Xmas Dust

 Xmas Dust

Elsie Creek #4

Mel A Rowe



Reviewed by Helen


I do love visiting Elsie Creek with all of the characters I have made friends with and this one is Christmas time woohoo, I do love a good Chrissy story and even better when the heroine the wonderful bush pilot Monet is a grouch at Christmas time and then you have Tim the farmer who this year is not celebrating anything, can these two actually have a great Christmas with a cyclone bearing down on Elsie Creek?

Monet is the fun sassy, spirited and vivacious bush pilot, who fly’s around in the red plane, broomstick and all, she is constantly helping people and is always there for anyone and this Christmas she is farm sitting and looking forward to being alone and away from everyone at Christmas time, Christmas holds some bad memories for Monet. When she arrives at Rigby Downs she finds Tim at home and not in the best of ways, this is not what Monet wants but Tim is her best friend since forever and even though things have been a bit strained for the past year she will do her best to get her old Tim back.

Tim is drowning everything he can at the moment with alcohol and he forgot to cancel Monet’s contract and as much as he tells her to leave she is determined to stay put and with a cyclone bearing down on them she is a fabulous help getting things prepared. They make their own Christmas and talk a lot about what has happened in the last year and Tim realizes how much he is missing his best friend, when the cyclone hits they take cover in the bathroom together and Tim can feel his heart coming back to normal.

Elsie Creek is in trouble after the cyclone hits and Monet takes off at daybreak to help as many people as she can in her little red plane, Tim gets into town with Alex and they are doing their bit to help and Tim is trying to find Monet he cannot let her fly off before he lets her know his true feelings for her. He finds her eventually at the remains of her home The Elsie Creek Inn and he opens up and so does Monet there were tears of joy for me, I loved Monet and Tim what a couple.

This is a beautifully written story with all the emotions that had me turning the pages and opens up the Northern Territory for me and the people that live there, they have big hearts and are a fun lot of people to be with especially in Elsie Creek, I loved this story so very much (and the series) bring on Elsie Creek 5. Thank you author Mel A Rowe for my copy to read, this is one that I do highly recommend.
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5 stars

Expected publication: October 23rd 2020 by R&R Ramblings House