Böcker av Narelle Atkins

He's a small-town guy, a cowboy at heart. She's a city girl from the other side of the world. Will a blind date lead to a love that lasts a lifetime?Farm mechanic Sam Williams is on the cusp of realizing his dream of being a rancher after inheriting a share in his family's Colorado ranch. He's keen to make plans and leave Gilead in the dust after his friend's Easter Saturday wedding. First he needs a plus-one for the wedding, to avoid a super awkward encounter with his high-school girlfriend who has just married the best man.After a devastating public betrayal by her high-profile ex, Bek Montford is hiding out in Kansas. She's calling herself Becky, licking her wounds and focusing on the things that make her happy. Drawn to the annual passion play at Gilead Bible College where she's living, she volunteers to work behind the scenes.Since Becky is only in Gilead until June, a blind date with a suitable plus-one before the wedding seems like the perfect solution for Sam. No strings and no commitment.But the blind date turns into a not-so-fake relationship when Sam and Becky must work together on the passion play. Can they overcome past emotional wounds and geographical distance to create a future together?An opposites attract, different worlds, blind date and fake relationship contemporary Christian romance.

Her heart belongs in Trinity Lakes.Hannah Gilbertson has deep roots in her small East Washington home town, including a lake named after her family. Sporty and hard working, she loves running the rowing club and supporting the town's water recreation tourism. She's determined to avoid dating and becoming entangled in her mother's matchmaking schemes, and she wants to prove to her successful father that she's worthy of carrying on his legacy.Joel Manning left behind his life in Sydney, Australia, and a broken heart, to start over in Trinity Lakes. A tiler by trade, he's embarking on a year long working vacation adventure, and he's not looking for love.The handsome Aussie captures Hannah's interest when she hires him to do repair work at her rowing club. Joel is drawn to the beautiful American, and values spending time with her. Their shared faith and love for kayaking lays the foundation for their friendship to become something more.A shocking secret combined with family upheaval leads to more questions than answers, and threatens to push Joel and Hannah apart to faraway shores. Can their love overcome the miles between them?