A pastry chef returns to her roots and discovers that the flavour of first love improves with age. Twenty-five years ago, Polly and Matt were in love—but their relationship came to a traumatic end following the death of her best friend. Now Polly Chappell has moved back to her home town to open a patisserie and care for her elderly parents, and the last person she wants to see is Matt Enright. Until she actually sees him, that is… Their attraction turns out to be stronger than ever, but both have their reasons to resist rekindling their romance—until someone attempts to run Polly out of town with escalating threats and vandalism, and Matt’s protective instincts surface. Will the secret she keeps bring them together—or get them killed?

Reach for the stars and take hold of your dreams. In the small community of Bindarra Creek, Stevie Ryan pours her heart and soul into running Reach for the Stars – her outdoor adventure program for at-risk kids. For her, it’s more than a business, it’s personal. Unfortunately, unless she can gain funding, she’ll have to shut the program down or sell her childhood home. Journalist Luke Fraser seems like the answer to her prayers when he arrives from Sydney to write a story about her charity, but he’s not who he seems. When he’s exposed as a potential benefactor Secret Millionaire-style, their growing relationship comes under threat. Rich, pampered, city businessmen have no place in her world, especially ones who lie. Her cheating ex-husband taught her that lesson.

Nearing the second anniversary of her daughter's murder, Peta Collins flees the media scrum by renting a cottage in the Australian Hunter Valley. Unknown to her, the cottage is owned by Daniel Woodman, the retired detective formerly in charge of her daughter’s murder investigation. Peta has come here seeking to forget and the cottage is the perfect place with its reputation for healing. But she finds herself increasingly drawn to Daniel. How can they have a future when he reminds her of everything she lost?

Almost twenty years ago, Belinda Morrison’s teenage dreams of playing top level cricket were shattered after a night of fun went wrong. While she lay in a hospital bed, the ute’s driver, her boyfriend Marc, left town. Now Marc Orsini’s a cop, and has been sent back to Hope Creek as a temporary posting. The sparks are still there, stronger than ever, and after a shaky start, their relationship ignites again. With many ties to the community, the town is Bel’s life, but Marc has responsibilities elsewhere. She can't risk a short-term romance, but how can she let him walk out of her life for a second time?

Reach for the stars and take hold of your dreams. In the small community of Bindarra Creek, Stevie Ryan pours her heart and soul into running Reach for the Stars – her outdoor adventure program for at-risk kids. For her, it’s more than a business, it’s personal. Unfortunately, unless she can gain funding, she’ll have to shut the program down or sell her childhood home. Journalist Luke Fraser seems like the answer to her prayers when he arrives from Sydney to write a story about her charity, but he’s not who he seems. When he’s exposed as a potential benefactor Secret Millionaire-style, their growing relationship comes under threat. Rich, pampered, city businessmen have no place in her world, especially ones who lie. Her cheating ex-husband taught her that lesson. But she has bigger problems to face when one of her at-risk teens disappears and their world is rocked with fear. And it’s not the untamed landscape that’s the danger.