16 year old Indigo Mills has made her living as a pickpocketer until she is saved by Nova from a life on the streets. Nova takes her to Windale Mountain Station, a 3000 hectare property run by an all female staff where she stays for the next 10 years as a farmhand.

As well as a sheep farm, the property also runs as a camp for sporting teams to come and do pre-season training and bonding activities. There is just one strict rule the staff must abide by - no fraternising with the guests.

Enter professional NRL team, the Scorpions, who are coming off a Grand Final loss in the previous season with the best half-back in the league, Carter Hendrix. But Carter hasn't come without issues, he is on the outer with his team after an incident which prevented another player playing in the grand final, a decision a lot of his team mates blame him for.

Indy and Carter are instantly attracted to each other and seemingly find more ways to spend time together. Indy needs to decide if swoonworthy Carter will be worth breaking the rules for.

This was so sweet and I inhaled it in 2 days. While full on romance is not my preferred genre, there was enough alternative information about farming and rugby league references (I even learnt a new rule!) to keep me turning the page.

There was a lot of drama on this farm from storms, fires and near-death experiences, along with beautifully described scenery that made me wish I was swimming in the water holes on the property in the middle of summer.

It was also refreshing to read something positive and uplifting about a rugby league player for once!

Renae Black is certainly making a name for herself with her rural romances and this is a great read with a rugby league crossover you didn't know you needed!

Indigo Mills lives and works at Windale Mountain Sheep Station, she loves her job and it saved her from going down the wrong path as a teenager. Indy has always followed her bosses Nova’s rules, and she doesn’t want do anything to lose her found family and home.

The Scorpions a rugby league team come to Windale for a pre-season training camp, they lost last year’s grand final, and they need to put in the hard yards to turn it around and some members blame their half back for the loss. Carter Hendrix plans to stick to himself, and as a professional athlete he doesn't know how long his career will last and he wants to make the most of the opportunities he’s been given and doesn’t take it for granted.

Indy and Carter meet, she’s a couple of years older and comes from a very different back ground and they feel an instant spark and connection and her bosses number one rule is don’t sleep with the guests and Indy’s hasn’t had any trouble obeying this one until now and wonders how she and Carter will not give into temptation and desire?

I received a copy of Second Chance Station by Renae Black from NetGalley and Harlequin Australia in exchange for an honest review. I was captivated by this narrative by the end of the first chapter, I really liked the characters and read the book in a day.

I like sport and as we know professional footballers are put up on a pedestal and don’t come across as everyday people and Carter made me think of them differently and in a good way.

A story about overcoming the past and getting a second chance, being scared, vulnerable and no longer afraid, standing up for what’s not right and survivor’s guilt, taking risks, types of team work, and a plot with smouldering chemistry.

Five stars from me, I highly recommend Second Chance Station and Renae Blacks previous book Red Dirt Home and she’s certainly making her name for herself in the realms of well written and page turning Australian rural romance.

Nova runs Windale Mountain Station, a station with only female employees and a place for girls to have a second chance. Indi first went there ten years ago when caught stealing money and given the choice of the station or the police being involved. Then the Sydney Scorpions rugby league team comes there for a training camp. In comes Carter Hendrix one of the best players in the league. I’ve read one of Renae’s books before and this one was delightful. The setting sounded great with the premise behind Windale Mountain Station. I loved the characters of Indi and Carter and loved their story from start to end.

Renae Black could publish her shopping list and I'd pre-order it. I’m officially in my “Renae Black writes it, I read it” era—and Second Chance Station just cemented that.
Her writing is so good I could practically feel the dust in my teeth and hear sheep judging me from the yards. Windale Mountain sheep station? 10/10 would get lost there and not even be mad.
Now let’s talk Indie—absolute queen. You know you’ve got a great FMC when you’re only five pages in and already defensive of her like she’s your little cousin at her first job. She's strong, she's fierce, and she’s not taking nonsense from anyone (except maybe a sheep or two).
And then there’s Carter. NRL player, heartthrob, surprise packet of emotional depth. I was expecting footy banter, not full-blown swoon. The way he treats Indie? I need to lie down.
I loved the whole NRL-meets-farming-life mashup—who knew footy boots and work boots made such a good combo?
This story is about taking chances, facing your past, and trusting your heart—and the epilogue had me smiling like I'd just found the last Tim Tam in the packet. Renae Black, take a bow.

Renae Black is my new favourite voice of Australian rural romance! I will read anything that Renae Black writes...I won't even bother with the synopsis because I just know the book will be fabulous.

Black has a way of beautifully capturing the landscape of rural Australia and the people that call it home and she has outdone herself with the setting of Second Chance Station. Black's writing style had me feeling the breeze on my face and hearing the sheep bleating in the yards with the Windale Mountain sheep station setting as I read.

Indie is one of those FMCs that you instantly know you will love. You can't help but be proud of her for the way she turned her life around and the hard work she puts in, and you don't want anyone to disappoint her as you read.

I loved the cross over of NRL training camp and farming life. Carter, oh boy, what a male lead character he is! There is a lot of depth to this NRL star that I wasn't expecting and the way he treats Indie is *chef's kiss*!

This is a story of taking risks, second chances, following your heart and not letting your past dictate your future. The epilogue left me with the biggest smile on my face.

Second Chance Station was brilliant...I give it infinity stars.