book cover of Finding Northlane
 

Finding Northlane

(2026)
(The first book in the Hawks Hollow Duet series)
A novel by

 
 
A MUST-READ heartfelt and steamy strangers-to-lovers, small-town, single dad, age gap, cowboy romance

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Dallas

What happens when you find yourself falling for the only woman you shouldn’t?

My brother and I have raised my daughter since I lost my wife three years ago. We are a team; a trio of unstoppable underdogs.

I live and breathe my farm, my town, and the people who live here – throwing myself into anything I can to avoid remembering what happened.

Well, it worked. Until she came along.

Annabeth Harrington, the unexpected, pink-haired pixie that spins my mind and throws caution to the wind. I thought she was too much, too soon, and too wild, but she was everything my daughter and I needed to light up our lives.

My little firefly.

Annabeth

Question: Is dating the father of one of my students off limits?

Answer: Yes.

Escaping to Hawks Hollow and taking a job at the local primary school was the change of scenery I needed, and my new roommate has been my ride-or-die since the day I set foot in this town.

Everything is simple here. The cows moo, the sun sets, and everyone drinks bourbon for breakfast.

So nothing could have prepared me for the moment Dallas Northlane strolled into my classroom to pick up his daughter and took my every waking thought out with him.

Now, I’m obsessed with a cowboy almost twice my age and there is absolutely nothing I can do about it.
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TROPES:
Small Town Romance
Cowboy/Western
Strangers to Lovers
Widower/Single Dad MMC
Alt/Music Teacher FMC
Found Family
Rural Australian Setting
Age Gap
Dual POV
Book 1 Of A Duet

MICRO TROPES:
Pet Names
Tattooed/Pierced FMC
Tattooed MMC
Banter/Cute Texts
Forbidden/Off Limits Romance
Horse Water Fights (it’s a thing)
He Polishes Her Boots
Hand-Fasting Ceremony With A Twist
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Author Note: Finding Northlane is written in Australian English. You may notice some minor spelling differences from US/UK English. Some of these that you may notice are: jewellery vs jewelry, dialled vs dialed and centre vs center. As Finding Northlane is set in Australia, you’ll also find interesting slang and cultural references.

Finding Northlane is a cowboy romance with darker themes and explicit content.
It is not suitable for readers under 18.



Genre: Romance



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