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Cathryn Hein is a best-selling author of rural romance and romantic adventure novels, a Romance Writers of Australia Romantic Book of the Year finalist with Santa and the Saddler, and a regular Australian Romance Reader Awards finalist.
A South Australian country girl by birth, Cathryn loves nothing more than a rugged rural hero who’s as good with his heart as he is with his hands, which is probably why she writes them! Her romances are warm and emotional, and feature themes that don’t flinch from the tougher side of life but are often happily tempered by the antics of naughty animals. Her aim is to make you smile, sigh, and perhaps sniffle a little, but most of all feel wonderful.
Cathryn lives in Newcastle, Australia with her partner of man ...more

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	Elsa's Stand (Outback Brides #3) 4.27 avg rating — 519 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Grazier's Son 4.28 avg rating — 397 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heart of the Valley 4.26 avg rating — 355 ratings — published 2012 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Country Girl 4.26 avg rating — 302 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Heartland 4.05 avg rating — 312 ratings — published 2013 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rocking Horse Hill (Levenham Love Story, #1) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 280 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wayward Heart 4.10 avg rating — 253 ratings — published 2016 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Horseman's Promise 4.21 avg rating — 233 ratings — published 2011 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Summer and the Groomsman (Levenham Love Story, #2) 3.79 avg rating — 233 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Serenity's Song (Outback Brides Return to Wirralong, #3) 4.30 avg rating — 205 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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My Favourite Reads of August 2026

Welcome to My Favourite Reads, the blog series where I share my favourite books of the past month, and love to hear about yours!

With so much going on (ten days away in Darwin for the Romance Writers of Australia conference and a catch-up with a friend I haven’t seen for 34 years – which was amazing!), I didn’t expect to get a lot of reading done in August, but I ended up reading seven books. Only

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The Rules of Backyard Croquet by Sunni Overend

4 votes, 36.4%

The Shack by the Bay by Lea Davey

2 votes, 18.2%

Under the Hood by Juanita Kees

1 vote, 9.1%

The Secret Vineyard by Loretta Hill

1 vote, 9.1%

The Secret Recipe for Second Chances by J.D. Barrett

1 vote, 9.1%

Mallee Sky by Kerry McGinnis

1 vote, 9.1%

One More Song by Nicki Edwards

1 vote, 9.1%

The Country Girl by Cathryn Hein

0 votes, 0.0%

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