Dorothy Cork

Paddy Dempster is asked to look after one of her students during the holidays on a large sheep farm in the Australian Outback. She agrees willingly, seeing it as a way to recover from a broken heart. However, she is dismayed upon arrival to encounter the enigmatic farm owner, who has already implied that he has developed a poor opinion of her.

IT WAS A PROPOSITION SHE COULDN'T REFUSE. What could have possessed Darryn to accept Eyre Madison's outrageous proposal? She was to pose as Eyre's fiancee in return for the opportunity to photograph his ranch in the Australian outback. Darryn soon realized that Eyre's challenge was more than she'd bargained for. The hard, handsome man had kept his part of the deal, and Darryn's photographs would establish her already promising career. But there was another reason that drove Darryn to risk her heart under the magical skies of Moon Mountain--something that could destroy the very real passion that was growing between them. . .

Broken-hearted Dale decides to return to her foster family after a failed romance, only to find that there’s been many changes since she was last in touch. Trelawney Saber is now in charge of the homestead, and engaged to Dale’s old friend Rebecca, although oddly they seem in no hurry to set a wedding date.

The dream of Frazer Madigan's life was to find a priceless opal -- and she knew she would find it on Jay Dexter's land. But Jay didn't exactly welcome her. And Frazer had another reason for getting the better of him...

When Keitha arrived in Australia she was still smarting from an unsatisfactory love affair -- and she could hardly believe it when she realized that she had suddenly fallen out of love with one man and into love with another -- the forceful Dane Langley. But it looked as if history were going to repeat itself, as it dawned on her that Dane had marriage plans of his own, and they didn't include her . .

French and English -- they just don't mix! Her grandmother had instilled that misconception in Brianna's mind. So it was no wonder that the attempted reconciliation with her sister and French mother proved such a disaster. That was years ago, however. Brianna was an adult now, determined to try again. Unfortunately her arrogant stepbrother, Philippe d'Hellier, wasn't making it easy. "I'm prejudiced," he said bluntly. "You were so objectionable the last time you were here!"

H1966-Martyn's carefree life had come to an end, and somehow she had to earn her living. The offer of a job on an outback station seemed to be the answer -- until it turned out not to be a job at all. And the whole situation was too involved with the disturbing Red Diamond.

THE EDGE OF BEYOND by Isobel Chace I'll treat you like a woman when you're prepared to behave like one!" were almost the first words Laurence Wilder addressed to Rosalind Janes. How dared he! She thought furiously. All she was doing was to try and help her Aunt Beatrice cope single-handedly with the farm she had been left in Kenya. Well, if Laurence Wilder thought she would accept any help or advice from him now, he could think again! THE GIRL AT SALTBUSH FLAT by Dorothy Cork When Burton Alexander invited Christine to his cattle station in the outback, posing as his fiancee, it suited her to agree -- until she fell in love with him, and then learned that he was planning to marry another girl. Just what was Burton playing at? DESTINY DECREES by Margaret Mann When Coralie found herself in a difficult situation in a foreign country she was only too glad that there was someone competent to come to her rescue. But she was to discover, once she had resigned control of her actions to the masterful Dom Ricardo, that he was in no hurry to relinquish his authority.

It was a bit daunting, Helen found, when she arrived in Australia to marry Nicky Jamieson only to discover that Nicky himself was abroad on an extended holiday - with another girl! However, the girl, it appeared was only a lifelong good friend, and if Nicky's letters were anything to go by, Helen still came very much first with him - so there wasn't much she could do except settle down to wait for hm. But while she waited for his return, Helen made lots of other friends and met other men - among them Finn Ascroft, of whom Nicky's sister Corinne said firmly, "Finn Ascroft you will please leave alone..."

"Is the outback life too tough for you?" Dev Deveraux's tone was deliberately taunting. "I guess namby-pamby little English girls don't belong in my country," he drawled. Rennie's eyes sparked with anger. She knew he was trying to goad her into going to his cattle station to cook and clean for his visiting girlfriend, Isobel, and her Aunt. But calling her "namby-pamby," saying she didn't belong in "his" country — it was too much! She'd accept his challenge. She'd show this infuriating man just how wrong he was!

Her mother's marriage to Walter Marshall had certainly made a difference to her own life, Fay thought ruefully; it was very nice for her mother to be happy again, and so comfortably off - but did she have to leave Fay in the care of the disagreeable Dain Legend? He had no right to treat her as a silly, irresponsible school child, or to assume at the same time that she was an unscrupulous gold-digger! And it didn't help that her unpleasant stepsister Sandra was doing her best to confirm Dain in his low opinion of her. As far as Fay was concerned, the pair of them were welcome to each other!

HE THOUGHT HER A SELFISH SPENDTHRIFT. When Caroline Adams secretly shouldered her cousin's debt, she certainly didn't expect that it would entail marrying rich and cynical Steve Revellion. Not willing to let her cousin down, Caroline agreed. Privately, she planned to break off the engagement when the time was ripe. But she had not foreseen Steve's special brand of virile charm. Soon she was passionately in love with him. Now she wondered: could she marry a man whose eyes darkened with desire but whose lips never spoke of love?

When Aidan Elliot's wedding plans dissolved into disappointment, she jumped at the chance to escape by accepting a position as secretary to famed author Guy Desailley on his tropical island retreat. It seemed perfect--Guy was as cynical as she about romance. But when they met, their relationship was as stormy as a jungle rain, as sweet as the flower-scented island itself. Each tempted and tortured the other with the undeniable attraction between them. But he was sure he could never fall in love again. And she was sure she didn't want to.

The Guarded Gates The assignment in Spain was a challenge and Dionis was assured by her sister that her new fiance had the authority to make changes on behalf of the owner. But Don Juan Vicente de Velez y Stebelo knew nothing of the plans to redecorate his villa, as Dionis discovered at their first, eventful meeting. Pay Me Tomorrow Ismay had gone to see Keith Otterbury on a matter pertaining to her sister when he made his preposterous offer. The little she had heard of him hadn't been good, so his offer of marriage to save her family from financial disaster had to be regarded with suspicion. But did she really have any choice in the matter? The Darling Pirate Escaping the unwanted attentions of a suitor, Maggie Jefferson left London for a position in Jersey, in one of the island's luxury hotels. The first person she met was Alain Hautger, who enjoyed a vagabond existence in spite of the earnest efforts of others to reform him. But was he really as carefree as he seemed?