Outback Secrets
The Happy Outback Hotel #2
Annie Seaton
Reviewed by Helen
I am back in Garnet Creek ready for another fabulous story in this series, the Happy Outback Hotel has been renovated and been up and running for nearly one year now and Jake and Amelia have had their HEA will this be Jill’s time or someone else’s?
Finn O’Sullivan is a photographer he has arrived from Dublin escaping the things that have torn his reputation apart, his life has changed so much now and he is looking forward to the outback and hoping he will be able to put the past behind and get on with life, looking for love was not in the plan but maybe life has other plans.
Melanie Doherty is a single mum to five year old Oliver and the Garnet Creek Librarian her and Oliver are living a quiet life and she is hoping her past stays well in the past but when Finn O’Sullivan arrives asking about historical photos she knows who he is and what he has been through but life for Melanie is going to be just her and Oliver or maybe not.
Finn and Melanie are getting closer everyday and Finn is also getting closer to Oliver and with the town folk organising events Finn throws himself in to help and then when Melanie needs help when her past arrives in town he is there for them both, maybe a move to Garnet Creek permanently is what he needs with his past all sorted now, it is time for Melanie and Finn to find the HEA they both hadn’t thought about.
Jill on the other hand has her life turned upside down when Ryan arrives back in town after her waiting for six months how will that turn out?
I loved this one from start to finish fabulous characters the tight knit community who are always there for each other and the setting is just so beautiful and I look forward to many more stories in this series, there are so many characters that need a HEA. I do highly recommend this one, it is a lovely feel good story, heartfelt and filled with emotion.
Finn O’Sullivan is a photographer he has arrived from Dublin escaping the things that have torn his reputation apart, his life has changed so much now and he is looking forward to the outback and hoping he will be able to put the past behind and get on with life, looking for love was not in the plan but maybe life has other plans.
Melanie Doherty is a single mum to five year old Oliver and the Garnet Creek Librarian her and Oliver are living a quiet life and she is hoping her past stays well in the past but when Finn O’Sullivan arrives asking about historical photos she knows who he is and what he has been through but life for Melanie is going to be just her and Oliver or maybe not.
Finn and Melanie are getting closer everyday and Finn is also getting closer to Oliver and with the town folk organising events Finn throws himself in to help and then when Melanie needs help when her past arrives in town he is there for them both, maybe a move to Garnet Creek permanently is what he needs with his past all sorted now, it is time for Melanie and Finn to find the HEA they both hadn’t thought about.
Jill on the other hand has her life turned upside down when Ryan arrives back in town after her waiting for six months how will that turn out?
I loved this one from start to finish fabulous characters the tight knit community who are always there for each other and the setting is just so beautiful and I look forward to many more stories in this series, there are so many characters that need a HEA. I do highly recommend this one, it is a lovely feel good story, heartfelt and filled with emotion.
5 Stars
May 28, 2026 by ASA
