Outback Daydreams

Jake McNaught has everything to lose.

A star in the AFL, Jake's future is mapped in million-dollar contracts with clubs fighting over the AFL superstar and roaring crowds-until one reckless, alcohol-soaked decision sends his car crashing straight into Kieley Swan's family barn. The damage is brutal: ruined farm equipment, a furious father, and a scandal that threatens to derail Jake's career before it truly begins.

No amount of money can get him out of his own self-destruction and a reputation on the brink, Jake is forced into the last place he ever imagined-working on the Swan family farm to repay his debt.

Kieley Swan has no patience for entitled football heroes.

Smart-mouthed, sharp-witted, and fiercely loyal to her family, Kieley has spent her life fighting to keep the farm afloat. Jake McNaught is everything she despises: privileged, reckless, and responsible for putting her father's livelihood at risk. Determined to make him regret every second of his sentence, Kieley sets out to make Jake's farm life a living hell.

But resentment has a dangerous way of blurring into desire.

As long days of hard labour turn into heated nights and stolen glances, the line between punishment and passion begins to crumble. Beneath Jake's cocky exterior is a man desperate for redemption-and beneath Kieley's anger is a pull she can't ignore.

Will Jake be able to resist falling for the one woman who refuses to forgive him?

Or will one reckless mistake lead to a love that changes everything?