The Rouseabout — Rachael Treasure

From the bestselling author of Jillaroo and The Stockmen, Rachael Treasure is one of Australia's most popular contemporary authors. Will appeal to fans of McLeod's Daughters.

Kate Webster is a loveable larrikin who likes to play hard now and worry about the consequences later. She can't help mucking up the opportunities life gives her. Rocked by the death of her mother, she takes on a dare at one of Australia's wildest rural social events -- a Bachelors & Spinsters ball -- to "scalp" gorgeous farm boy Nick McDonnell. It's a dare that changes everything. For just as Kate is ready to start her new life, away from her grieving father and the pressures of the family farm, she discovers she is pregnant.

Now, several years later, with toddler Nell by her side, its time for Kate to come home to face the music -- and the father of her child.