She swore she'd never trust again. Buying the old courthouse near the Barrington Tops ragged mountain ranges was a fresh start for Nicole and daughter Lucy. Renovating the run-down building into a home and B & B accommodation would help them recover from the trauma they had endured. Nik promised Lucy it would be just the two of them. Always. But the removal truck getting stuck in the driveway on the first day threw them into neighbour Robbie's path. He sorted the problem, then returned with son Harry to help them unload. Nik instinctively liked him, but she couldn't trust her instincts. And more importantly, she vowed to keep the promise she'd made to Lucy.

She swore she'd never trust again. Buying the old courthouse near the Barrington Tops ragged mountain ranges was a fresh start for Nicole and daughter Lucy. Renovating the run-down building into a home and B & B accommodation would help them recover from the trauma they had endured. Nik promised Lucy it would be just the two of them. Always. But the removal truck getting stuck in the driveway on the first day threw them into neighbour Robbie’s path. He sorted the problem, then returned with son Harry to help them unload. Nik instinctively liked him, but she couldn’t trust her instincts. And more importantly, she vowed to keep the promise she’d made to Lucy.

She vowed she'd never trust again. Buying the old courthouse near the Barrington Tops ragged mountain ranges was a fresh start for Nicole and daughter Lucy. Renovating the run-down building into a home and B & B accommodation would help them recover from the trauma they had endured. Nik promised Lucy it would be just the two of them. Always. But the removal truck getting stuck in the driveway on the first day threw them into neighbour Robbie's path. He sorted the problem, then returned with son Harry to help them unload. Nik instinctively liked him, but she couldn't trust her instincts. And more importantly, she vowed to keep the promise she'd made to Lucy.

A broadside consisting of the words of Dorothea Mackellar's poem written in a calligraphic hand above a redish-toned desert scene showing two lizards and clumps of grass on a rocky outcrop. The image is digitally printed but has the title, punctuation amd the eyes of the lizards embellished with hand applied gold leaf.

He's the new Vet with something to hide. She's got a wedding to organise. Meggie’s in Barrington for her brother’s wedding, local Vet Angus Hamilton. After working overseas for years, she hasn’t told her family she’s not going back. And she hasn’t told them why. Max is the Locum Vet hired to help out in the lead up to the wedding and during the honeymoon. But he doesn’t arrive alone. They each need to move on from their past. When their secrets are revealed, will it empower them, or tear them apart?