Publisher pitch: Penguin Random House Australia, May 2015

From a lush tea plantation in Ceylon to the big blue skies of the Australian outback and the sexiest dark duke in ages, let Penguin Random House Books Australia sweep you away in the month of May with some gorgeous, heart-stopping romance.

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Here are our May releases …

Down Outback Roads by Alissa Callen

The outback can be a dangerous place. A place where people band together, shoulder to shoulder at times of need. Down Outback Roads is a celebration of those bonds between family and community as a group of locals undertake a desperate search for someone lost and a wonderful love story about two people, Ewan and Kree, who fall madly, deeply for one another. But will Ewan allow himself a second chance at happiness? To do that he needs to forgive himself for a terrible incident that happened years ago…

Common Ground by Cheryl Adnams

Rachel Raymond is a strong, independent foreign correspondent who has built up an illustrious career chasing stories across the world. Her life suddenly changes forever at the end of a tour based in war-torn Afghanistan, when the vehicle she and her team are travelling in hits a roadside bomb. Fireman Tate Cassidy has made the trip to the Riverlands for a wedding and finds himself instantly drawn to the mysterious journalist. When he finds himself falling for Rachel, this woman who’s been damaged by war, can he use their common ground to help her through her darkest time?

The Falls by Cathryn Hein

After being betrayed by her own family, Teagan Bliss flees to her aunt’s property in the beautiful Falls Valley. The warm welcome and idyllic surrounds are balm to Teagan’s broken heart. Before long she meets a sexy local farrier and is drawn into local village life. But just as Teagan begins to heal, she discovers those closest to her have been keeping secrets. The Falls is an uplifting story of healing, hope and country life from the author of Promises, Heart of the Valley, Heartland and Rocking Horse Hill.