The road to love is a rutted dirt track for this stubborn country vet, and a wounded hero thanks to some meddlesome locals intent on giving them a nudge…
Hannah Cody grew up sunny, carefree and loved in the Snowy Mountains town of Hanrahan, but a vicious prank at university in Sydney changed that. Instead of studying medicine, she moved to a small regional centre, switched to veterinary science and swore off romance for life. Ten quiet years later, she’s settled. She’s safe. And yeah, she hasn’t left Hanrahan in years, but that’s not agoraphobia, is it? It’s not hiding if you’re happy.
After many years abroad as a naval analyst, Tom Krauss is drawn home by his estranged father’s deteriorating health and his own secret injury. But as soon as he sets eyes on Hannah again, he realises that he’s never forgotten the engaging little sister of his best friend. He loved her when he was a teenager, and now he knows he never stopped. Problem: romance is a no-go. There’s a piece of shrapnel wedged against his spine, and the countdown is on for him to make a surgical decision that could free him from pain… or paralyse him.
But the Hanrahan townsfolk have other ideas: it’s time for Hannah to work out that living with your heart wide open is worth the risk, and it’s time for Tom to learn that love is messy and wonderful and necessary. Change is afoot in this small town, and these two will have to work out if they can be brave enough to make changes too…
A Home Among the Snow Gums is an unmissable, funny, feel-good romance from the award-winning author of The Vet from Snowy River, Stella Quinn.
The course to true love never did run smooth, particularly if you’re a vet with a ticking clock and emotional scarring from early adult trauma. In Hannah Cody’s case, it’s a prank that fell foul and left her with no desire to branch out from the cosy confines of rural Hanrahan…
The road to true love also hasn’t been straightforward for Tom Krauss, who is called back to his estranged father’s farm. Tom’s got a secret involving his own health, one which is keeping him clear of any potential intimacy…. especially if it’s with the vet he’s always had feelings for.
So how will this work out – will it at all? That’s the joyous terrain of Quinn’s gift for carrying us with her on journeys of the heart, with hope and humour. Quinn revels in sharing the messy multifaceted wonder of love, and the myriad of ways we prevent ourselves from having it – and steeple chases we take to claim it.
Quinn’s warm tone, gentle humour and all-pervasive kindness shines throughout A Home Among the Snow Gums; it’s a lively gallop with endearing characters and a satisfying ending that leaves a spring in your step and a smile on your lips. Perfect for fans of Stella Quinn’s rural romance repertoire and new readers alike.
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