When taking up an unexpected inheritance with an unhappy past, newcomer Stirling is daunted to find a town set against him. Except, perhaps, for one sassy, big-hearted woman, who is willing to give him a chance to prove he belongs. Pitch-perfect rural romance from popular Australian author Cathryn Hein.


When helicopter pilot Stirling Hawley travels to Grassmoor in Victoria's lush Western District to claim an inheritance, he doesn't expect to face a town that hates him.

Nor does he anticipate being saved from near-death by glamorous vintage clothing designer Darcy Sloane. Or that she'll take a personal interest in his recovery. But Grassmoor and Westwind, the historic mansion Stirling inherited from the father he never knew, prove full of surprises.

The more Stirling digs into his father's life, the more uneasy he becomes. Behind Dougal Kildare's respectable stock agent and farmer veneer was a man of secrets. While the fraud that devastated the community and led to Dougal's tragic death is one, there are others. And such things never stay buried forever...

As Stirling's suspicions about Dougal's death grow, danger creeps ever closer. Until it's not only Stirling's life in peril but the woman he's come to love.

PRAISE FOR THE COUNTRY GIRL:

'The story is fun and the romance is a slow burn ... Cathryn Hein combines her love of romance and her love of cooking to give her readers yet another unmissable rural romance story.' - Burgeoning Bookshelf

'Cathryn Hein is one of my favourite authors and her rurals are always sweet with a bit of a sassy twist.' - 1girltoomanybooks

'Hein is an expert in rural romance stories and this one is no exception ... taking the reader on quite the tumultuous journey to happy ever after, expect some tears, laughter and that tingly feeling in your heart.' - Mrs B's Book Reviews