
A collection of festive rural stories from five well-loved Australian authors. Under Christmas Stars by Alissa Callen Small-town teacher Freya George is determined to make up for last year's disastrous Christmas. This year she will stop at nothing to ensure that she and the Woodlea community have the best holiday season ever. But from the moment Freya meets cattleman Drew Macgregor, her plans unravel faster than red Christmas ribbon ... Christmas at Coorah Creek by Janet Gover English nurse Katie Brooks is here to stay after travelling halfway around the world to outback Queensland. But she hadn't anticipated being rescued on day one by Scott Collins: Coorah Creek's prodigal son ... who is determined to leave town as soon as possible. Can a small-town Christmas change their minds? The Christmas Wish by Jacquie Underdown Returning home, schoolteacher Brielle hopes a quiet Christmas will quash the ever-present feeling that she no longer belongs anywhere. For single dad Luke, romance is off the agenda - no matter how appealing his one-time antagonist Brielle has become. It's not only his heart that's at risk - it's that of his young daughter too. But after a Christmas wish is cast, the spirit of Christmas conspires to create some holiday magic. Above the Mistletoe by Juliet Madison Determined to escape all things Christmas in far-off Australia, Angelette hadn't counted on being forced to stay at the local Christmas-themed pub, where the owner is intent on enforcing holiday cheer. But embracing Christmas will mean opening up about the one reason Angelette vowed never to celebrate Christmas again. And that will take a miracle. His Christmas Feast by Nora James Jilted French chef Christophe has sworn off women. Until his sexy neighbour Emily turns up at the lavish Christmas party he throws at his country home. The trouble is, Emily, the queen of mixed signals, is hiding something. Will he ever understand her? Or will the fence they're building between their two properties keep them apart for good?
Authors

Janet Gover was born in Melbourne, Australia. When she was very small, her family moved to a small country town in Queensland. She studied Journalism and Politics at Queensland University. She went on to forge a path in television journalism, she worked as a reporter and producer of news and other factual TV programmes in Australia, Hong Kong and the UK. Today matched with a Englishman, she lives in West London and works as a consultant, implementing high end digital systems in TV stations and production facilities in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Janet Gover published her first short story, called The Last Dragon, in 2002, and since then she published some short stories. In 2007 she won the Romantic Novelists' Association's Elizabeth Goudge Trophy, and now she is part of the RNA's Committee.. She published her first romance novel in 2009.

Jacquie lives in Central Queensland, Australia, where it's always hot and humidity constantly coats the skin, summer or winter. After a decade long profession as an accountant, she now spends her time wrapped up in her imagination, creating characters, exploring alternative realities, and falling in love with a host of mouth-watering heroes who occupy her mind at first, then eventually her books. Jacquie has a business degree, has studied post-graduate writing, editing and publishing at The University of Queensland and earned a Master of Letters from Central Queensland University. But all that means is that she's super-dedicated to writing the best books she can for readers to enjoy. So far, she has over a million words published, and the word-count is climbing. Check out her many published novels, novellas and short stories that will hit you in the heart with deep emotion, love, and 'no ordinary' storylines.


Juliet Madison is a naturopath-turned-author of fiction and self-help, and a colouring book artist. She likes to combine her love of words, art, and inspiration to create books that entertain and empower readers to love, laugh, and live. She enjoys putting her characters into extraordinary situations and taking them on a challenging journey to discover their true passion and inner strength, weaving in some laughs, tears, romance and sometimes a touch of magic along the way. Living near the beach on the beautiful south coast of New South Wales, Australia, Juliet spends as much time as possible writing and coming up with new ideas, while doing her best to avoid housework. Juliet loves to interact online with readers and writers. You can contact her on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/juliet\_madison, on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/JulietMadison..., and through her website http://www.julietmadison.com