Outback Winds: The Jillaroo

Written by Annie Seaton

Narrated by Olivia Beardsley

Amelia Foley's parents hoped for a professional career in the city for their only daughter. But she hates city life, and sets off to work as a jillaroo on Kilcoy Station._x000D_
Local shire building inspector Ben Riley visits Kilcoy to advise Braden Cartwright on a planned expansion. After a run-in with Amelia's sidekick - Chilli, the golden retriever - Ben insists she and her pet come to town to attend the local dog obedience classes._x000D_
As the jillaroo and the inspector spend more time together, attraction grows quickly. But Ben can't wait to move to the city, while Amelia wants to make a success of her career on the huge cattle spread._x000D_
Will his growing feelings for Amelia be enough for Ben to stay in the bush? And can she give her heart to a man who wants to leave all that she loves?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Aurora Audio Books
• Release date: Aug 1, 2023
• ISBN: 9781399139106

Annie Seaton

ANNIE SEATON lives near the beach on the mid-north coast of New South Wales. Her career and studies have spanned the education sector for most of her working life, including a Master's degree in education and working as an academic research librarian, a high school principal and a university tutor until she took early retirement and fulfilled a lifelong dream of a full-time writing career. Annie's books have been very well received and she has won several awards, including Book of the Year, Ausrom Readers' Choice Awards 2018, for Whitsunday Dawn, which was also a finalist for ARRA romantic suspense. Annie has been a finalist in the New Zealand KORU award in 2018 and 2020, and was a finalist for Book of the Year, Long Romance, for Kakadu Sunset, at the Romance Writers of Australia Ruby Awards in 2016. Annie has four times been longlisted for the Sisters in Crime Davitt Awards. Each winter, Annie and her husband leave the beach to roam the remote areas of Australia for story ideas and research. She is passionate about preserving the beauty of the Australian landscape and respecting the traditional ownership of the land. For those readers who cannot experience this journey personally, Annie seeks to portray the natural beauty of the Australian environment - its spiritual locations, stunning landscapes and unique wildlife. Readers can contact Annie through her website, annieseaton.net or find her on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Photo credit: Tim Hollister for Coastbeat