Nicole is starting again. She’s left her old life behind and has just arrived in the sleepy Australian town of Rosella Cove, renting the old cottage by the water. At first Nicole is determined to avoid making personal ties, but when she discovers a hidden box of letters she soon realises that she’s not the first person with secrets to have lived there.

As Nicole begins to let her guard down, she starts to find connections with the close-knit community - especially with handsome Danny, who has been helping her restore the cottage. But Nicole still struggles with her own past, which seems determined to catch up with her. How long can she keep running? And what will happen if she stops?

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Listening Length	9 hours and 28 minutes
Author	Sandie Docker
Narrator	Kathryn Hartman
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com.au Release Date	24 January 2019
Publisher	W. F. Howes Ltd
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B07LBY5Q5B
Best Sellers Rank	30,467 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 311 in Contemporary Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) 3,300 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction

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James

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Reviewed in Australia on 15 January 2019

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A great book didn’t like the bossy boyfriend he needs to get over himself, liked the story about the war bride and her life that she made and the way the town rallied around to fix up the house.

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joy frighetto

A must read

Reviewed in Australia on 9 June 2020

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Loved this book and all her others . Wonderful author

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maureen

Captured my attention

Reviewed in Australia on 18 December 2019

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Loved it couldn’t put it down and felt sad to say bye xx

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Karen Keane

Fantastic read

Reviewed in Australia on 5 February 2019

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Fantastic story... relatable characters

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Lovely book, I can highly recommend this!

Reviewed in Australia on 6 February 2021

Delighted to discover another Australian author with this book, I am looking forward to reading more.
In this book, Nicole is apparently running from her past. She moves into a rundown cottage in a small seaside town in NSW. The rent is cheap on the condition that she do some 'light renovations' which turns out to be a serious understatement.
As Nicole sets about restoring the cottage, a thread of the story picks up going over her past few years of falling in love and becoming engaged. Another thread is also picked up when she discovers a hidden box of letters. These have been penned by Ivy a young war widow and apparently a former occupant of the cottage.
Nicole finds respite in the small quiet town and despite her avoidance, some friends who stand by her and help her restore the cottage as well as her self-esteem and spirit.
This is a lovely story, the only thing stopping it being a 5 star read for me (and perhaps this is selfish) is for me the ending was too abrupt! I wanted to know more - I don't want to spoil anything, but there is so much potential for another book to pick up where this left off.

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A Lovely, Feel Good Book

Reviewed in Australia on 1 February 2019

A lovely, feel good book, I couldn't put this one down and raced through it in a day. We meet Nicole, devastated by a breakup from a relationship in Sydney, so she heads to the small town of Rosella Cove to find herself. She takes up the offer of free rent in an oceanside cottage, with the proviso that she does some renovations on the cottage. She soon meets the towns quirky characters, who all pitch in to help her with the renovations. Then there's gruff old hermit Charlie, who lives in a boathouse near her. He obviously has secrets, but doesn't trust anyone, yet Nicole and he soon find an understanding. Then one day while restoring the old fireplace Nicole finds a wooden box containing letters written by the cottages previous owner. In the following months Nicole gets to know this lady, Ivy, through her letters to her husband, which slowly reveal her story, and that of Charlie's and Nicole becomes invested in the story, as well.
Sandie Decker has written a wonderful book about love, hope and friendship. Even when we think there is nothing left for us, something will come along to lend us faith. In Nicole's case she finds the townspeople become her family, and she starts to learn to love again. A first rate read, I recommend this book to all lovers of contemporary fiction.

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Sherralynne

Heart warming story

Reviewed in Australia on 17 December 2019

I really enjoyed this heart warming story. Sandie captured my interest from page one and I found it hard to put my Kindle down. A well written story that I highly recommend.

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