Secret Confessions: Down & Dusty - Maree

By Elizabeth Dunk

Welcome to the heart–and heat–of Australia…

They say that no one has secrets in a small town–these women prove them wrong.

Eight brand–new stories from some of Australia's hottest writers in Australia's hottest genre. From the bar stools of the local pub to the wide open plains of the biggest stations in the world, these tales travel the dusty roads to the heart of Australia and the women who understand how to work hard–and play even harder.

In the latest in the wildly successful Secret Confessions series from Escape Publishing, the women of Down & Dusty invite you into their lives–and their bedrooms.

Maree Haraldson has done all the right things as Milpinyani Springs' only teacher–she's good at her job, the children and parents have accepted her, she's even become a local at Lucky's pub. Now it's time for Maree to do something right for herself, and that means finally seducing the school groundsman Brad Williams into her bed. Maree has always been a woman who goes after what she wants, but a small community means there's no place to hide if Brad turns her down, and Maree has been out of the seduction game for a long time. Her small schoolroom is safe and comfortable, but life isn't meant to be lived on the sidelines. With the rodeo in town, Maree is ready to step up, take her risks, and throw her hat into the ring of love.

Secret Confessions: Down & Dusty
Casey – Rachael Johns
Lucky – Cate Ellink
Kelly – Fiona Lowe
Brooke – Eden Summers
Clarissa – Mel Teshco
Skye – Rhyll Biest
Maree – Elizabeth Dunk
Frankie – Jackie Ashenden

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Australia
• Release date: Feb 1, 2016
• ISBN: 9781760370008

Elizabeth Dunk

Elizabeth Dunk is the contemporary romance writing alter-ego of Nicole Murphy, who cut her teeth writing science fiction and fantasy. A long-time romance fan, Nicole couldn't resist attempting to sit fair and square in the modern world and bring two fabulous characters together and thus Elizabeth was born. As Nicole, she has dozens of short stories in print and published an urban fantasy trilogy, The Dream of Asarlai. As Elizabeth, she's published a couple of short stories. This is the first novel-length work under her new name and there are plans for many more.

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Secret Confessions: Down & Dusty — Maree

Elizabeth Dunk

www.escapepublishing.com.au

Secret Confessions: Down & Dusty — Maree

Elizabeth Dunk

Welcome to the heart—and heat—of Australia…

They say that no one has secrets in a small town—these women prove them wrong.

Eight brand-new stories from some of Australia’s hottest writers in Australia’s hottest genre. From the bar stools of the local pub to the wide open plains of the biggest stations in the world, these tales travel the dusty roads to the heart of Australia and the women who understand how to work hard—and play even harder.

In the latest in the wildly successful Secret Confessions series from Escape Publishing, the women of Down & Dusty invite you into their lives—and their bedrooms.

Maree Haraldson has done all the right things as Milpinyani Springs’ only teacher—she’s good at her job, the children and parents have accepted her, she’s even become a local at Lucky’s pub. Now it’s time for Maree to do something right for herself, and that means finally seducing the school groundsman Brad Williams into her bed. Maree has always been a woman who goes after what she wants, but a small community means there’s no place to hide if Brad turns her down, and Maree has been out of the seduction game for a long time. Her small schoolroom is safe and comfortable, but life isn’t meant to be lived on the sidelines. With the rodeo in town, Maree is ready to step up, take her risks, and throw her hat into the ring of love.

Secret Confessions: Down & Dusty

Reading order

1.  Casey—Rachael Johns

2.  Lucky—Cate Ellink

3.  Kelly—Fiona Lowe

4.  Brooke—Eden Summers

5.  Clarissa—Mel Teshco

6.  Skye—Rhyll Biest

7.  Maree—Elizabeth Dunk

8.  Frankie—Jackie Ashenden

About the Author

Elizabeth Dunk is the alter ego of Nicole Murphy. As Elizabeth, she writes sizzling contemporary romance and erotica, often set in the country. Her erotica collection Release, published by Escape Publishing, features another hot cowboy, along with other men all eager to shower their women with pleasure. Elizabeth’s latest novel-length publication is Much Ado About Love, with Escape Publishing.

As Nicole Murphy, she writes science fiction and fantasy, both short stories and novels, generally with a good strong romance plot. Her latest publication is the Jorda science fiction romance trilogy, published by Escape Publishing.

Elizabeth/Nicole lives with her husband Tim and their beloved budgies Freddy and Pinky in Queanbeyan, outside of Canberra, Australia.

Acknowledgements

Many thanks to Kate Cuthbert for suggesting I take part in this continuity, to Tracey O’Hara for leading things and to my fellow writers—Rachael Johns, Cate Ellink, Mel Teshco, Jackie Ashenden, Rhyll Biest, Fiona Lowe and Eden Summers—for the