The Stone In The Road: An emotional, passionate, small-town romance by author Frances Dall'Alba

Frances Dall'Alba

Feb 2022 · Australian At Heart Series Book 2 · Poinsettia Publishing

About this eBook

Enjoy this emotional, broken hero, second chance, steamy small town romance by author Frances Dall'Alba.

Emotional, passionate and heart-wrenching. This suspense-filled captivating romance will have you dancing in the rain and smiling through your tears. Set in tropical northern Australia, we don?t always get to choose our path.

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It?s been eighteen months since Kelly Sheppard disappeared into the Australian outback. The guilt and regret she carries still won?t leave her.

Newly arrived from Boston, Patrick Van Der Meeliko is working hard to get himself back on track ? and succeeding. He can thank the Australian outback for healing him in ways his affluent and empty life in Boston could not. Kelly is his new drug of choice, and he can?t resist throwing irksome comments her way to try and get her attention. If only it would work.

With men her last priority right now, Kelly does her best to ignore Patrick despite needing to work together. Kelly doesn?t know what?s worse ? his lame jokes or his driving skills.

After Kelly discovers she?s inherited her grandfather?s property, she heads north. Patrick lands on her doorstep right when she could use the extra help. Amidst the hard work of untangling vines from the derelict castle, an astonishing history emerges and an unexpected chemistry ignites between them.ÿ

Until Kelly?s parents turn up unannounced, and suddenly there?s no room for Patrick in her life. Despite all the pain she?s endured, pushing Patrick away hurts the most.ÿ

Patrick gets it, and doesn?t stand in her way. He must travel his own road littered with uncertainty and doubt to find his rightful place. Once again, it?s the Australian outback that heals him.ÿÿ

Could a chance find of a precious stone draw them back together?ÿ

The Stone In The Road is the second novel in the Australian At Heart Series, although all books in the Australian At Heart Series can be read as standalones. For fans of Ava Hunter, Julia Jarrett and K.C.Lynn, books by Frances Dall'Alba are filled with romance, emotion, passion, love, second chances, friends to lovers, mystery and intrigue, might contain some ugly-cry, will contain some steamy scenes, and will always end happily. They are Australian themed and set in amazing Australian locations.

Ratings and reviews

This is an enjoyable romance story with some heartbreaking scenes. Patrick and Kelly's story, spanning over several years, was told with lots of emotions with both characters having to deal with severe past issues. I loved both characters and felt their pain in several scenes. The setting in the outback of Australia was described beautifully.

About the author

As a contemporary romance author, Frances loves nothing more than losing herself in a good romance. She's all about helping you forget the housework, or the bus to work you're going to miss, if you don't put the book down now!She's devoted to giving her readers an emotional, yet satisfying ride, with a love story that'll melt your heart and keep the pages turning right until the end.When she isn't writing, Frances is climbing mountains, searching for waterfalls and swimming across lakes. She loves to exercise, would prefer it if someone else cooked dinner every night, and never notices dust on the furniture. She lives with her husband in tropical Far North Queensland, Australia, and uses her great baking skills to tempt her three daughters to visit home as often as they can.Find her at: https: //francesdallalba.wixsite.com/francesdallalba