Download or read book A Diamond in the Dust written by Frauke Bolten-Boshammer and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2018-10-23 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The powerful true story of how one woman turned outback dust into a diamond empire. Within minutes of landing in Kununurra, Frauke Bolten had made up her mind to get on a plane back home to Germany. It was 1981 and the dusty frontier town was no place for a woman. However, Frauke stayed, determined to help her husband carve out a new life farming. Tragedy struck just three years later when Friedrich took his own life and she was left to raise their family alone. Twenty-six years after she sold her first necklace off the back porch, Kimberley Fine Diamonds in Kununurra is now home to one of the world’s largest collections of Argyle pink diamonds, with a client list that includes Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman. Frauke is credited for not only pioneering an industry, but for putting the tiny outback town and its precious diamonds on the map. A Diamond in the Dust is a tale of love and loss, hardship and heartache, but ultimately the inspiring story of how a young girl from Germany overcame tragedy to pioneer a diamond empire in one of the most unforgiving terrains on earth.
Download or read book Beneath Outback Skies written by Alissa Callen and published by Random House Australia. This book was released on 2014 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This captivating rural romance features an indomitable young woman determined to save her family farm, and the city-boy who is not all he seems. . . Paige Quinn will let nothing and no one distract her from caring for her wheelchair-bound father, Connor, and fighting for her remote, drought-stricken property, Banora Downs--least of all a surprise farm-stay guest named Tait Cavanaugh, whose smooth words are as lethal as his movie-star smile. Except Paige can't help noticing that, for a city-boy, Tait seems unexpectedly at home on the land. And he does ask a lot of questions. . . It doesn't matter how much he helps out or how much laughter he brings into her life, she soon suspects he is harboring a big secret--the real reason he has come to Banora Downs. . .
Download or read book Roiling Dust written by Herm Zandman and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2012-12-21 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After working line haul along the Australian roads, former teacher Herm Zandman decided to switch gears hauling grain and fertilizer across Outback Australia. It turned out to be a trucking experience vastly different from the one which he described in his two books Blood, Sweat and Gears and Its Not a Truck! Its a B-Double! This story takes the reader through the vastness of the Outback in a bulk tipper B-Double. The common theme running through the book is the puniness of human scratches on the vast expanse. Roiling dust, created by Outback travelers like road trains and B-Doubles, settles quickly once the rigs have traveled through and serenity returns as if nothing had ever stirred the landscape. In the book, the author relates first hand experiences with the land, the people, the flora and fauna, plus a number of unique Outback activities and touristic attractions that can be found by the discerning tourist and the roaming truck driver. Dr Zandman and his wife currently reside in South Australia. He is still trucking at the time of writing, this time on a milk haulage B-Double, the target of his next childrens book Tanker 80.
Download or read book The Outback written by Various authors and published by Boolarong Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of short stories about the Outback is the result of the inaugural writing competition for the Outback Writers Festival held in Winton on 21, 22, & 23 June 2016.
Download or read book Down Outback Roads written by Alissa Callen and published by Random House Australia. This book was released on 2015 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kree Garrett's younger brother Seth is all the family she has left, so when he goes missing while working in the Australian Outback, she races from America to join the search.
Download or read book Dust Off the Bones written by Paul Howarth and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-06-08 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Dust Off the Bones is a terrific sequel to one of my favorite novels of the last few years and takes us in a new and wholly unexpected direction with many of our favorite characters from Only Killers and Thieves. Highly recommended." — Adrian McKinty, author of The Chain “A complex, sophisticated morality play….Fast-paced and brimming with colorful, realistic detail, DUST OFF THE BONES paints a vivid portrait of colonial Australia in the midst of its transition to independence as the 20th century begins while posing disturbing questions about the country’s historic cruelty to its native inhabitants.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Howarth’s sequel to Only Killers and Thieves is as searing and savage as the Australian frontier setting that both novels share…This masterly tale of trauma and retribution is more than worthy of the original.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Rich and vivid….Recommended to readers of Kate Grenville, Peter Carey, and Colleen McCullough.” — Booklist “Engrossing….a riveting, action -packed tale of life in Australia between 1890 and 1910…[with] strong women characters.” — Library Journal (starred review) “An unsparing exploration of guilt and Australia’s violent origins and also a quest for redemption and peace. It is a measure of Howarth’s skill that the reader wants the McBride boys to reach their goals with such intensity that the book is almost too painful to read. Howarth has been compared to Cormac McCarthy; this pair of books shows the comparison is deserved.” — The Times (London) “The villainous Inspector Edward Noone is one of the most compelling antagonists in recent historical fiction…It is testament to Howarth’s skill as a writer that his narrative both engages and challenges in its accomplished depiction of a brutal and violent age.” — The Guardian “A gripping tale of adventure [and] a moving account of redemption”. — Sunday Times (London)
Download or read book Outback Angel written by Margaret Way and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With her stunning Latin looks, Angelica De Campo was beautiful enough to live up to her nickname of Angel. But Jake McCord, Australia's most eligible bachelor, couldn't decide if his newest employee was an angel or a temptress!Jake had hired Angelica to transform his Outback home into a lavish Christmas party venue; their relationship had to remain strictly professional. Only, the more closely they worked together, the harder they both had to fight to resist the attraction between them—or risk the consequences….
Download or read book Outback Shimmer written by Carla Caruso and published by Luminosity Publishing. This book was released on 2018-08-31 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Red Dust written by Fleur McDonald and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After the tragic death of her husband in a light-plane accident, Gemma Sinclair is left with the daunting task of managing the vast outback station he's bequeathed her. But she remains haunted by Adam's dying words, not to mention persistent whisp.
Download or read book When the Dust Settles written by R Cook and published by HarperCollins Australia. This book was released on 2013-08-01 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inspiring bestselling story of Northern Territory cattleman Rob Cook's journey back to life after a catastrophic helicopter accident that left him paralysed. When third generation Northern territory cattleman Rob Cook set out on a routine mustering job in a chopper it was a day in the outback like any other, but when the chopper suddenly fell out of the sky, smashing into the ground, it was the day that changed everything. this one-time professional bull-rider had been in scrapes before - he had miraculously walked away from a previous crash in his beloved Gyro, but this time it was different. this time there was no walking away. Seven hours later he was rescued from the wreck on one of Australia's most remote cattle stations, Suplejack Downs Station, and his journey back to life, his young family and the way of life he loved had only just begun. WHEN THE DUST SETTLES is the extraordinary story of cattleman Rob Cook's journey back to life from a catastrophic helicopter accident that left him paralysed - it is also the story of Suplejack Downs Station and one of Australia's most remarkable and resilient bush dynasties.
Download or read book Princes of the Outback Bundle written by Bronwyn Jameson and published by Silhouette. This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 605 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Princes of the Outback: Groomed for Success, Destined for Riches Three Australian half-brothers¿dubbed "Princes of the Outback" by the tabloids¿make a pact to father a baby within a year to save their inheritance as dictated by their father's will. For oldest brother Tomas Carlisle, still reeling from a heart-wrenching tragedy, that means entering into a baby-making agreement with this friend Angelina...who insists on conceiving a child the natural way. Middle brother and playboy hotelier Rafe's solution is to wager with desperate Cat McConnell to make her his convenient wife. And when youngest brother Alex is jilted at the altar, unexpected sparks fly with his ex-fiancée's best friend , Zara...and Alex is determined to make her his new bride! Bundle includes the three books in Bronwyn Jameson's Princes of the Outback trilogy, The Rugged Loner, The Rich Stranger, and The Ruthless Groom, plus a bonus story Outback Reunion.
Download or read book Australian Outback Food Chains written by Bobbie Kalman and published by Crabtree Publishing Company. This book was released on 2006 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes food chains in Australia's outback and discusses how the outback is threatened by the actions of people.
Download or read book Outback Baby written by Lilian Darcy and published by Silhouette. This book was released on 2011-10-17 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: OUTBACK GROOM The engagement of wealthy Australian rancher Dustin Tanner is just the scoop journalist Shay Russell needs to save her flagging career. But when she races to the Outback to interview the happy couple, she finds the story’s gone bust. And then a sudden storm leaves her trapped on the ranch—with a man who looks like he’d do anything to get her out of there…. Dustin’s learned the hard way that urban career women and the Outback don’t mix. Well…maybe they mix a little. Because Shay and Dustin, despite their better judgment, can’t keep their eyes—or their hands!—off each other.They’re about to learn that every action has its consequences. And their consequence should present itself in about eight and a half months…
Download or read book A Place to Belong written by Annie Seaton and published by ASA. This book was released on 2024-02-29 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you believe in love at first sight? Violet Valentine is heading south for Christmas when her vehicle breaks down on a back road near Bindarra Creek. Fleeing a difficult situation in Brisbane, a broken-down car in the middle of nowhere is the last thing she needs. With no phone service, and resigned to spending the night sleeping rough, she is relieved, and somewhat amused when she is rescued by a dashing stranger on a white horse. Joe Rossiter is riding the boundary fences of his recently purchased property on Sam, his favourite old horse, and is dismayed by the amount of fencing work he needs to do. His mood lifts when he encounters a beautiful woman who has set up camp near his creek. Violet has to wait in Bindarra Creek for her car to be repaired and when the word gets around that she is a horse doctor, she receives an offer of a contract at a local horse stud. But the last thing Violet wants to do is settle in one place or give in to her attraction to Joe Rossiter. Can Joe convince Violet that Bindarra Creek is a place for her to belong?
Download or read book Over the River written by Annie Seaton and published by ASA. This book was released on 2024-11-01 with total page 425 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Home again at Ceann Mara Station, Roisín O'Byrne, a young lawyer with a passion for protecting the Darling River where her family has lived for almost two hundred years, finds herself embroiled in a battle. Her commitment to environmental justice pits her against formidable adversaries within the corporate landscape, working with her enigmatic boss, Seth Brodie. As her family continues their quest to uncover the history of the settlement of Ceann Mara and the hidden life of one of its first settlers, Samuel O’Byrne, Roisín plunges deeper into the murky waters of corporate interests and corruption. However, her pursuit of justice becomes increasingly complicated by her undeniable attraction to Seth, a man whose ideals may be different to hers yet whose magnetism is impossible to resist. Will Roisin risk everything, including her life, to expose the truth and save the Darling River?
Download or read book Undara written by Annie Seaton and published by ASA. This book was released on 2024-10-27 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within the treacherous caves of Undara, a betrayal will test the bonds of friendship and family. When entomologist Emlyn Rees arrives at Hidden Valley, she wants nothing more than to escape her marriage breakdown by burying herself in the research team's hunt for new species of insects in the depths of the dramatic Undara lava tubes. Little does she suspect she will be the key to solving a mystery that's more than one hundred years old. Travis Carlyle is initially resistant to letting some city academics tramp over his cattle station. Still, soon, the researchers' findings and a growing friendship with Emlyn bring opportunities to turn around his struggling farm. With a broken marriage behind him and children to care for, Travis needs to plan for the future, and this could be his family's best chance. But when things start going wrong for the farm and around the dig site, Emlyn and Travis are at a loss to understand why. Are they cursed with bad luck, or is there a more sinister force at play? Are the tall tales of enigmatic stockman, Bluey true? As the unseen saboteur grows bolder, Emlyn and Travis are caught in a race against time to save the station ... and their lives.
Download or read book From Across the Sea written by Annie Seaton and published by ASA. This book was released on 2024-04-17 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A riveting tale of resilience, secrets, and the unbreakable bonds of family, when betrayal and survival hang in the balance. Home again at Ceann Mara Station on the banks of the Darling River, where she spent a happy childhood with her four sisters, Caitríona O’Byrne feels safe. Scarred by a harrowing attack at university, she falls into the familiar, nursing both her body and her trust in all she once believed in. Logan Wainwright—a detective on leave, and the new property owner across the river—is facing his own demons. Together with Caitríona, he begins to heal as he assists her with her family history research on the O’Byrne brothers. As her attraction to Logan grows, Caitríona stumbles upon a family secret. In the nineteenth century, two siblings face a life-altering choice: to flee from their ancestral farm in County Kerry or face the consequences of their actions. A gripping family saga unfolds as Caitríona unearths the layers of family history and she is confronted by a betrayal that threatens not only her newfound peace but her very survival. Can Caitríona navigate their sad family history and learn who she can trust before it’s too late?
