As Laura Beaumont struggles with the loss of love, her other life′s passion comes under threat... Someone is trying to sabotage Ashworths, the exclusive department store set up by Laura Beaumont. Is the company about to be taken over? The timing is bad for the Beaumont family because Laura′s health is declining and they desperately need to find a successor to the business. Caroline, Laura′s eldest daughter, is an international concert pianist in search of a new career; perhaps at Ashworths. But her ambitious sister Michaela has her eye on the top job and is suspicious of Caroline′s motives. Meanwhile, Joel, Laura′s son, has to deal with his own problems before he can pursue his career as a doctor. Outside of Ashworths, the Beaumont women have other passions to contend with. Caroline′s return to Sydney means facing her ex-husband. Nick wants Caroline back in his life - any way he can get her. Michaela...

When Brooke Hastings and her new husband, Doctor Jason d'Winters, stop off at the small town of Bindi Creek - they have no idea that the small township will end up having such a dramatic impact on their lives. Lured by the peaceful town and its need for a doctor, the young family decide to settle at Bindi Creek and make friends with the locals, including Jason's old mate Wes, who admires Jason and Brooke's perfect life. But Brooke is not all she appears to be, and the guilty secrets of her tragic past are tearing her apart. When Jason is seriously injured in a motorcycle accident, Brooke has to confront her past and rediscover herself in order to survive. Meanwhile, Wes begins to make his move...

A winemaking dynasty, family secrets - and revenge ... When Carla Hunter inherits her father's vineyard, little does she realise the trouble she's about to harvest ... the sudden death of her father, Rolfe, sends Carla Hunter to South Australia's Barossa Valley to claim her birthright. And to begin a search for the truth about her heritage that will change her life ... Rolfe's journal tells a tale of disinheritance and disgrace, and Carla knows that her grandfather, Carl Stenmark, will not accept her or her son. In fact, the Stenmark family seem more likely to destroy her and her fledgling business than to welcome her with open arms. Carla must use every ounce of courage - and every friend and ally she can find - to keep her vineyard and make a go of her new life. Even her heart is at risk, as her growing friendship with one man, and the determined attentions of another, awaken the kinds of joy and fear she had never expected to experience again.

A woman ahead of her time — and the two brothers who love her ...After working as a nurse in World War I, Amy Carmichael settles in the South Australian town of Gindaroo. There she is reunited with a former patient, good-natured Danny McLean, and his moody brother Randall.The McLeans own Drovers Way, a sheep and cattle station just out of town. But Drovers Way is in trouble — and so is Amy. Danny has asked her to marry him, and it is only after Amy says yes, that she realises it is Randall she truly loves. In a small town rumour is rife, and when shots are fired during a cattle rustling operation, it is the trigger for the inevitable showdown between the brothers ...With unforgettable characters, vivid settings and a sure storyteller's instinct, Lynne Wilding weaves a tale of love and choices set against the wide brown acres of the Australian landscape.'an exciting story of love and hardship in the Australian Outback' SA...

A woman's journey to find a special place in the world.Fiery and ambitious, brilliant architect Francey Spinetti is a young woman on her way to the top. When wealthy magnate CJ Ambrose introduces her to his vast North Queensland business empire and a career-scarred local cop, Steve Parish - everything seems to be falling into place, including her love life.But the harsh outback landscape holds more secrets than Francey could possibly have imagined, and more enemies too. CJ's family seem determined to eliminate Francey from the picture - whatever the cost.As CJ's cattle empire becomes embroiled in murder, and Steve puts his life on the line to clear the name of the woman he loves, Francey will need to call on all her strength and determination to survive ...Lynne Wilding captures the bold beauty of the Australian landscape and the strength of its people in Heart of the Outback.