Romance novelist touring the region

Fans of rural romance in the Limestone Coast and Glenelg Shire have certainly been spoilt for choice in recent months as several authors have dropped by to talk about their latest books, and it will be Léonie Kelsall’s turn next month.

Léonie will visit the Casterton, Bordertown, Millicent, Port MacDonnell and Bordertown, to coincide with the publication of her latest rural romance, The Homestead in the Eucalypts.

The bestselling author of The Farm at Peppertree Crossing, The Wattle Seed Inn, The River Gum Cottage, The Willow Tree Wharf and The Blue Gum Camp Léonie grew up in rural South Australia where she still spends much of her time.

Growing up without a television, she developed a love of reading before she reached primary school, swiftly followed by a desire to write.

And Léonie’s latest book promises plenty for her fans.

When student doctor Taylor Lawrence’s city life is turned upside down, she seeks sanctuary on her grandparents’ farm in the South Australian countryside.

During the lonely nights, she fantasises of a time long-gone; of Anna, who, rising at dawn to milk the cows and fetch water from the well, is caught in a bushfire that threatens to leave her reputation as blackened as the surrounding bushland. And of Anna’s rescuer, fellow settler, Luke Hartmann.

Reality blurs as Taylor repeatedly escapes into Anna’s world, and she realises she must discover whether her dreams are pure fantasy—or if they recount a story more familiar than she could ever imagine.

Either way, it seems she’ll end up with a broken mind or a broken heart. The problem is, Taylor is no longer sure which she would prefer.

EVENT DETAILS:

July 3- 7pm

Bushes and Beans Bookshop, Bordertown (Phone 0423 706 466 to book)

July 14 – 3pm

Port Macdonnell Community Complex (Phone (08)8738 3000 to book)

July 15 -11am

Casterton Library. FREE event, with light lunch provided. (Phone (03)5522 2265 or message Glenelg Libraries on Facebook or Instagram to book)

July 15 – 2.30pm

Hamilton Library (Phone (03)5573 0470 to book)

July 16 – 11.30am

Millicent Library. (Phone (08)8733 0903 to book)