Abigail Ferris seems to have it all: a prosperous Outback station; a handsome, genial husband and two accomplished adult children. But appearances can be deceiving …Wordsworth Station is in the grip of the worst drought in living memory, and Abby is pulling out all the stops to keep her animals alive and her family business afloat. True to form, husband Brad is nowhere to be seen when she needs him most.After some intriguing visitors land at her doorstep, one man in the group stands out: David. He is cultured, gentle, thoughtful. Everything Brad is not. His presence shines a harsh spotlight on the reality of her life, revealing the truth about her husband's character.When Abby is involved in an accident on a remote part of her property, it becomes clear that she is the target of a cold, ruthless killer. All the while, she glimpses a nurturing love beyond her wildest dreams.Can Abby finally be with a man who truly deserves her? Or will the chameleon reveal his true colours and destroy her life? Anne Rouen-the nom de plume of Lynn Newberry-is the award-winning author behind the successful historical fiction series, Master of Illusion and, more recently, a set of standalone contemporary historical fiction romance and suspense novels set in the Australian Outback.Lynn is a retired Australian country woman, currently living in the north-west region of New South Wales. A graduate of the University of New England, she is a former teacher, dressage rider and cattle breeder. A life on the land, including eleven years in Outback Queensland, has mixed nicely with her penchant for writing romantic suspense in historical settings.More recently, Lynn exchanged her farm for a delightful small acreage on the edge of a village, where she writes full time. As horses and writing are her greatest passions, Lynn now embraces an idyllic lifestyle, since she has time to delve into the historical research she so loves.Writing as Anne Rouen, Lynn self-published her historical romance/mystery series Master of Illusion with great success, winning four literary awards across the entire set. Book I (Master of Illusion Bk I) and Book III (Angel of Song) achieved Silver (2014) and Bronze (2016) respectively in the Global Ebook Awards for Modern Historical Literature Fiction. Book IV (Guardian Angel), the final in the series, was awarded Silver (2018) in the same category and Bronze (2018) for the Global Ebook Awards Best Ebook Cover.Lynn has seen continued success with the Global Ebook Awards with her Australian Outback romance novels. In 2022 Winter at Medora Downs achieved a Gold Medal for the Best Ebook Cover, Silver for Best Suspense Fiction and Bronze for Best Modern Historical Literature Fiction in a contemporary setting. Wild Kingdom scooped the pool in the 2023 Global Ebook Awards with four gold medals (Best Ebook Cover, Best Historical Literature Fiction-Contemporary, Best Romance Fiction Historical, Best Western Fiction) and the prestigious Dan Poynter Legacy Award for Best of Fiction.Lynn also achieved a Highly Commended in the 2011 Rolf Boldrewood Literary Awards for her short story The Scent of a Criminal and a Commended in the 2018 Thunderbolt Prize for Crime Fiction for The Min Min Light.You can find more information about Anne Rouen and read her blog at www.annerouen.com and through Facebook: www.facebook.com/Anne.Rouen.
