Stella Quinn
Stories about life & love & all the messy stuff in between
Down the Track
Published by Harper Collins HQ Fiction, 2024
Digging up the past isn't easy ... Sweet, funny and feel-good, the unmissable rural romance from the bestselling author of A Home Among the Snow Gums and The Vet From Snowy River.
Dr Joanne Tan is an expert in a lot of things. Love isn't one of them. Another unmissable funny, feel-good romance from the author of The Vet From Snowy River, Stella Quinn.
Being thirty-something, broke, divorced, and in a cold war with her twelve-year-old son is a lot, but Jo's handling it. Just. At least, she is until her job at the Natural History Museum is in jeopardy. An invitation to dig up dinosaur bones on a remote Queensland sheep station arrives at just the right time.
It's not her first trip to Yindi Creek, but it's not as though anyone will remember her from fifteen years ago ... And by anyone, of course, she means the pilot she had that fling with. The fling that taught her she's far safer sticking to science ...
Gavin "Hux" Huxtable, helicopter pilot and reluctant sheep-shearer, has turned his broken heart into a secret (and successful) writing career. But running into Jo again, all these years down the track, stirs up a lot more than outback country dust.
A missing person, a fossilised legbone, and a nosy country cop force Jo and Hux together and the sparks that start flying don't go unnoticed by the locals ...
Digging up the past isn't easy. Digging up the truth can be even harder.
PRAISE FOR STELLA QUINN:
'Quinn's warm tone, gentle humour and all-pervasive kindness shines throughout A Home Among the Snow Gums; it's a lively gallop with endearing characters and a satisfying ending that leaves a spring in your step.' - Better Reading
'A Town Like Clarence captivated me completely with its easy charm, true-blue Aussie setting and delightful cast ... a book that filled my heart with immense happiness.' - Mrs B's Book Reviews
Important details about the book
Down the Track by Stella Quinn
for readers looking for a new read from a bestselling author
About the book:
Down the Track by Australian author Stella Quinn is a warm, witty, low heat contemporary romance set in the fictional town of Yindi Creek, which is based on Winton in western Queensland. Combining Australian rural life, humour, eccentric characters, community spirit, a paleontologist struggling with parent guilt and a helicopter pilot with a swag of secrets stuffed into his flight bag, the novel is a feel-good story about love, belonging, second chances and finding home. This novel features a three-legged terrier with a lot of attitude, dinosaurs, an iconic outback pub, unrequited love and a slow burn romance.
Perfect for readers looking for:
Down the Track by Australian author Stella Quinn is perfect for readers looking for:
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Australian fiction
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A funny smalltown romantic drama
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Contemporary fiction set in outback Queensland
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A community of eccentric characters who love meddling and matchmaking
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A redemption character arc
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A story about starting over
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Australian fiction with a strong sense of place and belonging and community
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Quirky characters, country life and plenty of heart
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A road trip story along Queensland's dinosaur trail
If you enjoy ...
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Readers who enjoy Australian rural and small town fiction by authors such as Karly Lane, Maya Linnell, Annie Seaton, Fiona McArthur, Alissa Callen, Mandy Magro and Sophie Green may also enjoy Stella Quinn's books.
More from the Yindi Creek community - what to read after reading Down the Track:
Loved Yindi Creek and its characters and setting? Why not read:
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Stella's standalone novella, Christmas at Yindi Creek
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Book details for Down the Track
Author: Stella Quinn
Genre: Contemporary romance, women's fiction
Setting: Yindi Creek, outback Queensland
Format: paperback, audiobook, ebook
Print ISBN: 9781867255710
Ebook ISBN: 9781867255727
Audiobook ISBN: 9781460736388
Amazon ASIN: B0CPB3QTSB
Pages: 389
Wordcount: Approximately 100,000
Published: 2024
Heat level: Low heat / wholesome
Ending: Happy Ever After
Status: Standalone novel