When shearer Lincoln (LJ) Tanner buys a failing contracting run, what he needs are the skilful hands of wool classer Poppy Fletcher to help convince farmers to book him. Plagued by concerns he is being pushed off the family farm by his brother, and his best mate’s death, LJ’s confidence is rocked by broken promises. With Poppy’s sassy mouth and striking looks, she’s the kind of girl who just might turn around his luck, and his grieving heart.
Devastated after wool test results that threatened to trash her reputation, Poppy flees to Tasmania, her confidence stripped. But a handsome contractor promising her work might be the answer, until her deceiving ex follows her, leaving her feeling exposed and vulnerable.
Farmers are refusing to trust LJ, so any chance of a turnaround for the run is doomed. When he breaks yet another promise, Poppy’s deepest fear—that her future might not be her own choice—takes hold. Will Poppy be able to follow her heart, and the man who hopes to claim it, or will LJ’s attempts to restore his reputation ruin any chance they have of finding true love?
When Charlotte Redding returns to Sheepwash Creek, her family property, it’s to tie up loose ends, sell up, then leave before it tries to kill her too. The renowned superfine merino station in the Western District of Victoria has robbed her of her brother, and now her father, so she owes it absolutely nothing. And the last person she wants to see is Fraser Pierce, the boyfriend she left behind in anger and unforgiveness.
But Fraser, her next-door neighbour from the Trentham Park merino station has other ideas. He’s loved Charlotte since he was fifteen, losing her after a shooting accident involving her brother that rocked the whole community. Having her back in Settlers Hill is his second chance to convince her to stay. But when John—Fraser’s father—tries to buy Sheepwash Creek, Charlotte can’t forget the long-time rivalry between the two stations and wants to sell to anyone but them.
Can Charlotte find a way to forgive even if she can’t forget, and will Fraser be prepared to risk everything to get her back in his life?
Former fireman Gus Stevens is haunted by the one rescue he couldn't make; he wants nothing more than to disappear into his quiet farm on the outskirts of Forest Gully. The last thing he needs is his new neighbour, Kate Harris, with her happy smile and relentless community spirit, trying to drag him back into a world he’s sworn to leave behind.
Kate has enough on her plate to raise her nephew Riley and prove to herself—and her parents—that she’s capable of being the guardian he needs. But something about her brooding neighbour calls to her, and she recognises the same lost look in his eyes that she sees in Riley’s.
When a devastating storm threatens Riley’s life, Gus must face an impossible choice: confront the demons of his past or watch history repeat itself. In a small town where secrets don’t stay buried and healing comes in unexpected ways, Gus and Kate must decide if letting down their guards is worth risking their hearts. But with Kate’s deadline looming and Gus’s demons rising, time isn't on their side.
