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*** The sequel to Two Heartbeats will be published March 2021*** TWO HEARTBEATS When Jess heads west for a fresh start in a small mining town, the dusty, outback plains are a far cry from her former life in the city. Despite having no knowledge of country life, she finds herself loving the isolation and local people who she lives with. All she has to do is keep her head down and work hard to create a better life for herself and Johnno, the only person she has ever truly cared about. As relationships develop and change, Jess discovers the caring warmth of a welcoming family and a circle of friends who look out for her. She begins to feel that maybe for once, her life is heading in the right direction. However, problems arise when her temper and stubborn nature collide with her new boss Daniel, who is suspicious of her background story. Has Jess told him everything, or is there a hidden secret to justify his earlier distrust of her? With a cast of eclectic characters, set amidst the rugged outback of Australia, Two Heartbeats is a story of friendship, resilience and the hope that ultimately loving relationships may triumph over obstacles defined by the past. ***The sequel to Two Heartbeats (Time Will Tell) will be published in early 2021***

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12 October 2018
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Rhonda Forrest is an Australian History/English teacher who writes captivating contemporary and historical fiction about relationships, family life and social issues, set amidst beautiful and uniquely Australian landscapes. Her latest trilogy, 'We'll Meet Again' has been on the best-seller lists and includes the books: Elizabeth's Star (2021), Until We Meet (2021) and We'll Meet Again (2022).Other recent novels include: Silkworm Secrets - Dark Secrets from a Distant Past (2nd Edition) 2021 -Time Will Tell (2021) Love by the Jewel Sea (Novella 2021) Kick the Dust (2019) Two Heartbeats (2018) The Shack by the Bay Edition 2 (2021). After bringing up three daughters and traversing several careers, Rhonda went on to teach creative writing, English and History to high-school students. Her passion for literacy, history and travelling around Australia fuels her novels. Along with her husband, she divides her time between Tamborine Mountain and a century-old cottage with a rambling garden overlooking the waters of the Whitsundays. Rhonda continues to write and document stories that bring to life the remarkable characters and settings that make up our unique Australian heritage. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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Review - I could not put 'Two Heartbeats' down. Rhonda Forrest (Lea Davey) has such a beautiful style and describes the Australian land in a way that makes me feel a closer connection and appreciation of the country I live in. The scenery described is breathtakingly realistic. www.chapterichi.com

Review - 'Two Heartbeats' by Aussie author Rhonda Forrest (aka Lea Davey) is a story of second chances; of hope; sadness; love and trust. Set in the vast and drought-ridden Australian outback with nothing but dust, flies and heat for company, Two Heartbeats is another emotional novel from an author I thoroughly enjoy. Highly recommended. Brenda - Goodreads' Reviewer

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Highly Acclaimed - Historical Fiction - We'll Meet Again Trilogy

We’ll Meet Again Trilogy is an epic war saga based on actual events. A tale of survival, resilience and family, set amidst the backdrop of Outback Australia in the 1930s, World War II in the Pacific, and the prosperous years that followed. An emotional story of hope, chance and love.


Rural Romance - Book 1 and 2 Australian Rural Romance at its best!	Contemporary Fiction A heart-warming story that will stay with you long after the last page is turned.	Contemporary Romance A story of love, friendship and resilience.	Historical Romance set amidst the beautiful backdrop of the Whitsundays Australia.

Love by the Jewel Sea and Love in a Sunburnt Land

Love by the Jewel Sea (Novella) and Love in a Sunburnt Land

Love in a Sunburnt Land will take you on a journey from the tropical coast to the fertile plains and magnificent high country, where quick thinking and endurance is a way of life and where second chance love might happen, right when it's least expected.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07HR3LBLB
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Valeena Press; 1st edition (12 October 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3133 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 434 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0994535643

Best Sellers Rank: 35,003 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- 97 in Australian & Oceanian Literature
- 257 in Westerns (Kindle Store)
- 355 in Westerns (Books)

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Her latest trilogy, ‘We’ll Meet Again’ includes the books: Elizabeth’s Star (2021), Until We Meet (2021) and We’ll Meet Again (2022).

Other recent novels include: Silkworm Secrets - Dark Secrets from a Distant Past (2nd Edition) 2021 -Time Will Tell (2021) Kick the Dust (2019), Two Heartbeats (2018) and The Shack by the Bay (2016).

After bringing up three daughters and traversing several careers, Rhonda went on to teach creative writing, English and History to high-school students. Her passion for literacy, history and travelling around Australia fuels her novels. Along with her husband, she divides her time between Tamborine Mountain and a century-old cottage with a rambling garden overlooking the waters of the Whitsundays.

Rhonda continues to write and document stories that bring to life the remarkable characters and settings that make up our unique Australian heritage.

Some books are available in audio and large print. You can also find some titles in Portuguese

Website - https://www.rhondaforrest.com/ Instagram @rhondaforrestauthor or find her on Goodreads and Facebook.

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A Great story of Sibling love & care with understanding message at its Very best!

Reviewed in Australia on 13 August 2020

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I am a fan of this authors approach. I had no hesitation in opening this book. Finding A terrific story well crafted & written. An with excellent understanding & research of the mining industry FIFO ( fly in fly out ) culture, pitfalls & life in the isolated mining towns & closed Company accomodation towns.
I must however note that Unusually I was Quite disappointed in the final few chapters. In this instance a really great story fell flat on its face giving the impression the author had run out of ideas or just got a little lazy. An unexpected disappointment for this reader.
A subject of immense interest & in fact importance, was seriously fleshed out & readable. It just needed to be finished off. A couple of more chapters incorporating maybe a little humour & life experiences Into a serious read. Perhaps using the principal character’s dogs.Behaviour ( or mis-behaviour ). Fleshing out the difficulties of “wet season” humour & hardship. Without burning up the carpet a bit of low level spicing up. An unexpected but not unloved pregnancy bringing life meaning with a niece or nephew for the seriously compromised brother of the principled sister character..
A truly great read, just needed a little something extra to finish off. So please when you do a re-write add an Epilogue or even better a second book incorporating these characters. We need to know what happened for them.!

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The two main characters are not suited to each other.

Reviewed in Australia on 13 January 2019

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I liked this book but I can't say that I loved it. Jess and Daniel were just too different and I don't think their relationship could really work. I felt that the title could have referred to Jess and Johnno, or Jess and Lea, or Jess and Rosie, but not Jess and Daniel. However, the descriptions of the Qld outback and the mining camp were spot on and reminded me of places I have been.

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Sam

Another brilliant read from Rhonda Forrest

Reviewed in Australia on 21 March 2021

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Rhonda Forrest’s latest book Kick the Dust does not disappoint. I was enthralled to meet the interesting Liam and the captivating Billy. Both these characters hail from very diverse backgrounds but share one thing in common ... extreme heartache.

As their stories unfold we meet the charming refugee characters who have come to call Australia home. Discovering their journeys is indeed heartwarming and a sure reminder to the reader how lucky we are to live in the land that is beautiful one day and perfect the next.

In Kick the Dust Rhonda Forrest has encapsulated the stories and plight of refugees placing individual faces to their story. Their endurance and many talents are subtly highlighted and the reader becomes engrossed right to the very end.

Love knows no boundaries and this book opens the channels to feel genuine gratitude. So far it is my favourite of Rhonda’s books!

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TheMadHatter

Another great Aussie read from a very talented author!

Reviewed in Australia on 15 January 2019

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This is the third book released by the author and the first written under the name "Rhonda Forrest" (the previous two books were released under Lea Davey). What can I say? I am so proud of what this woman can do. She writes these amazing rural Australian characters and these amazing everyday stories with these beautiful Australian settings and as I said with her previous two books "totally authentic". Yes, I do cringe sometimes when I hear the Aussie slang and speech - but it is not out of place in the book or with the characters speaking it who are just so well crafted.

This one was marketed more as romance - but I don't think it ticks the boxes of "Must haves" for the romance genre and I would put it more as contemporary fiction as the underlying focus (and even the title) is more on family connections.

While the characters in this book are deeply flawed (due to circumstances in growing up), it is such an interesting look at another aspect of Australian culture and of mining towns.

When I finished this book I was floored - the ending was so not what I was expecting and so it took me a few days to write this review as I was left pondering (which is the sign of a great book). However, the ending so fits and so works and even though it wasn't the ending I was expecting, it was the only ending that makes sense. So in love with the writing of this woman and I hope she gets the recognition she deserves up there with the great Aussie writers. Can not wait until her next book!

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Leanne Lovegrove

Fantastic rich and emotional Australian story

Reviewed in Australia on 5 November 2020

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Reading it I was transported to the outback, it's captured perfectly in this novel: the heat and changeable weather, the isolation and working conditions. Rock solid and real characters make for a great story. And I hear there might be a sequel to satisfy those of us desperate to find out more....

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Janice

Loved the book

Reviewed in Australia on 30 December 2019

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I liked it from start to finish, it was very easy to relate to, all the characters where likeable & you could visualise what they where like from there speech & mannerisms. Waiting for the following book to tie a lot of unfinished story lines & out comes . David.

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Susan

Is there more??

Reviewed in Australia on 26 October 2020

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Absolutely loved this book. Please tell me there is another book to finish the story. My heart dropped to my feet when the book ended so suddenly.

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Helen McCoy

Inspiring

Reviewed in Australia on 11 September 2020

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Great read

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3 1/2 - 4*

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 May 2022

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TWO HEARTBEATS When Jess heads west for a fresh start in a small mining town, the dusty, outback plains are a far cry from her former life in the city. Despite having no knowledge of country life, she finds herself loving the isolation and local people who she lives with. All she has to do is keep her head down and work hard to create a better life for herself and Johnno, the only person she has ever truly cared about. As relationships develop and change, Jess discovers the caring warmth of a welcoming family and a circle of friends who look out for her. She begins to feel that maybe for once, her life is heading in the right direction. However, problems arise when her temper and stubborn nature collide with her new boss Daniel, who is suspicious of her background story. Has Jess told him everything, or is there a hidden secret to justify his earlier distrust of her? With a cast of eclectic characters, set amidst the rugged outback of Australia, Two Heartbeats is a story of friendship, resilience and the hope that ultimately loving relationships may triumph over obstacles defined by the past.
MY REVIEW
3 ½ - 4*
Set in the Australian outback, Jess tries to maintain a workable life to support herself and her brother. Her brother has another story which we are led to in fits and starts.
I like the way an eclectic group of people find hope, love and togetherness out of (for some of them) the depths of despair. Character descriptions are good and seem to stay true to their nature.
The forces of nature in Australia I found very interesting as an UK reader.
There were a few things that didn’t quite gel with me and some things I feel could have been expanded a bit more.
My rating is 3 ½ - 4 stars for this reason.

Samantha Tait

Loved it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 March 2022

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Loved the first and second book

A Different Ending

Reviewed in the United States on 19 December 2018

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Years of abuse and finding a way to live, she finds a way to escape only to find out things she never knew. I was ready to give 4 stars until the book abruptly ended.

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