The Blue Gum Camp

"When the very sensible Charity meets the 'sworn-off-women-forever' Lachlan on a wild weekend at a bachelor and spinsters' ball, what could possibly go wrong....or is there a chance it could all go impossibly, incredibly right?

Charity Farrugia is too sensible to believe she'll find love in a paddock.


After all, at thirty-four, she's the responsible one with the secure career and the mortgage. The one who raised her two sisters when their mother got sick. The cautious one with strong reservations about Faith and Hope spending a weekend in the country at a Bachelors and Spinsters Ball.

Lachlan MacKenzie might be divorced, but his cheating ex isn't why he avoids dating-only his brother Hamish knows that secret. But keeping an eye out for Hamish has become part of Lachlan's life, so he reluctantly permits himself to be dragged to the local B "">

Charity has no intention of allowing her chaperone duties to be side-tracked. But meeting the intriguing farmer-who seems as reluctant as her to be at the B "">prove to her sisters that she does have a wild side after all.


But will she discover that what happens in the country sometimes refuses to stay in the country?




'With complex and endearing characters who will steal your heart away, these unputdownable books will have you turning the pages long into the night.'
KARLY LANE, author of Time After Time


'Léonie Kelsall is my go-to when I want a gutsy rural fiction read.'
DARRY FRASER, author of The Prodigal Sister


'Leonie Kelsall's authentic rural voice shines as she explores some of life's bigger challenges in The Blue Gum Camp. The combination of realistic, relatable characters and a stunning South Australian setting will no doubt captivate readers and have them turning the pages long into the night.'
LISA IRELAND, author of The One and Only Dolly Jamieson

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