Red Dust Running — Anita Heiss

'No one writes Aussie rom-com like Anita Heiss.' Rachael Johns

Matters of the heart have always made Annabelle run for the hills â€" literally.

After a disastrous relationship effectively torched her personal and professional life in Sydney, Annabelle is back in Brisbane. She's about to start her dream job launching and curating a First Nations gallery in the city, and this time, nothing is getting in the way of her important work. Certainly not romance, even if her new neighbour is really cute.

Everything is going to plan until a birthday trip to the rodeo with her tiddas brings Annabelle up close and (very) personal with Dusty Davies, bona fide cowboy. Opposites may attract, but Annabelle's not built for the rodeo life. Anyway, Dusty doesn't take art and activism seriously like Annabelle does. It's just a country fling ...

Can a real-life cowboy convince Annabelle to compromise for love, or will he be just another man left in the dust?