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  • Published: 3 August 2022
  • ISBN: 9781761340079
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $22.99

Turtle Reef





From the bestselling author of Billabong Bend, Brumby's Run and Currawong Creek comes a wonderful new novel set against the spectacular beauty of the far north coast.

From the bestselling author of Billabong Bend, Brumby's Run and Currawong Creek comes a wonderful new novel set against the spectacular beauty of Queensland's rocky coral coast.

Unlucky-in-love zoologist Zoe King has given up on men. Moving from Sydney to take up an exciting new role in marine science in the small sugar town of Kiawa is a welcome fresh start. Zoe  is immediately charmed by the region's beauty – by its rivers and rainforests, and by its vast cane fields, sweeping from the foothills down to the rocky coral coast.  And also by its people – its farmers and fishermen, unhurried and down to earth, proud of their traditions.

Her work at the Reef Centre provides all the passion she needs and Zoe finds a friend in Bridget, the centre's director. The last thing she wants is to fall for her boss's fiancé, cane king Quinn Cooper, so she refuses to acknowledge the attraction between them – even to herself. But things aren't quite adding up at the Reef Centre and when animals on the reef begin to sicken and die, Zoe's personal and professional worlds collide. She faces a terrible choice. Will protecting the reef mean betraying the man she loves?

Praise for Jennifer Scoullar:

'Jennifer Scoullar's passion for the land shines through . . . Highly recommended.' Sunshine Coast Daily

'A crisp, well-written tale . . .  Sings like a Bunya mountain breeze.' Courier-Mail

'Celebrates the country and, more importantly, the bush as a life-changing environment . . . A heart-thumping romance.' The Weekly Times

'Hits all the right notes.' Mandurah Mail

  • Published: 3 August 2022
  • ISBN: 9781761340079
  • Imprint: Penguin
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 320
  • RRP: $22.99

About the author

Jennifer Scoullar

Jennifer Scoullar is a bestselling author of Australian rural fiction, and lives with her family on a small property in West Gippsland. Her house is on a hilltop, overlooking valleys of messmate and mountain ash. She grew up on the books of Elyne Mitchell, and all her life she’s ridden and bred horses, in particular Australian stock horses. Jennifer writes page-turning stories set in and around Australia’s magnificent wild places. She has eleven published novels, including the bestselling Brumby’s Run and the historical adventure series 'The Tasmanian Tales'.

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Praise for Turtle Reef

Praise for Turtle Reef

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'Jennifer Scoullar has a gift; she is able to weave the most extraordinarily beautiful, inspiring stories . . . Scoullar writes with verve and such radiant colours . . . her images are so vivid and engaging.' Reading, Writing and Reisling

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'Her stories, already worthy in their own right as a romance, are enhanced by the descriptive setting and the clear message that the country and its wildlife are to be cherished . . . A great piece of writing about the tropic north, with descriptive prose that's vivid, informative and thought-provoking.' Write Note Reviews

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Praise for Jennifer Scoullar's Currawong Creek

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'An excellent read.' Newcastle Herald

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'Delightful, thoughtful and heartwarming.' Book'd Out

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'Ms Scoullar's love of the land shines through ... Told with warmth and humour, this is a story about family, the risks and rewards of selfless devotion and the powerful bonds we form with animals and the land.' Book Muster Down Under

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'A beautifully written story ... a thought provoking, emotive read with a delightful warmth.' The Eclectic Reader

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' Hits all the right notes.' Mandurah Mail

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Praise for Jennifer Scoullar's Brumby's Run:

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'A lovely story of family and self-discovery, of love of the land and the wildlife that live on it.' 1 Girl . . . 2 Many Books

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'Appealing characters set within in a magnificent landscape. If you devoured the The Silver Brumby series as a child or had a crush on Tom Burlinson, you are sure to love Brumby's Run.' Book'd Out

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'Celebrates the country and, more importantly, the bush as a life-changing environment…A heart-thumping romance.' The Weekly Times

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'An enthralling read.' Talking Books

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