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Mele Luai never planned to stay in Katherine forever.
Three years ago, she arrived in the Northern Territory, trading the rhythm of the ocean for the rugged expanse of the outback. She built a life-one filled with faith, community, and purpose. But when a quiet longing for something more begins to stir, Mele makes a bold choice, walking away from the comfort of the life she's built in search of a new path.
What she doesn't expect is for that path to lead her straight to Luke Hastings-the eldest son of one of the Territory's most powerful station owners. Reserved, responsible, and carrying the weight of his family's legacy, Luke has never been one to ask for help. But when his parents leave him in charge of the station, Mele becomes an unexpected source of stability, picking up the pieces where he falls short.
Their partnership is temporary-until it's not.
As the outback dust settles and their time together comes to an end, Mele and Luke find themselves pulled apart by circumstances yet unable to shake the memory of what they had built together. But when Luke takes over as the new station owner and everything begins to unravel, it isn't the land, the business, or even his own family that lingers in his mind.
It's her.
And when Mele receives a message she never expected, she realizes she may have walked away too soon.
A heartfelt, slow-burn Christian romance set against the untamed beauty of the Australian outback, Mele and Luke is a story of faith, love, and two hearts learning to trust in a plan greater than their own.