Outback Affair
Publisher: New Concepts Publishing
www.newconceptspublishing.com/alaskanfire.htm
This is the story of Dr. Sally Blake and Dr. Luke Forrester. It takes place primarily in the Australian Outback where Sally works as a pilot for Blake's Charters, her parents' company. As well as being a doctor, Luke is a wealthy businessman and entrepreneur and he is planning to buy the company leaving Sally without a job. He arrives in Australia and learns that Sally is to be his flying doctor and Outback guide while he is there.
Their story is fascinating. There's a tension from the first time they meet - partly due to sexual attraction and partly from Sally's anger that the company to which she has given her heart and soul is to be sold to this foreigner. The setting in the wildness of the Outback is bigger than life and it captivates you as a reader.
It is a love story about two very extraordinary individuals. I recommend it to everyone.
Reviewer: Ellen
August 2006
Dr. Sally Blake is one busy woman. She is so much on the go that everyone beholds her with amazement. As well as being a partner in a clinic in Alice, her most favorite and time-consuming job is helping the Aboriginals of the outback. Their health is so poor, and Sally feels she can do much to help them. Over the years, she and the Aboriginals have developed a very close bond. They love her for what she does for them, and she loves them. She wouldn’t be able to do her work if it wasn’t for her parent’s business, Blake’s Charters. In her daily work, Sally crosses many kilometers, too many to travel by ground. Sally knows how lucky she is, and she is content and secure in her life...until the unthinkable happens. Her parents are selling Blake’s Charters, and the plane along with it. They do not discuss it with her, nor do they even tell her their intentions to sell until the buyer shows up to complete the deal. The buyer is the man she has been hired to escort around the outback for the next few months, Dr. Luke Forrester. All at once, Sally has to deal with a bombardment of overpowering feelings: betrayal by her parents, worry and concern about how she can continue her much valued work…and her intense attraction to the very man who can shatter her plans, dreams and ability to help the Aboriginals. How will Sally cope with the tumult her life has suddenly been thrown into? Can Sally balance her attraction to Luke and her medical duties? Will she be able to continue to help the Aboriginals?
Dr. Luke Forrester never expected to meet a woman like Sally in his whole life. At first her skimpy attire causes him to question her abilities, as both a doctor and as the pilot who will be flying him around the outback over the coming months so that he can set up a satellite system that will help everyone, especially the Aboriginals Sally cherishes so much. Her skill as both a doctor and a pilot soon become apparent, though she does give him a few tense moments to begin with. Whilst attracted to her, he is determined not to sleep with her…in the beginning, that is. He quickly changes his mind, but every time they come close, something crops up. As time marches on, he comes to recognise that Sally’s tough exterior is just a façade. On the inside, Sally is vulnerable, hurt and highly emotional. Luke’s feelings deepen for this unusual woman, but they worlds apart. Is there a common path they can travel together, or must they each go their own separate ways? Can he help Sally to keep her job? Will he be able to conquer his phobias to be with the woman he loves?
Christina Carlisle has done it again with Outback Affair. Full of emotions and plot twists, you won’t be able to see what is coming up next, but you will enjoy it. You will soon find yourself caught up in the story, most especially as you read on. Sally is a woman who is giving her all to her career, with little thought to having a family of her own. She loves her work, her friends and her family, though she has lost sight of how she needs to express her love for them to them. Excited by his satellite initiative, Luke is a man who has never before met a woman like Sally. He is completely blown away, yet curiously intrigued at the same time. They come from opposing worlds, yet they seem to suit so well. The question is, can they each compromise and find a way to be together? The characters are superbly developed, and the plot well thought out and engaging. There is some sex, though this is not described in much detail. Outback Affair is another fabulous Christina Carlisle novel, which fans will enjoy and which will send those unfamiliar with this author seeking more.
Five Angels - Recommended Read
Reviewed by:Elizabeth
Fallen Angel Reviews