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Tides of Belonging
2026
First Published
360
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Irish nurse Eileen MacCullagh has built her life on precision. Postgraduate studies, a coveted executive role and a future mapped in careful increments. She is organised, ambitious and steady under pressure. When she arrives in Australia for a prestigious medical symposium, she expects long days, strategic conversations, and another careful step up the ladder. Jock was never part of the plan. After a reckless kiss at her sister Kat's wedding nearly a year ago, the Scottish wanderer with salt in his hair and sunlight in his smile, steps back into her world. He still travels light and chases the horizon, and now he is asking her to step beyond the safety of everything she has worked for. Eileen doesn't do impulsive. She doesn't throw away her career on a feeling. But when relentless ambition starts eroding her health and the quiet panic she's been hiding breaks through, success doesn't feel like winning anymore. It feels like she's disappearing, one careful achievement at a time. Jock offers no guarantees, just open roads and the possibility of a future neither planned. As the tide shifts beneath her feet, Eileen must decide whether belonging can be found in the life she intended or the one she never saw coming.

Author

Rhonda Forrest
Rhonda Forrest
Author · 14 books

An Australian voice creating compelling contemporary fiction - from bush to beach, steamy romances, riveting history and eclectic characters. Rhonda Forrest is an Australian teacher and author who writes captivating contemporary and historical fiction about relationships, family life and social issues, set amidst beautiful and uniquely Australian landscapes. After bringing up three daughters and traversing several different careers, Rhonda went on to teach creative writing, English and History to high school students. Her passion for literacy, history and travelling around Australia fuels her novels. Rhonda currently lives with her husband between two Queensland homes: one on Tamborine Mountain, the other a century-old cottage with a rambling garden, overlooking the waters of the Whitsundays. Readers can connect with Rhonda via her website www.rhondaforrest.com, Instagram @rhondaforrestauthor or Facebook https://www.facebook.com/valeenapress.

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