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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Where the Red Dust Settles: An Australian Romance of Secrets, Steel & the Outback sky

Where the Red Dust Settles: An Australian Romance of Secrets, Steel & the Outback sky

Spell, Aeliana

Paperback

Romance

ISBN13: 9798183516142
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 21 2026
Pages: 164
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.35 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Where the Red Dust SettlesFrom the high-stakes culinary world of Sydney to the brutal, forty-degree heat of the Australian outback, comes a powerful story of redemption, grit, and unexpected love.Felicity was one of Sydney's most promising executive chefs-until a devastating betrayal left her bankrupt, broken, and running from her past. Desperate for a place to hide, she flees to the remote outback town of Mallee Ridge to claim her late uncle's rundown weatherboard bakery. With a threadbare generator, a rusted biscuit tin for a cash register, and the harsh desert plains closing in, she's completely out of her depth.She intends to isolate herself from the world, but the red dirt has other plans.Enter Cole Dalton. The rugged, laconic local mechanic commands his workshop with steel nerves and a quiet strength. Recognizing the fierce determination hidden beneath Felicity's city exterior, Cole refuses to let her fail. With sweat and iron, he steps in to anchor her-wiring her temperamental kitchen and hand-fabricating a monstrous bush oven out of an old iron water tank just to give her a fighting chance.When the town's massive annual Sheep Show arrives, Felicity faces a military-grade logistical nightmare: catering for four hundred hungry pastoralists out of her makeshift setup. To survive, she will have to rely on the community she's trying to push away-and the unyielding reliability of the man who has quietly stolen her heart.But just as the red dust begins to settle, the ghost of Felicity's past arrives in Mallee Ridge. Her arrogant former city business partner tracks her down, dangling a glossy contract and the prestige of the coast back in front of her.Faced with a choice between the polished corporate world she left behind and the vast, honest future she is building in the scrub, Felicity must decide where she truly belongs.A beautifully atmospheric, 164-page contemporary Australian romance packed with small-town heart, slow-burn passion, and the healing power of community.Perfect for fans of: Aussie Outback Romance & Rural FictionSmall-Town Redemption StoriesGrumpy-meets-Sunshine & Slow-Burn RomanceStrong, resilient heroines and rugged, protective heroes

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