Crimson Dawn. Fleur McDonald. 2015.

Since inheriting Nambina, the property that’s been in her family for generations, Laura Murphy has worked wonders. Rather than just focus on farming she has set up a successful school teaching women the basics of managing a property.

But the notoriously self-reliant Laura is lonely and still scarred by a tragedy from her past. She’s also grappling with the hostility of her neighbour and former best friend, Meghan. The fact that Laura’s ex-boyfriend Josh is Meghan’s brother only makes things worse.

When a solicitor contacts Laura to say his clients may have a claim over Nambina, her world is turned upside down, and she has to call on all her determination to hold on to the property. In the process she realises she must reach out to friends and loved ones or risk losing everything.