Allenby Romance Series

Tyler Gamble has been searching for his true love for years. He’s been searching for the girl who makes his lips tingle when she kisses him, like the way his lips felt when he kissed Natalie Hogan back in high school. There had been a few girls over the years, but none of them were right. They didn't make his pulse race, they didn't make his heart pound, but most of all, they didn't make his lips tingle. He’s starting to think that he’ll never find the girl for him, until Natalie came back into his life after ten long years and a stolen kiss on the sidewalk changes everything. The only trouble is, to Natalie Hogan, Tyler is a player. He’s the one who humiliated her and stole her teenage years. Could he win her trust again and make her see that its not a game, that this time he’s playing for keeps, or is it too big a gamble for Natalie to take?

Grace is finally getting to live her dream. After three years of grieving and getting herself to a place where she is happy, she decides it’s the right time to fulfil her childhood dream of becoming a small town doctor. The only thing she doesn't count on is her sexy as hell neighbour and the effect that he has on her, but it’s clear from the outset that he isn’t interested in getting to know the new doctor. In fact, he goes out of his way to avoid his new neighbour. When circumstances beyond Joel’s control means he ends up spending more than a little time with the woman next door, can he deny that he’s drawn to her? Joel and Grace come to an understanding about where their relationship is at, but are either of them willing to admit that what they really want is more? Can Joel and Grace work things out before they lose each other, or will they let their past dictate their future?

In the space of three days, Campbell O’Connor’s world is thrown upside down. Cam never pictured himself as a father, but when he opens the door to find a baby on his doorstep, and no mother in sight, he doesn't have a choice. His apartment is already packed, ready for his move back to his hometown of Allenby so he can care for his grandmother who is fighting a battle with dementia. The transfer to his new station is already in place, and now he has to factor a one year old into the mix. But the fact that he has zero experience with babies doesn't deter Cam. He’s a man of honour and he’ll care for his son without hesitation. It’s the same with his gran. She’d raised him from the age of four and now it was his turn to care for her, but will the disease that has ravaged her brain be more than he can handle? She’s not the same woman that she was when he last saw her, and that alone causes Cam to second-guess his ability to care for his family. Marty hasn’t had much luck with men lately. She’s the only one of her friendship group to not have a husband or a long-term boyfriend, something that is starting to wear a bit thin with her. That doesn't mean that Marty will settle for second best. She’s after her Mr Right. Her upcoming holiday will be the perfect opportunity to find some love, and she’s hoping for a little bedroom action at the same time. When Marty intervenes to stop Penny’s abusive home care nurse, her and Cam’s worlds are destined to collide, but at what cost? Can they both survive what life throws at them and remain friends, or could they be more?

Ruby needs to make a fresh start. She’s twenty-six years old, living at home and picking up temporary work when she can. Things need to change. So when Ruby gets a job offer she jumps at it, only thing is, it means a move four hundred kilometres from home and from her friends. Allenby looks like a nice country town, somewhere to settle in and make some new friends, maybe even meet a man, eventually. Lord knows it’s been a long time between drinks as far as boyfriends are concerned. And that’s something that Ruby wouldn’t mind changing. James is looking to make some changes too. He’s taking steps to make up for things he missed out on in the past, and he’s looking to change his future. Things are on track too, until he meets Ruby, then everything changes. Right from the start, James knows that Ruby is the girl for him. Everyone else knows it too. But when James lets his past dictate his future, and his chances with Ruby, will things be over before they’ve begun?

It’s been ten years since Clover and Zeke have seen each other, and a lot’s happened in that time. Neither are the naïve teenagers they once were, especially Clover. She’s been through more than her fair share of heartache, and Zeke has too, but when circumstance force them together, can they come to a resolve on their past? For Clover, all the old feelings come rushing back. The thought of having Zeke back in her life after all these years is one thing, to find out that the past was all a lie, is another. Clover needs to decide if she can forgive Zeke for the past ten years, or if she’s happy to leave things as they are. Daisy, Clover’s ever insightful grandmother, has other ideas. She believes the two are meant to be together, and much to Clover’s disgust, she’ll do whatever she can to help, even if that means giving advice on more intimate matters. While Detective Zeke Rafferty struggles to deal with his mother’s lies, and all that he has missed over the past ten years, he vows to win Clover back and have the life that they should have had all along. The only thing standing in his way is the murder investigation, where all fingers point to Clover. Before he can win her heart, and have her back in his life for good, he must first prove her innocence, and his mother’s guilt. For Zeke, it’s a bittersweet time. To have the woman that he loves, he has to let go of the idea of having a loving mother in his life, something that he’d all but given up on a long time ago. Can Clover and Zeke reconnect after all these years, or is the history they share bound to tear them even further apart?

Is love ever simple? For Kane and Tasha it doesn't seem that way. When Kane becomes engaged to Tasha’s best friend, they’re both forced into some life changing moments. For Tasha, the heartbreak is worse, and this leads her to make some radical changes in her life. But can a new town and a new baby be the answer? All Kane wants is to be happy. He wants to find the perfect girl for him, marry, have a few kids and settle down into a happy life. But what happens when he realises he’s doing all of that with the wrong woman? Is it too late for him to make things right? As Simple as Love is book six in the Allenby Romance Series, a short, sweet, humorous story to tide you over until book seven is released.

What do you do when the man you know you’re meant to be with keeps pushing you away? Holly knew that this stubborn hot as hell fireman was the one for her, but how could she make him see they were meant to be together? Admittedly, hitting him with her car probably wasn’t the best start, but what was a girl to do. Stanley Albert Fletcher the Fourth is determined to be a bachelor for the rest of his life, well, it’s not like he has a choice. Not the way he sees it anyway. Life was cruel, women were cruel, and he didn't want to fall in love or chase the happy ever after that was now forever out of his reach. Until a crazy woman in a beat up old van runs over him. Not only did she knock him to the ground, but she proceeded to turn his life upside down and make him question his future. Could there be room for love in his life, or should he save his pride and close himself off to Holly and the life they could have? Sometimes life throws you a curve ball, and if you don’t duck, you might just end up making the best catch of your life.

Kat Walker has suffered three losses in as many years, and enough is enough. Not living, but barely existing, Kat decides to move back to the family farm and make a fresh start. She’s not ready for a relationship, or the complications that come with it, so what does she do when a hot as hell cowboy and his daughter turn up on her doorstep one rainy night? When Kat finds out that Mick owns half her family farm, she has no choice but to let them stay, but letting him into her life, that’s another story. Mick is dealing with two life changing events. First, out of nowhere, he gets a call about a daughter he never knew he had. Mick has no idea about being a parent, let alone the parent of a thirteen-year-old girl, and he’s on a steep learning curve. Bree is miserable living at Jalinda Station so Mick feels he has no choice but to sell his land and move away from the outback, away from the place that he calls home. When he strikes up a deal with cattle farmer John Walker to buy half of Bairnleigh, the last thing he expects to find is Kat, the farmer’s daughter, but Kat’s had him from the minute she opened the door. Can Mick make her see how good they could be together, or will Kat let her past losses blind her to the happiness that could be? A story of love, loss, family, and new beginnings.

From the moment Maddie buried her parents, she was alone. No close family, no siblings, no aunts, uncles, cousins, no one. The only blood relative she had left was a half-brother who didn't know she existed. Maddie had already decided to look for her half-brother, but when she is stripped of her virginity in a brutal rape, she goes on the run. The man who raped her has other plans for her, and she doesn't want any part of it. After months of hiding out, she heads to Allenby, the hometown of her half brother. One thing Maddie doesn't expect to find in Allenby is love. Riley Webb has returned to town for good. After ten years of being on the road with his band, it’s time to hang up his guitar and settle down. Only thing is, he has no one to settle down with…until he meets Maddie. She’s the one. Riley knows it, now he just needs to break down the walls that Maddie has built around herself, and make her see it too. Can Riley convince Maddie that she’s found home, or will the secrets from her past catch up with her and force her to move on?