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Wildflower Ridge by Maya Linnell is a heartwarming romance that follows the story of a city-dwelling woman who returns to her rural hometown in Australia. Amidst the lush landscape, she faces personal and professional challenges as she reconnects with family and old friends, leading her on a journey of self-discovery and romance. The tale weaves themes of love, community, and the importance of home.
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You might like this book if you enjoy heartwarming stories set in charming rural landscapes, filled with familial bonds and second chances. This sweet romance weaves together themes of love, community, and healing, making it an engaging read for fans of heartfelt and uplifting narratives.

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An uplifting city-to country small-town romance about second chances, sisterhood and finding your way back home to the country.

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'A moving tale of endings, new beginnings and love. A page turner.' - Fleur McDonald, author of the bestselling Where the River Runs

Four sisters, one farm and a second chance at following your heart.

Penny McIntyre loves her life as an ambitious city professional, with a marketing team at her fingertips and a promotion just within reach. So when she's floored by a mystery illness, and ordered back to the family farm for three months' rest and recuperation, she is horrified to find her perfect life imploding.

Within days, Penny has to leave her much-loved job, her live-in boyfriend, and her beloved city apartment ... to return to the small country town in which she grew up. Back to her dad and three sisters, one of whom has never forgiven her for abandoning her family. And to her ex-boyfriend, Tim Patterson, who was the biggest reason she ran away in the first place.

When Penny's father is injured in a farming accident and Tim campaigns to buy the property, she must choose between the city life she loves and the farming dream she buried long ago.

Wildflower Ridge is rural fiction straight from the heart.

'Familiar, comforting and warm - perfect for a winter's day read in front of the fire.' - Blue Wolf Reviews

'...told with plenty of heart and lashings of authenticity.' - Mrs B's Book Reviews

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Wildflower Ridge by Maya Linnell has been praised as a compelling addition to rural romance, noted for its authentic setting and a plot that surprises with its fast-paced ending. The novel's characters and emotional depth have been described as convincing and masterful, earning it accolades and shortlistings in several Australian romance awards. Reviewers highlight its readability, engaging storytelling, and heartfelt elements, marking it as a standout in the genre.

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ISBN: 9781760877552

Publisher: Allen & Unwin

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 April 2020

Country: Australia

Imprint: Allen & Unwin

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 340g

Pages: 392

About the Author

Maya Linnell grew up in a small country town, climbing towering gum trees and reading her way through her family's bookshelves before discovering a never-ending supply of novels at the local library. She found her feet in journalism, working at a rural newspaper before segueing into public relations and now fiction writing and blogging for Romance Writers Australia. Wildflower Ridge is her debut novel and gathers inspiration from her rural upbringing and the small communities she has always lived in and loved. Maya currently lives in rural Queensland with her husband and three children.

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