TY - BOOK AU - Magro,Mandy TI - The stockman's secret SN - 9781489277503 U1 - A823.4 23 PY - 2020/// CY - Sydney, NSW PB - Mira KW - Man-woman relationships KW - Fiction KW - Friendship in children KW - Bullying KW - First loves KW - Australia KW - Australian fiction KW - 21st century KW - Romance fiction KW - lcgft N1 - "Can he make things right between them?" -- Cover N2 - From our favourite rural romance author comes an inspiring novel about having the courage to forgive past mistakes, set in the heart of Australia's countryside. In the small town of Little Heart, Juliette Kerr and Joel Hunter are drawn together by their shared experience being targeted by school bullies. But when the bullying takes a drastic turn, Juliette can see no other way to protect Joel from the aftermath than to break his heart and make him leave her behind. Devastated and confused, Joel packs his bags, heading far away in the heart of the outback to jackaroo at Rosalee Station for as long as it takes his heart to heal. A decade later, Joel returns to mend fences with his family and to offer Juliette support. He's no longer the hot-tempered young man who left, but he's never stopped loving her. Is it finally time to make things right between them? Will these two lovers find a way to make peace with the past and regain their future together? ER -