Secret Confessions: Down & Dusty

Series · 6 books · 2016

By Jackie Ashenden, Rhyll Biest, Rachael Johns, and more

Books in series

Casey

2016

This is the first book of eight brand-new stories from some of Australia's hottest writers in Australia's hottest genre. From the bar stools of the local pub to the wide open plains of the biggest stations in the world, these tales travel the dusty roads to the heart of Australia and the women who understand how to work hard—and play even harder. In the latest in the wildly successful Secret Confessions series from Escape Publishing, the women of Down & Dusty invite you into their lives—and their bedrooms. \-\ Welcome to the HEART - and HEAT - of Australia … They say that no one has secrets in a small town - these women prove them wrong. Casey Cooper left her husband and the small town of Milpinyani Springs in her dust a year ago, vowing never to return. But a favour to a friend finds her back in town—and back in her husband’s garage, where he offers her a proposition too sexy to refuse. A naked Joel has always been the one thing Casey can’t resist - but can her heart handle the heat? \-\ Secret Confessions: Down & Dusty Book #1: Casey by Rachael Johns Book #2: Lucky by Cate Ellink Book #3: Kelly by Fiona Lowe Book #4: Brooke by Eden Summers Book #5: Clarissa by Mel Teshco Book #6: Skye by Rhyll Biest Book #7: Maree by Elizabeth Dunk Book #8: Frankie by Jackie Ashenden

Lucky

2016

This is the second book of eight brand-new stories from some of Australia's hottest writers in Australia's hottest genre. From the bar stools of the local pub to the wide open plains of the biggest stations in the world, these tales travel the dusty roads to the heart of Australia and the women who understand how to work hard—and play even harder. In the latest in the wildly successful Secret Confessions series from Escape Publishing, the women of Down & Dusty invite you into their lives—and—their bedrooms. \-\ Welcome to the HEART - and HEAT - of Australia … They say that no one has secrets in a small town - these women prove them wrong. As the single female owner of Milpinyani Spring's only pub, Lucky had learned that her behaviour has to be above reproach. She works hard at home, and when she needs to play hard, she does so—far away from the prying eyes of her neighbours and friends... So when the hot new cop swaggers up to the bar, she knows the rules: look, don't touch. But Dare doesn't know how to play her game, and—he's about to show her that the only rules that count are the ones that you break. \-\ Secret Confessions: Down & Dusty Book #1: Casey by Rachael Johns Book #2: Lucky by Cate Ellink Book #3: Kelly by Fiona Lowe Book #4: Brooke by Eden Summers Book #5: Clarissa by Mel Teshco Book #6: Skye by Rhyll Biest Book #7: Maree by Elizabeth Dunk Book #8: Frankie by Jackie Ashenden

Brooke

2016

Welcome to the heart—and heat—of Australia… They say that no one has secrets in a small town—these women prove them wrong. Eight brand-new stories from some of Australia's hottest writers in Australia's hottest genre. From the bar stools of the local pub to the wide open plains of the biggest stations in the world, these tales travel the dusty roads to the heart of Australia and the women who understand how to work hard—and play even harder. In the latest in the wildly successful Secret Confessions series from Escape Publishing, the women of Down & Dusty invite you into their lives—and their bedrooms. Brooke’s brothers practically define over-protective, and while Brooke appreciates their concern, their efforts have left her climbing the walls in sexual frustration. But no man in town is willing to risk their ire, and all Brooke wants is one guy who thinks she is worth the effort. One guy who will stand up for himself—and for her—against her overbearing, old-fashioned family, and whisk her away to sexual and emotional fulfilment. The only issue is that the one guy who looks like he might is the one guy who broke her heart—the one guy that she can’t risk falling for again.

Clarissa

2016

This is the fifth book of eight brand-new stories from some of Australia's hottest writers in Australia's hottest genre. From the bar stools of the local pub to the wide open plains of the biggest stations in the world, these tales travel the dusty roads to the heart of Australia and the women who understand how to work hard—and play even harder. In the latest in the wildly successful Secret Confessions series from Escape Publishing, the women of Down & Dusty invite you into their lives—and—their bedrooms. \-\ Welcome to the HEART - and HEAT - of Australia … They say that no one has secrets in a small town - these women prove them wrong. Clarissa may have been daydreaming about her head stockman, Brandon, every day and night of the long, hot drought, but Brandon has never been anything more than friendly and professional, and Clarissa has long accepted that life will never imitate fantasy. Until Brandon recommends an old friend - a renowned bull-rider and stockman - for a job, and suddenly Clarissa finds herself in the middle of a competition between two of the hottest men that she’s ever seen. But Clarissa doesn’t fancy herself a prize - and with two cowboys willing to do whatever it takes to make her happy, she might just decide that the winner takes all. \-\ Secret Confessions: Down & Dusty Book #1: Casey by Rachael Johns Book #2: Lucky by Cate Ellink Book #3: Kelly by Fiona Lowe Book #4: Brooke by Eden Summers Book #5: Clarissa by Mel Teshco Book #6: Skye by Rhyll Biest Book #7: Maree by Elizabeth Dunk Book #8: Frankie by Jackie Ashenden

Skye

2016

This is the sixth book of eight brand-new stories from some of Australia's hottest writers in Australia's hottest genre. From the bar stools of the local pub to the wide open plains of the biggest stations in the world, these tales travel the dusty roads to the heart of Australia and the women who understand how to work hard—and play even harder. In the latest in the wildly successful Secret Confessions series from Escape Publishing, the women of Down & Dusty invite you into their lives—and—their bedrooms. \-\ Welcome to the HEART - and HEAT - of Australia … They say that no one has secrets in a small town - these women prove them wrong. After five years in the city earning her veterinary degree, Skye Malone is happy to be heading back to Milpinyani Springs, and her best friend Bret. Sure, her crush on him is still at epic proportions, but she managed to ignore it this long, and a good friend is a valuable commodity in a small community like theirs. But Bret spent the last five years growing up, and suddenly Skye's girlhood infatuation evolves into something much stronger and much more dangerous - an adult woman's desire... \-\ Secret Confessions: Down & Dusty Book #1: Casey by Rachael Johns Book #2: Lucky by Cate Ellink Book #3: Kelly by Fiona Lowe Book #4: Brooke by Eden Summers Book #5: Clarissa by Mel Teshco Book #6: Skye by Rhyll Biest Book #7: Maree by Elizabeth Dunk Book #8: Frankie by Jackie Ashenden

Frankie

2016

This is the eighth (and final) book of eight brand-new stories from some of Australia's hottest writers in Australia's hottest genre. From the bar stools of the local pub to the wide open plains of the biggest stations in the world, these tales travel the dusty roads to the heart of Australia and the women who understand how to work hard—and play even harder. In the latest in the wildly successful Secret Confessions series from Escape Publishing, the women of Down & Dusty invite you into their lives—and—their bedrooms. \-\ Welcome to the HEART - and HEAT - of Australia … They say that no one has secrets in a small town - these women prove them wrong. Frankie has lost a lot to her stepbrother, Mac: her father's affection, the family cattle station, her teenage daydreams. But Mac has never shown any interest in taking what Frankie wants to give: her heart, her soul, and her body. So Frankie has no choice. She can't continue to live with Mac, loving him as she does, knowing he doesn't want her in return. She has finally saved enough money to buy Mac out of the station and out of her life for good. But Mac has an offer of his own: one night together, and he'll walk away. One night for full ownership of the cattle station. For Frankie, it's an offer too tantalising to resist, an offer too dangerous to consider - an offer she can't refuse... \-\ Secret Confessions: Down & Dusty Book #1: Casey by Rachael Johns Book #2: Lucky by Cate Ellink Book #3: Kelly by Fiona Lowe Book #4: Brooke by Eden Summers Book #5: Clarissa by Mel Teshco Book #6: Skye by Rhyll Biest Book #7: Maree by Elizabeth Dunk Book #8: Frankie by Jackie Ashenden

Authors

Jackie Ashenden

Author · 76 books

Jackie has been writing fiction since she was eleven years old. Mild mannered fantasy/SF/pseudo-literary writer by day, obsessive romance writer by night, she used to balance her writing with the more serious job of librarianship until a chance meeting with another romance writer prompted her to throw off the shackles of her day job and devote herself to the true love of her heart – writing romance. She particularly likes to write dark, emotional stories with alpha heroes who've just got the world to their liking only to have it blown wide apart by their kick-ass heroines. She lives in Auckland, New Zealand with her husband, the inimitable Dr Jax, two kids, two cats and some guppies (possibly dead guppies by the time you read this). When she's not torturing alpha males and their stroppy heroines, she can be found drinking chocolate martinis, reading anything she can lay her hands on, posting random crap on her blog, or being forced to go mountain biking with her husband.

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Eden Summers

Author · 40 books

Eden Summers is a bestselling author best known for the Hunting Her World, Reckless Beat series and the Vault. Visit Eden on AMAZON Connect with Eden on FACEBOOK Visit Eden on BOOKBUB Join Eden's Reader Group on Facebook Sign up for Eden's newsletter for the latest book news and receive an exclusive download of DIRTY STRATEGY .

Cate Ellink

Author · 6 books

Cate Ellink became intrigued by the erotic when her grandfather used to pass books to her father saying, “Don’t let the girls read page X.” Although her mother and sisters never bothered to chase those pages, Cate always did. Invariably, her imagination was better than what she read. While pursuing a career in science, Cate amused herself by writing about ordinary events and giving them an erotic twist. It’s taken more than a few years to bravely expose her mind to the public. While the events in her stories may have occurred, it’s highly likely that her imagination is far more exciting than the reality. Cate lives near the beach in NSW, Australia, with a long-suffering husband.

Mel Teshco

Author · 28 books

I’m an award winning author who loves to write scorching hot contemporary and science fiction romance—stories I love to read. I love working from home, where my office window looks out over our ‘block’ of fourteen acres with gorgeous mountain views. After enjoying a stint as a foster carer for cats, I now have seven felines to entertain me, along with two dogs and two horses. But only when I’m not distracted by my three gorgeous daughters, one of whom—a teenager *shriek*—is still living at home. As for my husband…he’s still waiting for retirement.