'Wonderful and amazing' - Netgalley review
'The setting near the old Victorian gold mining town of Walhalla is perfectfor the story, which has a real Australian bush feel to it. There’s a sense ofcommunity that matches the setting.
I really enjoyed this book both for the plot and for the characters. I feltinvested in the outcome of their story from the start and pleasantly satisfiedat the end. ' - Netgalley review
'a contemporary romance sprinkled with a little touch of suspense' - Goodreads review
'The atmospheric cover alone told me straight away I was in for a book with plenty of suspense' - Claire's Reads and Reviews
'this debut will leave you breathless and send goosebumps on your skin' - Kristen's Book Jungle
'Leighton makes youbelieve that the fire between Reid and Natalia is ignited quickly and isirresistible.' - Goodreads review
'Thrilling story,great plot and characters that keep you guessing right til the end.' - Netgalley review
'Great forfans of this genre.' - Netgalley review
'Really enjoyable.' - Netgalley review
Description
Set against the stirring Victorian Alps, comes a suspenseful novel of recovery and new beginnings from a talented new voice in Australian rural fiction. Perfect for readers of Sarah Barrie and Nora Roberts.
His beloved home is under threat and with it the beautiful, haunted woman he's never been able to forget ...
X-Treme TV sports star Reid Stratton has everything - until his best friend falls to his death on a climb while shooting their show. In the fierce media fallout, Reid begins to question everything about himself. Crippled by a new fear of climbing, Reid returns to CoalCliff Stud, his family's horse farm, to recover.
Single mother Natalia Robinson is determined to start afresh, away from the shadow of her past. A job at CoalCliff Stud where she lived as a child is the perfect opportunity to live the quiet life she always wanted. But she is unprepared to see Reid, and is even more unprepared for the passion that still burns between them.
But after a series of menacing events threatens the new home she is trying to build, Nat realises that Reid is the only person she can rely on to keep her and her daughter safe. Together, Reid and Nat must face the pasts that haunt them if they are to survive the present and forge a future of hope.
