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See moreKarly Lane's sparkling friends-to-lovers, small-town romance from this bestselling author with over 700,000 books sold.
When Gary Graves moved to Gidgerie in the New England Highlands, he planned to slip off the radar and live a quiet, uneventful life—something he desperately needed. But Gidgerie is planning to put itself back on the map, and any last hopes of a quiet life disappear after meeting his neighbour, Kinsley, with her striking blue eyes and farm of misfit animals.
Kinsley Pope had once lived in the fast lane. She'd enjoyed a blossoming career, a famous boyfriend and weekends making the most of all Sydney offered. But life had changed drastically. Now she juggles freelance work with caring for her saucy gran and the accompanying assortment of rescued livestock, and she volunteers on a committee to boot. Who has time for love?
In this delightful friends-to-lovers romance, neither Kinsley nor Gary are looking beyond their firmly-established boundaries, but sometimes goats, friends and a close-knit small town have other plans.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781761472060
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 December 2026
Country: Australia
Imprint: Allen & Unwin
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 336
About the Author
Karly Lane lives on the beautiful mid-North Coast of New South Wales, and she is the proud mum of four children and an assortment of four-legged animals.
Before becoming an author, Karly worked as a pathology collector. Now, after surviving three teenage children and with one more to go, she's confident she can add referee, hostage negotiator, law enforcer, peacekeeper, ruiner-of-social-lives, driving instructor and expert-at silently-counting-to-ten to her resume.
When she isn't at her keyboard, Karly can be found hanging out with her beloved horses and dogs, happily ignoring the housework.
Karly writes Rural and Women's Fiction set in small country towns, blending contemporary stories with historical heritage. She is a passionate advocate for rural Australia, with a focus on rural communities and current issues. She has published twenty-eight books with Allen & Unwin.
Her bestselling novels include North Star, Morgan's Law, Bridie's Choice, Poppy's Dilemma, Gemma's Bluff, Tallowood Bound, Second Chance Town, Third Time Lucky, If Wishes Were Horses, Six Ways to Sunday, Someone Like You, Fool Me Once, Something Like This, Take Me Home, Once Burnt Twice Shy, A Stone's Throw Away, Wish You Were Here, Time After Time, For Once in My Life, The One That Got Away, Twist of Fate, Needle in a Haystack, Rumour Has It, Where There's Smoke and the bestselling Callahans of Stringybark Creek series: The Wrong Callahan, Mr Right Now and Return to Stringybark Creek. Too Close to Home is her twenty-eighth novel.
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