya Linnell

New Release Book Review: Love Song by Sasha Wasley
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New Release Book Review: Love Song by Sasha Wasley

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Title: Love Song Author: Sasha Wasley Published: June 4th 2019 Publisher: Penguin Books Australia Pages: 368 Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Rural, Romance RRP: $32.99 Rating: 4.5 stars The heart-warming new rural romance novel from the acclaimed author of Dear Banjo and True Blue. There was something about Charlie. Something about the way he questioned and teased her, brought her outside of herself … the way he’d made her… Continue reading New Release Book Review: Love Song by Sasha Wasley