ISBN: 9780373742684

'Ellie, it's Mum. Do you have the television on?' 'Television?' Ellie's response was incredulous. 'Mum, I've just come in from the paddocks. Our dams are drying out. I've been wrestling … More...

'Ellie, it's Mum. Do you have the television on?' 'Television?' Ellie's response was incredulous. 'Mum, I've just come in from the paddocks. Our dams are drying out. I've been wrestling with a bogged cow all afternoon and I'm covered in mud. Why? What's on TV?' The only show that interested Ellie these days was the weather. 'I just saw Joe,' her mother said. Ellie gasped. 'On TV?' 'Yes, darling. On the news.' 'Hehe hasn't been hurt?' 'No, no, he's fine.' There was a dismissive note in her mother's voice, a familiar reminder that she'd never approved of her daughter's choice of husband and that, eventually, she'd been proved right. 'You know he's home for good this time?' 'He's already back in Australia?' 'Yes, Ellie. His regiment or squadron or whatever it's called has just landed in Sydney. I caught it on the early news, and there was a glimpse of Joe. Only a few seconds, mind you, but it was definitely him. And the reporter's saying these troops won't be going back to Afghanistan. I thought you should know.' 'OK. Thanks.' Ellie pressed a hand to her chest, caught out by the unexpected thud of her heart. 'You might be able to catch the story on one of the other channels.' 'Yes, I guess.' Ellie was trembling as she hung up. Of course she'd heard the news reports about a staged withdrawal of Australian troops, but it was still a shock to know that Joe was already home. For good this time. As a Commando, Joe had been on dozens of short-term missions to Afghanistan, returning each time to his Army base down in New South Wales. But now he wouldn't be going back. And yet he hadn't made any kind of contact. It showed how very far apart they'd drifted. Almost fearfully, Ellie glanced at the silent blank TV screen in the corner of the homestead lounge room. She didn't really have time to turn it on. She was disgustingly muddy after her tussle in the dam with the bogged cow and she needed to get out of these stinking clothes. She wasn't even sure why she'd rushed inside to answer the phone in this filthy state, but some instinct had sent her running. She should get changed and showered before she did anything else. She wouldn't even look for Nina and Jacko until she was clean. But, even as she told herself what she should do, Ellie picked up the remote. More than one channel would cover the return. It took a few seconds of scrolling before she found a scene at Mascot Airport and a journalist's voiceover reporting an emotional welcome for the returning troops. The screen showed the airport crowded with soldiers in uniform, hugging their wives and lifting their children high, their tanned, lean faces lit by unmistakable excitement and emotion. Tears and happy smiles abounded. A grinning young man was awkwardly holding a tiny baby. A little girl hugged her daddy's khaki-clad knee, trying to catch his attention while he kissed her mother. Ellie's throat ached. The scene was crammed with images of family joy. Tears pricked her ey Fiction Fiction eBook, Harlequin<

ISBN: 9780373742684

One last chance? Returning from the front lines, Corporal Joe Madden clutches his divorce papers. After a series of heartbreaking fertility problems, he knows his once perfect marriage i… More...

One last chance? Returning from the front lines, Corporal Joe Madden clutches his divorce papers. After a series of heartbreaking fertility problems, he knows his once perfect marriage is set for the final curtain. It might be three years since Ellie has seen her husband, yet his power to make her heart race is just as strong. But he's only passing through, and all that's needed is her signature. Until the rain begins to fall on Karinya Station and there is nowhere to escape. Could a Christmas peace treaty and a magical few days bring the sparkle back into their marriage? Fiction Fiction eBook<

ISBN: 9780373742684

Barbara Hannay,Mass Market Paperback - Large Print,Series: Harlequin Romance Series 4403, English-language edition,Pub by Harlequin Books Books ~~ Fiction~~ Romance ~~ Contemporary Second… More...

Barbara Hannay,Mass Market Paperback - Large Print,Series: Harlequin Romance Series 4403, English-language edition,Pub by Harlequin Books Books ~~ Fiction~~ Romance ~~ Contemporary Second-Chance-with-Her-Soldier~~Barbara-Hannay Harlequin<

ISBN: 0373742681