'Everything you want in rural romance - heart, humour and hope.’

- Sandie Docker, author of The Kookaburra Creek Café

A captivating story of family, friendship and forgiveness from a brilliant new voice in rural romance. With an unexpected inheritance, a traumatic past and a family whose secrets are kept by the town, The Farm at Peppertree Crossing is sure to win hearts from the very first page.

After a fractured childhood spent in foster homes, city-girl Roni has convinced herself that she has no need of anyone - other than her not-as-tough-as-he-looks rescued street cat, Scritches, and her unborn baby, who she's determined will feel all the love she's been denied.

Despite facing a bleak future, Roni distrusts the news of a bequest from an unknown aunt, Marian Nelson. But, out of options, she and Scritches leave Sydney behind, bound for the 800-acre property on the edge of the wheat fields of South Australia.

However, this is no simple inheritance: Marian seeks to control her legacy from beyond the grave by setting tasks that Roni must complete before she can claim the property and a life that could change her future. With everything at stake, Roni must learn to trust in the truth of Marian's most important lesson: everyone deserves love.

Léonie is a registered Professional Counsellor with a private practice. She has largely held roles that require public interaction, such as working as a museum guide and historical interpreter, and a supervisory role in the State Education Department. And having offloaded most of her children on adventures of their own, for the last two years she's dedicated herself to writing.

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