The Woodlea Novella Collection

by Alissa Callen

Romance in rural Australia, three captivating Woodlea novellas from best-selling author Alissa Callen.

The Purple Hills

When Sibylla Elliott‘s father has a stroke she returns to small-town Woodlea planning to stay just until he recovers and before her stepmother can wedge herself any further between them. Single dad Hugh Mason's entire world is his freckle-faced son, Riley. When Hugh suffers a head injury, he has no Plan B, until Riley fetches Sibylla who, relieved to escape the tensions in her family home, moves to the next-door farm to help out. But when close quarters magnify the attraction between Sibylla and Hugh and refresh past heartbreak, there is a price to pay. Will the wish of a motherless five-year-old as he stares at the night sky be enough to make Sibylla's plans permanent?

The Silver Creek

Country girl Bethany Galloway has a single prerequisite when choosing a man. He must be someone her mother, Edna, small town Woodlea's notorious matchmaker, disapproves of. Mac Barton ticks such a box. Farmer Mac Barton has always known intriguing and beautiful Bethany has been off-limits. Their families have been long locked in a feud over a cattle trophy. Then at the first of the autumn bonfires he breaks with family loyalty. A conversation with Bethany leads to the start of something more. For Bethany, what she feels for Mac is real. Mac too has no doubts that Bethany is who he's been searching for. But when Edna, and Mac's father, unexpectedly approve of the clandestine relationship, trouble hits with the force of a winter storm. Can a woman desperate to be her own person and a man who refuses to be manipulated find their way back to each other?

Under the Christmas Stars

Small-town teacher Freya George is determined for make up for last year's disastrous Christmas. This year she will stop at nothing to ensure that she and the Woodlea community have the best holiday season ever. But from the moment Freya meets cattleman Drew Macgregor, her plans unravel faster than red Christmas ribbon....

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About the author

When USA Today bestselling author Alissa Callen isn’t writing she plays traffic controller to four children, three dogs, two horses and one renegade cow who really does believe the grass is greener on the other side of the fence. After a childhood spent chasing sheep on the family farm, Alissa has always been drawn to remote areas and small towns, even when residing overseas. Once a teacher and a counsellor, she remains interested in the life journeys that people take. She also is partial to historic homesteads and country gardens and has been known to drive hours to see an open-garden. She currently lives on a small slice of rural Australia in central western New South Wales.

Reviews

[Wendy Kendall · Rating 3 out of 5]

Whilst I have enjoyed Alissa’s books, I found I didn’t enjoy the fast & furious Novella format, as much. This did include characters we had met previously however a complete novel would have worked better, in my opinion.

I score this 3.75 stars 🌟