Is love worth stealing home for?

Drowning in a dusty landscape of broken dreams, a damaged world champion softballer searches for a lost family connection. So, crossing paths with the cheeky but charming caretaker, Alex, isn’t what Verily expects to find on her Aunt’s outback farm.

Alex is torn between selling his soul to join the family business or daring to dream of a bigger future. With Verily holidaying at the farmhouse, she’s a curveball he’d love to catch—but she’s also a risk to his heart and homelife he’d rather avoid.

Finding himself in a jam, Alex herds Verily into a wild scheme that could propel his dreams into fruition. Until a feud between old friends threatens to derail everything.

With her return tickets booked, can Alex convince Verily to stay or will they find themselves on opposite sides of the globe forever?

From dusty cattle stations to flourishing mango orchards, welcome to the Elsie Creek series, set in a place where the summer never ends.

Are you ready toEscape to a HAPPILY EVER AFTER?

Discover the essence of the rugged and romantic outback of Australia’s Northern Territory in this small town series of Elsie Creek, a place filled with more cattle and crocodiles than people—who still manage to find love…

***This story can be enjoyed as a standalone in this series. ***

What readers are saying about this sweet, second chance, small town, rural romance series:

“The author paints an amazing picture of the outback with her words drawing you into the story…”

“If you're fan of Aussie outback stories then you will enjoy this…”

“The descriptions of the outback are so real, you would think you were in Australia yourself.”

“A wonderful outback tale”

Are you a fan of small town Australian rural romance stories?

Do you savour stories by Rachael Treasure, Barbara Hannay, and Pamela Cook?

Are you a lover of Australian Rural Romance authors Rachael Johns, Cathryn Hein, Annie Seaton, Sarah Williams, and Karly Lane?

Then you’ll adore Australian bestselling author, Mel A ROWE’s unique outback spin on a story.