A Bindarra Creek Mystery Romance is the latest series set in this fictional country town. The series encompasses seven sweet mystery / romantic suspense stories and brims with secrets and danger.
In order of release:
A Dangerous Secret (former title Amulet of Death) – Suzanne Gilchrist
Beyond the Gate – Rhonda Forrest
Protecting their Destiny – Erin Moira O’Hara
Only She Knew – Linda Charles
Secrets of River Cottage – Annie Seaton
Forgotten Secrets – Susanne Bellamy
A Perfect Danger – Phillipa Nefri Clark
A DANGEROUS SECRET © Suzanne Gilchrist 2022
Former title: Amulet of Death
BLURB: A woman’s search for a new life lures danger to their small town…
Forty-one-year-old widow, Natalie Wasson needs money – now – for an operation that will radically change her son’s quality of life. When she discovers forgotten WWI letters in Bindarra Creek’s oldest home, she seizes the chance to write the family’s history – and unknowingly invites danger to this small country town.
Loyalty and duty have been drilled into Troy Davidson’s very core – by his family and by almost twenty-five years of military service. But soon both traits are at war with regret and love, after he comes face to face with the woman he could never forget.
As the stakes become personal, Natalie must decipher an ancient secret before someone she loves pays the ultimate price. The clock is ticking and the wrong choice could prove fatal.
BEYOND THE GATE © Rhonda Forrest 2022
BLURB: When Charlotte leaves her old life to start afresh near the township of Bindarra Creek she experiences a sense of liberation and adventure. The rural property she purchases is perfect for her new business venture and a friendly neighbour, Alex, along with his two children, Isla and Eli, help her settle in.
However, plans for a peaceful rural life do not run smoothly and when she stumbles on a sinister connection to her past, Isla is also drawn into the web of evil. Now Charlotte faces the perilous task of saving the young girl from a deadly situation.
Will Alex rescue Charlotte and Isla in time? Or will the secret places beyond the gate, hide forever, their fate?
PROTECTING THEIR DESTINY © Erin Moira O’Hara 2022
BLURB: Reid Sullivan is close to fulfilling his life-long dream of returning his family’s sheep station, Tulachmhor to its former glory. He’s also weeks from marrying Emma, his pregnant fiancée, yet a volatile childhood has left him with deep trust issues. And his soon-to-be bride has shared little of her past. After a string of mishaps and disasters he suspects Tulachmhor and his relationship with Emma are being sabotaged, but by who and why?
Gynecologist, Emma Fahey left her previous life in Sydney for the rural peace and safety of Bindarra Creek. Yet, as her wedding approaches her fiancé becomes distracted and moody, reigniting old fears. Emma loves Reid with all her heart, and is excited for the baby, but can their relationship survive someone with a deadly grudge? Will their trust issues irrevocably damage their relationship, or worse, cost them their lives?
ONLY SHE KNEW © Linda Charles 2022
BLURB: Hidden pasts are costly…
Many years ago, three men passed through Bindarra Creek and robbed Stanley Rogers, the town jeweller. By dawn, their perfect plan had unravelled. Now a sequence of suspicious events sets Jennifer Rogers, the jeweller’s niece, to search for the truth. Somewhere in this small country town her family’s money and jewels are buried.
Brock Colder has drawn a line between his personal life and his criminal brother. He has one last promise to fulfil before he heads to Sydney for a new start. Then he meets Jennifer.
As events get more dangerous and desperate for Jennifer, a pattern emerges and she realizes both brothers are somehow involved. Trouble is, Brock ignites a desire she can’t deny. Are the brothers a joined force? Or, does one have her back? Can she trust her enemy’s brother?
SECRETS OF RIVER COTTAGE © Annie Seaton 2022
BLURB: Sad memories…deadly secrets.
Forced to move from the safe haven of her in-law’s farmhouse, single mum, Cathy Kendall is horrified she must return to the renovated River Cottage – a house that holds secrets and sad memories. When builders discover bones beneath the old house and the site is declared a crime scene, speculation and gossip engulf Bindarra Creek.
Landscaper, Grant Cummings has returned to his hometown to seek justice and it suits him to keep a close eye on Cathy. As the investigation progresses, attraction flares between them.
But when a series of suspicious events threaten Cathy’s life, should she share her suspicions with Grant? Or is his mysterious past a warning that trusting him could prove deadly?
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FORGOTTEN SECRETS © Susanne Bellamy 2022
BLURB: If she’s found, she’s dead …
As a severe storm breaks over his farm, Seth Gordon watches in horror as a parachutist falls into the river. He rushes to rescue the terrified woman with a head wound.
Injured and with no memory of who she is or her past, ‘Angel’ has no option but to accept her rescuer’s help. The bullet holes in her parachute warn she’s on borrowed time and Seth vows to keep her safe.
But as their attraction flares, she wonders can she really trust this stranger with her life?
A PERFECT DANGER © Phillipa Nefri Clark
BLURB: Nellie Sinclair swaps her life in Sydney for the hamlet of Glenmeer, close to Bindarra Creek. Buying a sight unseen farmhouse, she arrives to find no power, a leaky roof, and the unsettling discovery that somebody has recently been inside.
Kane Maxwell, local tour guide and Nellie’s neighbour, is less than impressed with the big plans of this city slicker and suspects there’s more to her tree change than she’s willing to admit.
Keen to build her new graphic design business, Nellie talks Kane into letting her overhaul his brochures and signage. He agrees to give her a guided tour of the National Park to take photographs.
They stumble across a makeshift shelter where belongings lie scattered, including photographs of Nellie’s new home. As a sense of foreboding overwhelms her, she and Kane hike to an old house on the river where there is phone service, but when they step inside, somebody is waiting.
For her.
BINDARRA CREEK ROMANCE 