Outback Dreams (A Bunyip Bay Novel, #1)

Rachael Johns

Oct 2013 · Bunyip Bay Book 1 · Sold by HarperCollins Australia

About this ebook

Faith and Monty are both looking for love...in the wrong direction.

Faith Forrester is at a crossroads. Single, thirty and living on a farm in a small Western Australian town, she's sick of being treated like a servant by her brother and father. Ten years ago, her mother died of breast cancer, and Faith has been treading water ever since. She wants to get her hands dirty on the family farm. She wants to prove to herself that she's done something worthwhile with her life. And she wants to find a man...

For as long as he can remember, Daniel 'Monty' Montgomery has been Faith's best friend. When he was ten, his parents sold the family property in Merindah and moved to Perth to be closer to support services for his autistic brother, and ever since, Monty's dreamed of having his own place. So for the last ten years, he's been back on the land, working odd jobs and saving every dollar to put toward his dream. And now he finally has it. But there's still something missing...

So when Faith embarks on a mission to raise money for a charity close to her heart – Dogs for Autism – and Monty's dream property comes on the market, things seem like they are falling into place for them both. Until a drunken night out ends with them sleeping together. Suddenly, the best friends are both facing a new set of challenges...

Monty and Faith are both ready to find a life partner and settle down, but have they both been looking in all the wrong places?

Ratings and reviews

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley and I also purchased the book. This book launches a series around the town of Bunyip Bay in Australia. I enjoy this book as I not only received a romance but I was able to learn a few things about the culture in that country. There were times that my e-reader's dictionary didn't even know the word but that is the beauty of this author, I would eventually learn it or it wasn't necessary to really understanding the story. I adored the fact that this was written in my favorite dual POV format. There were times when I really wanted to slap Monty (Daniel Montgomery) so very much. He seemed like such a selfish man and was focused on the wrong things. But reading from his POV really helped me to better understand him. I still wanted to slap him though. To me, that is a sign of a wonderful story. One that brings me the reader to such depth of emotions. There were a scene or two that may offend some but there is a good story to be read here.

great book...... you made me feel like it was right there by Faith's side, living her life... can't wait to read the next chapter of their lives.

A realy enjoyable read. Have just bought another of Rachel's book, l hope it is as goof.

About the author

Rachael Johns is an English teacher by trade, a mum 24/7, a Diet Coke addict, a cat lover and chronic arachnophobe. She is also the bestselling, ABIA-winning author of The Patterson Girls and a number of other romance and women's fiction books including The Art of Keeping Secrets, The Greatest Gift, Lost Without You, Just One Wish, Something to Talk About, Flying the Nest and How to Mend a Broken Heart. Rachael rarely sleeps, never irons and loves nothing more than sitting in bed with her laptop and imagining her own stories. She is currently Australia's leading writer of contemporary relationship stories around women's issues, a genre she has coined 'life-lit'.Rachael lives in the Swan Valley with her hyperactive husband, three mostly gorgeous heroes-in-training, two ravenous cats, a cantankerous bird and a very badly behaved dog.Rachael loves to hear from readers and can be contacted via her website rachaeljohns.com. She is also on Facebook and Instagram.