Vet from Snowy River. Stella Quinn. 2021.

Vera’s life is a mess. Luckily, there’s a vet in call to patch things up…

Vera De Rossi no longer believes in love. And thanks to her ex-boyfriend she’s also broke, jobless, and staring down the barrel of a court case that could land her in prison. Vera opens a cafe in Hanrahan, a cosy tourist town in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains.

Josh Cody, once Hanrahan’s golden boy, escaped sixteen years ago with gossip hard on his heels and a pregnant girlfriend in tow. Now he’s back: a qualified veterinarian - and a single dad with a lot to prove. A new start and a grumpy teenage daughter…. It’s a lot to juggle, and there’s no room in his life for further complications. But that’s before he walks into The Billy Button Cafe and meets its prickly owner.

Reeling from the past, Vera has no intention of being sidetracked by the hot vet with the killer smile. But hate has a way of tripping up our best intentions and between a stray cat and a busybody with a heart of gold, this is a town - a family - unlike any other. And, whether Vera wants it or not, is there anything a family won’t do to help one of its own.