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  • By: Rachael Johns
  • Narrated by: Casey Withoos
  • Length: 9 hrs and 24 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (135 ratings)

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Outback Dreams (A Bunyip Bay Novel, #1)

By: Rachael Johns
Narrated by: Casey Withoos
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Faith and Monty are both looking for love...in the wrong direction.

Faith Forrester is at a crossroads. Single, thirty and living on a farm in a small Western Australian town, she's sick of being treated like a kitchen slave by her brother and father. Ten years ago, her mother died of breast cancer, and Faith has been treading water ever since. She wants to get her hands dirty on the family farm. She wants to prove to herself that she's done something worthwhile with her life. And she wants to find a man...

For as long as he can remember, Daniel "Monty" Montgomery has been Faith's best friend. When he was ten, his parents sold the family property in Merindah and moved to Perth to be closer to support services for his autistic brother, and ever since, Monty's dreamed of having his own place. So for the last ten years, he's been back on the land, working odd jobs and saving every dollar to put toward his dream. And now he finally has it. But there's still something missing...

So when Faith embarks on a mission to raise money for a charity close to her heart—Dogs for Autism—and Monty's dream property comes on the market, things seem like they are falling into place for them both. Until a drunken night out ends with them sleeping together. Suddenly, the best friends are both facing a new set of challenges...

Monty and Faith are both ready to find a life partner and settle down, but have they both been looking in all the wrong places?

©2020 Rachael Johns (P)2020 HarperCollins Publishers

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Unputdownable

I've read a few of Rachel John's titles now, and although they all follow the same recipe, the characters in each book are original enough to keep the stories fresh.
I read some reader reviews calling out the narrators mispronunciation of WA towns, but I'm a QLDer, so not a biggie for me 🙂
All in all, a great read, good romance and perfect ending.
Praise for Casey Withoos whose narration is perfect (aside from the "AWE-bany" vs AL-bany" faux pas according to the Western Australian reviewers.

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Believable characters and great storyline.

Loved the storyline and characters. well narrated except for the mispronounciation of WA town names. shows an in-depth knowledge of the community in country towns. Thanks for an enjoyable listen.

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Perfect escape to a country place.

Couldn’t stop listening.
Loved it and totally invested in it.
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excellent storyline

I loved it and enjoyed the story. Wonderfully Australian characters and the narrator is great

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I really like this book

I read this a while ago and then listen to it on Audible as well about 6 months later. It was my first full Audible book experience and I liked it - I liked the narration.

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Good story based in WA

A good story which only gets better the more you get into the series. Very addictive. It’s lovely it’s based on WA.

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Fabulously addictive reading

Love the way each character pulls you in.
Highly recommend all of Rachael’s books, I hope she brings more out soon.

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oziepossum 🇦🇺

Just listened to this enjoyable book for the second time around and loved it all over again. Thanks Rachael so much 💚😊

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What a series!

I was so happy to see that this was a series! Can’t wait to listen to them all!

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Easy reading

Easy listening to, a beautiful love story which I couldn’t put down once I started.

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