When fate brings together two lost souls, it's time to leave the shadows behind and come home to Bindarra Creek.With rejuvenation of her small home town in the pipeline, Park Ranger, Alice Pritchard has no choice but to let go of the past. Dan Molyneaux roars into her life in his high-powered V8 and reopens the Riverside Pub, forcing her to face her ghosts, his possum problem, Curly the cockatoo who swears like a sailor, Old Man Jake who's appointed himself caretaker of the property, and Grandad Charlie who's determined to find her the man he thinks she deserves. Alice would love to ignore them all and keep living in the cocoon she's created for herself in sleepy Bindarra Creek, but fate has other plans for her.Dan isn't looking for love or the friendship of the two crazy old men who appear to have adopted him. All he wanted was the peace and quiet of the country, away from the city highways. Soon he's swept along by renovations, fundraisers, hell-raisers and the problems of a small town coming back to life. But it's the park ranger he's curious about. Why would a girl as beautiful as Alice bury herself in a backwater town so far off the main highway, it was merely a blip on the satellite map? What he uncovers raises some of his own ghosts from the dead.Romance Writers of Australia Romantic Book of the Year Finalist 2016 Juanita escapes the real world by reading and writing Australian Rural Romance novels with elements of suspense, Australian Fantasy Paranormal and Small Town USA stories. Her romance novels star spirited heroines who give the hero a run for his money before giving in. She creates emotionally engaging worlds steeped in romance, suspense, mystery and intrigue, set in dusty, rural outback Australia and on the NASCAR racetracks of America. When she's not writing, Juanita is mother to three boys and has a passion for fast cars and country living.
