Small town summer / Meredith Appleyard, Kerrie Paterson, Catherine Evans.

"A collection of heartwarming rural stories" --Front cover.

"3-in-1 Australian bestsellers" --Front cover.

Home at last / Meredith Appleyard. ©2019 -- Return to Jacaranda Avenute / Kerrie Paterson. ©2016 -- The healing season / Catherine Evans. ©2016.

Home at last / Meredith Appleyard -- Flying solo for the first time had been the greatest high of Anna Kelly's life. So when the chance of a dream job as a pilot with the Royal Flying Doctor Service comes up she takes it, even though she has to leave her home in Adelaide and move to remote Broken Hill - a place she had hoped she would never see again. The bad memories the town provokes remind Anna why she keeps men at arm's length but as her work proves fulfilling, her housemate becomes a friend and a warm community grows around her, Anna is surprised to discover that Broken Hill is starting to feel like home. Distractingly attractive Flight Nurse Nick Harrison seems keen to get to know her better, and he has a way of finding a path through her defences. But will he still want her if the truth comes out?

Return to Jacaranda Avenute / Kerrie Paterson -- Twenty-five years ago, Polly and Matt were in love-but their relationship came to a traumatic end following the death of her best friend. Now Polly Chappell has moved back to her home town to open a patisserie and care for her elderly parents, and the last person she wants to see is Matt Enright. Until she actually sees him, that is... Their attraction turns out to be stronger than ever, but both have their reasons to resist rekindling their romance-until someone attempts to run Polly out of town with escalating threats and vandalism, and Matt's protective instincts surface. Will the secret she keeps bring them together-or get them killed?

The healing season / Catherine Evans -- Move to the country for a dollar a week! Dulili is suffering a people drought. Over the years more people have moved away than have arrived to stay in this old New South Wales farming town, and now only a handful of young families and elderly residents are left. The locals put a plan into action to entice newcomers: offering the town's empty houses to people from anywhere in Australia. Who could resist renting a beautiful homestead for a dollar a week? Three people, eager for a new chance at life, take up the challenge. Adele, newly retrenched and with a daughter in tow, is living on hope; while newly divorced Bea has a point to prove both to herself and her family. For Lachlan, a farmhouse for a buck, a job and a town to call his own seems perfect. But can he keep his secret in such a close-knit community? Are the newcomers prepared for the revelations, disruptions and distractions of love?