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The House On Burra Burra Lane (Swallow's Fall Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Jennie Jones (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 1 of 6: Swallows Fall

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A dilapidated house, a city girl looking for a tree change, and a rugged vet with a past. Just another day in rural Australia…

Just ten days after her fresh start in the isolated Snowy Mountains, Samantha Walker trips over a three hundred pound pig and lands in the arms of Dr. Ethan Granger – and the firing line for gossip. It was hardly a 'date' but sparks of the sensual kind are difficult to smother in a community of only 87 people. Now there's a bet running on how long she'll stay and what she'll get up to while she's in town.

Ethan has his own issues – Sammy's presence in his childhood home brings with it painful recollections of family scandals and a bad boy youth. When the gossip around them heightens, his life is suddenly a deck of cards spread on the table for all to see. Then Sammy's past catches up with her... and it looks like all bets are off.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00CGTKC7E
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Escape Publishing (June 1, 2013)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 1, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3776 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 406 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1459690672

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- #7,040 in Small Town & Rural Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #9,314 in Family Life Fiction (Kindle Store)
- #10,742 in Small Town & Rural Fiction (Books)

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Jennie Jones has been professionally involved in the arts most of her life. Theatre by theatre, stage by stage and later, book by book. From Wales to London to Auckland to Australia.

Jennie lives in Perth, Western Australia and remains a countryfied girl at heart. She has a passion for stately homes and rustic cottages, is fond of collecting too many vintage wares, has numerous pot plants she’s learning how to keep alive, and is happiest when writing stories about life, love, and everything between.

You can find her at JennieJonesAuthor.com

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Lily Malone

Lovely country, lovely characters

Reviewed in the United States on June 8, 2013

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I've been waiting for this author's debut novel for a long time - not very patiently I might add. I love the cover. I think the cover perfectly sums up the lead character, Sammy. A lady ready with a laugh, and a warm and generous soul. Burra Burra Lane was worth the wait. I particularly liked the opening scenes and chapters. I love how Sammy gets introduced to Ethan (local hunky vet and carpenter) in the small town of Swallow's Fall. (I love how Swallow's Fall gets its name too).
There is lots of detail in this book, which appeals to me. I like detail in characters, in scenes and in emotions - I like to be drawn into the books I read - and so for me, The House on Burra Burra Lane was spot on.

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Sharman Reader

A really good read

Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2013

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I enjoyed this book from the first page to the last as I read well into the wee small hours to finish it in one sitting.

Jennie Jones does a great job of encapsulating the joys, the triumphs and the tribulations of small, rural town life, where everyone knows everyone else... she creates memorable characters from Ruby the pet pig, to Ethan, the hunky vet with a shadowed past who moonlights as a carpenter in his spare time, and Sammy, the new girl in town, and all the townsfolk who run a bet on how long this city girl will hack the slow pace of Swallow Falls. This book is so full of detail that by the end you feel you've vicariously lived these people's lives, quirky humour, pride, faults and all.

In my opinion this book would comfortably sit on the bookshelves alongside and compares very favourably with great authors like Debbie Macomber, Sharon Sala, Nora Roberts and Susan Mallery. Jennie Jones has a real gift, she brings rural town Australia, with all its quirks and foibles, into vivid life.

This is one book that I will go back and read again so I can savour the detail and colourful array of characters all over again...from Ruby, the pet pig, to the wise and far seeing Grandy, the patriarch of Swallow Falls.

My favourite quote... " though why they call him junior has me beat, he must be at least sixty years old." To me this sums up the flavour of this book, and I look forward to reading more books by this author.

Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2013

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A reasonable read, but I did get a bit frustrated with the characters. I felt like giving them both a good shake. I am not sure that blokes think along the same lines as the main male character. Maybe he thought too much! The occasional f bomb didnt really seem to fit with the tone of the book. Otherwise, it was an okay read, pleased I read it but not a book I would read for a 2nd time.

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nharris

Great Characters

Reviewed in the United States on August 20, 2013

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The House on Burra Burra Lane is a romance novel with heart and soul.
Sammy and Ethan are just the tip of the iceberg in a town filled with interesting characters, the ones you find in any country town, county or village.
Our couple have their fair share of obstacles, both past and present.
So many layers to this story that make it intriguing, funny and heart warming.
To me, the house itself becomes a character all of it's own. I loved this book and look forward to the next one from Ms Jennie Jones :)

Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2013

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This was such a wonderful, warm-hearted book. Jennie Jones captures the country of the Snowy Mountains beautifully. Dreams have been fought for there, lost and recovered. Ethan is a strong hero whose vulnerability is believable. We've all settled for self-imposed limits and thought we were being wise. Sammy, the heroine, is instantly likeable. She has courage, even if she doesn't think so, and her enthusiasm and energy sparkle through the story.

All of that said, it's the ending of the story that really sold me -- and which I can't share with you because of spoilers. A believable, enveloping, yet real ending. Loved it.

*I'm another Escape Publishing author, I've met Jennie (who is a sweetie) and we're both members of the Romance Writers of Australia. So that's full disclosure. And I really did enjoy "The House on Burra Burra Lane".

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Norma Den 🇿🇦

... be so negative but to me this was a pathetic re=creation of a "penny horrible" as my Gran used ...

Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2016

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Sorry to be so negative but to me this was a pathetic re=creation of a "penny horrible" as my Gran used to call them. It was predictable, graphic sex scenes and just not worth the read. Others may have differing opinions.

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Manaus

CIty GIrl FInds LIfe in the Country !

Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2014

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This book is so predictable - successful city girl fits into a small country town and finds happiness! All the way through you keep thinking - "get on with it" as everyone walks on egg shells and does not upset others. There are family mysteries, hidden agendas etc., but you know what the end result is going to be. If you like romance in the Australian rural areas, give it a read.

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robert gilford

I would recommend this book to someone looking for a light hearted ...

Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2014

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I found this an interesting book due to covering an area near where I live. I feel the characters could have been expanded a little more and a number of the outcomes were quite predictable. I would be interested to read other books by this author to compare. I would recommend this book to someone looking for a light hearted read.

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Kris

Light, loveable and Aussie

Reviewed in Australia on February 16, 2014

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I admit that I'm a sucker for a good escapism romance every now and then. Preferably one set in the beautiful Australian Bushland where many tales are made but too often lost. I loved the setting and I thought the characters were perfect for this plot. The end did get a little dramatic and messy but I really enjoyed the description and local history woven through. I even had dreams about the house on Burra Burra Lane after it came alive with intricate details.

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saucey sue

Happy endings is one of the reasons we as readers ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 11, 2014

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No matter whether one sees the writing on the wall or knows what the outcome, there is always something lurking that may make you think otherwise. Happy endings is one of the reasons we as readers take joy in reading to the very end and getting that 'feel good' feeling that alls' well with the world. Jennie Jones in her debut novel does all of that and more. A delightful read and I look forward to her next novel set in Australia.

Cristella

Enchantment and Igniting Passion.

Reviewed in Australia on February 22, 2015

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YES ! Definitely deserving of 5 STARS...
How many of you Ozzies know that dreamy television vet, Chris Brown (Bondi Vet) ??
Well, I saw him in every scene of this story....
Ethan is a gorgeous, tall, well muscled and all man! He is also the local vet who falls head over heels for a stranger who is new to his country town.
She doesn't know what she is in for, and if he thinks the going will be easy, he's in for some shocks of his own.
For any us who have experienced true love, then the old saying, "true love never runs smoothly" is realised in the pages of this story.
Humans are strange creatures. We often know what we want and yet, beat around the bush always trying to get it right and yet, somehow managing to mess things up.
Ethan and Sammy are no different and at times I wanted to yell at them to get on with it, because both were smouldering underneath a faÃÂ§ade. You FEEL their passion and love and the strong pull of their in-tuned hearts. I don't wish to ruin the story by giving away anything accept to say, this would make a wonderful movie not unlike Clancy of the Overflow.
With the back drop of the beautiful snowy mountains in Australia (so different) it MAKES picture perfect.

Joy Bleach

I gave up after several chapters and it is consigned to my Kindle - Not very good file!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 19, 2016

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Very disappointing book. Very rarely do I give up on a book as I choose carefully but this one is not well written and the characters are one dimensional. I gave up after several chapters and it is consigned to my Kindle - Not very good file!!!!!!!!!

Fijane

Aussie-style Mills and Boon

Reviewed in Australia on November 17, 2015

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I bought this book without realising that it is basically Aussie-style Mills and Boon. I nearly gave it up after the first chapter, after reading the sickly sweet descriptions of the main characters and the improbable first meeting, but I had paid for the book so I didn't want to give up.

It did get better. When the author focuses on progressing the story, rather than silly descriptions of glimpses of skin etc, this is not a bad story. There is way too much emphasis on physical attraction, at the expense of real emotional intimacy. The characters are believable, if a little superficial. By far the best part of the book is the author's ability to capture the Australian small town.

So, in summary, not a bad storyline, but too much Mills and Boon physical descriptions and superficiality.

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