Country Crush

Ten Compact Stories for Country Lovers

Part of the Current titles series:

Country Crush (Wild Myrtle Press) is available as a paperback, with signed copies available from Jenn J. McLeod's website ‘The bookshop that never closes'.

RRP $15 | ISBN 978-0648570-80-6

If you know Jenn’s work, you’ll know she loves BIG stories. It’s also true that good things come in small packages, and her Country Crush Collection holds ten tales, each one the perfect size for that coffee break or commute.

So, pour a cuppa and come home to the country with these ten short stories. Like all Jenn’s full-length novels, these compact reads with a backdrop of country life have characters to surprise and delight country lovers. Are you ready to fall in love?

NOTE: This is a PRINT edition. (ISBN: 978-0-6485708-4-4)

NOW AVAILABLE AS EBOOKS: All TEN stories split over two digital titles: That Time in Tanglewood and One Friday in Sunflower (ebooks available from your favourite e-tailer)

THAT TIME IN TANGLEWOOD (ISBN: 978-0-6485708-5-1 only $3.99)

Swept Way
A Penny for your Thoughts
Geronimo
The Male Run
Some Days are Diamonds

ONE FRIDAY IN SUNFLOWER (ISBN: 978-0-6485708-6-8 only $4.99)

The Timekeeper’s Store
Sew Special
About Midnight
Lost in Lingerie
Suitcase by the Door

Published: April 11, 2021
Publisher: Wild Myrtle Press
Genres:

Contemporary womens fiction, Family drama, Life lit, Womens fiction

House of Wishes

Part of the Current titles series:

House of Wishes (Wild Myrtle Press) is available as a paperback, audiobook or eBook. Click HERE for links to your favourite eBook store. Signed copies can also be purchased directly from Jenn J. McLeod's website.

RRP $29.99 | ISBN 9780648570806 | eBOOK RRP $7.99

A story about the choices we make, the connections that matter, the secrets we keep, and the power of a wish.

Dandelion House, 1974
Two teenage girls—strangers—make a pact to keep a secret.
Calingarry Crossing, 2014
For forty years, Beth and her mum have been everything to each other, but Beth is blind-sided when her mother dies, and her last wish is to have her ashes spread in a small-town cemetery.

On the outskirts of Calingarry Crossing, when Beth comes across a place called Dandelion House Retreat, her first thought is how appealing the name sounds. With her stage career waning, and struggling to see a future without her mum, her marriage, and her child, she hopes it’s a place where she can begin to heal.

After meeting Tom, a local cattleman, Beth is intrigued by his stories of the cursed, century-old river house and its reclusive owner, Gypsy. The more Beth learns, however, the more she questions her mother’s wishes.

When meeting Beth leads Tom to uncover a disturbing connection to the old house, he must decide if the truth will help a grieving daughter or hurt her more.

Should Dandelion House keep its last, long-held secret?

Published: November 19, 2019
Publisher: Wild Myrtle Press
Genres:

Contemporary womens fiction, Family drama

Reviews:Patricia, Goodreads wrote:

“From the first touch of the beautiful, velvet feel cover to the last word, it is exquisite and wonderful. Leaving the reader with every emotion possible, and closing the book with tears and love, is masterful.”

Ngarie, Goodreads wrote:

“Strong female leads, finding your place, finding your people, finding peace. Such wonderful warm, empathetic and intelligent storytelling.”

Transit of Angels

Part of the Current titles series:

Transit of Angels is available from all retailers as a paperback or eBook. Click HERE to order the eBook on Amazon.

RELEASE DATE: OCTOBER 19, 2020

RRP $27.99 | ISBN 978-1-925827-27-9 | (e) ISBN: 978-0-6483089-5-9

Is there life after death?

Angelica is thirty-four when her beloved husband, Bill, is killed in a motorbike accident. She knows Bill is dead. Yet she yearns to be reunited with him.

In desperation, she begs him for a sign. What happens next makes her leave the city and move to a quaint mudbrick cottage in a remote river valley where even the impossible feels sane.

As Angelica delves further into mysterious realms she finds that not all is as it seems, and that grief – and life – have a way of carrying you forward, whether you like it or not.

Publisher: Pilyara Press
Genres:

Family drama, Literary fiction, Visionary and metaphysical fiction

Wasp Season

Part of the Current titles series:

Part of the The Wild Australia Series series:

The Wild Australia Stories - Book 6

Wasp Season is available from all retailers as a paperback or eBook. Click HERE for links to your favourite eBook store. Signed copies can also be purchased directly from Jennifer Scoullar's website.

You'll never see a wasp in the same way again.

When Beth’s marriage ends, she’s determined to build a new life in the country for herself and her children. A quiet life lived closer to nature. She thinks she’s achieved the impossible – a civilised separation, a happy home and a cordial relationship with her estranged husband, Mark. There's even the promise of new love on the horizon. But when Mark tries to change the rules, Beth’s peaceful world is turned upside down.

Disturbingly, she also discovers that European wasps have invaded her garden. Beth’s obsession with them and their queen holds up a distorted mirror to the human drama. As the chaos in Beth’s life gathers momentum, connections between the two worlds come sharply into focus. The lives of Beth and the others are neither separate to, nor safe from, the natural world.

AUTHOR’S NOTE

In this series of Wild Australia Stories I tell tales of the people, wildlife and land that I love. But there is more to wild Australia than brumbies, dingoes, dolphins and the magnificent outback.

As a passionate conservationist and amateur naturalist, I’m interested in all aspects of nature. One thing I’ve learned is that it’s not always about the big things. Little creatures have a surprising impact on our lives. If you’re squeamish about insects, look away now. If you’re fascinated by the Australian bush and the way all creatures great and small are connected, then Beth’s story is for you.

Published: July 20, 2020
Publisher: Pilyara Press
Genres:

Eco-thriller, Horror lit

Reviews:Wendy O'Hanlon, Acres Australia wrote:

"There is an ironic twist to this tale, a violent and sudden twist that will leave the reader gasping. Wasp Season is a fascinating study of nature and humans."

Australian Literary Review wrote:

‘Scoullar, it turns out, is a writer of documentary calibre.’

Billabong Bend

Part of the Current titles series:

Part of the The Wild Australia Series series:

The Wild Australia Stories - Book 3

From the best-selling author of Brumby’s Run and Currawong Creek comes an evocative tale of love and loyalty, set in the heart of Australia’s riverlands.

Can Nina protect the wild place she holds so close to her heart? Or will the man she once loved destroy it?

For Nina Moore, the rare marshland flanking the beautiful Bunyip River is the most precious place on Earth. Her dream is to buy Billabong Bend and protect it forever, but she’s not the only one with designs on the land.

When her childhood sweetheart, Ric Bonelli, returns home, old feelings are rekindled and Nina dares to dream of a future for them both on the river. But a tragic death divides loyalties and threatens to tear apart their fledgling relationship.

This star-crossed rural romance sets Nina, a floodplains grazier, and Ric, a traditional cotton farmer, on a heart-rending collision course amid the beauty of northern New South Wales.

NOTE: Billabong Bend is published in AU & NZ by Penguin Random House. It is available for Australian and New Zealand readers from Booktopia and all local online bookstores. Or use this special Books2Read link to find your favourite retailer.

Publisher: Pilyara Press