Jilted

Jilted

An English teacher by trade, a supermarket owner by day and a writer by night - Rachel's only creative outlet is after the kids have gone to bed. She rarely sleeps.

Rachael started her writing career when she was just seventeen - her heart was broken by her first love and she needed a way to channel her feelings. After entering a degree in Primary Teaching, Rachael soon realised her heart lay elsewhere, and so decided to study Writing at university instead, with a particular interest in romance novels. However, it wasn't until 2006 when approached by a friend that Rachael decided to try her hand at a Mills & Boon novel. She joined the Romance Writers of Australia, and eventually began writing for Carina Press - Harlequin's digital-only imprint. Her forte? Erotica.

But after finding success writing adult fiction, Rachael's taking the plunge into a new genre - farm lit - and giving it a sassy, romantic twist. Living in rural Western Australia, Rachael draws most of her inspiration from her home town - watching people, interacting and becoming part of the community. Where many farm lit novels look at the workings of a farm, Rachael prefers to look at the way people interact in a farming society. Jilted delves into the life of a woman forced to leave the land and the people she loves the most.

After more than ten years away, Australian soap star Ellie Hughes returns to the small country town of Hope's Junction, determined to remain anonymous while caring for her injured godmother, Matilda. But word spreads fast in the tight-knit community, and it isn't long until the people of Hope's are gossiping about the real reason for Ellie's visit and why she broke the heart of local golden boy Flynn Quartermaine all those years ago.

Soon Ellie and Flynn are thrown back together again, forced to deal with the unresolved emotions between them, and the fall-out of Ellie's leaving. But Ellie isn't the only one with secrets. Flynn has his own demons to battle, and Matilda is hiding something from her much-loved goddaughter. When all is uncovered, can the ill-fated lovers overcome the wounds of their past? Or is Flynn destined to be jilted again?

Rachael Johns encapsulates the soul of small-town life with characters that are both sincere and relatable. Jilted promises to be an exciting debut for Australian author Rachael Johns. Rachael lives in Goomalling, WA, with her husband and three children.

Jilted
Harlequin
Author: Rachael Johns
Price: $29.99