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A Southern Star (Across the Strait, Book 1)
A Southern Star (Across the Strait, Book 1)
A Southern Star (Across the Strait, Book 1)
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A Southern Star (Across the Strait, Book 1)

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She’s not ready for love. He’ll do whatever it takes to change her mind.

Christie Mitchell is heartbroken. Now that her fiancé has run off with her best friend, she knows she has nothing left in Auckland. Christie hopes that a move to a remote island in southern New Zealand will help her escape the pain. But then on a fateful ferry ride, she meets Blake Ryan.

Blake is used to getting women’s attention. Despite the fact he’s tall, dark, and handsome, his relentless pursuit is not enough to overcome Christie’s fear of trusting again. At least she isn’t asking him the tough questions he doesn’t want to answer...

When Christie finds out she’s expecting and her ex is the father, her world is turned upside down. But no matter what Blake does, she keeps him at arm’s length. Only then does Blake realise what he could lose if he doesn’t confront his own secretive past. Can he prove himself to be not just the man she wants—but the man she needs?

A Southern Star is a contemporary standalone romance with a strong New Zealand flavour. If you like simmering chemistry, couples that are meant to be, and heaps of Kiwi lifestyle, then you’ll love the first book in Anya Forest’s Across the Strait series.

LanguageEnglish
PublisherAnya Forest
Release dateMar 14, 2017
ISBN9780473306847
A Southern Star (Across the Strait, Book 1)
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Anya Forest

I'm a New Zealand writer who enjoys creating true-to-life Kiwi characters and communities in my contemporary New Zealand stories, capturing the unique way of life of small-town rural Mainlanders. I've lived around the South Island (and Stewart Island!) with family originally hailing from the West Coast. Each of my books weaves in the southern places that have a special place in my heart, and the outdoor way of life that is such a special part of New Zealand life. My latest book is a time-travel adventure set in Fiordland, New Zealand, featuring characters from the past and New Zealand wildlife, including the Haast's eagle! I've also written several adult fiction books. My "Across the Strait" series is set around a family where all is not as it seems, moving through Central Otago and Stewart Island. My "Maniototo Skies" series is set around the plains of the Maniototo, dealing with the far reaching consequences of a moment of anger, and the nature of forgiveness - or not! My stories have a strong flavour of New Zealand - including the wildlife, the scenery, the music and art. When I’m not writing I’m enjoying the outdoors with my retriever dog Crockett. And no, he’s not spoilt – I’m just very well trained!

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