Outback Treasure I — Ann Grech

Can the fresh-faced historian solve the legend of a gold-laden reef? Or will the seasoned station owner succeed in protecting his land at all costs? Geeky graduate historian, Pete McKenzie, has spent seven years searching for Byron's fabled reef--the holy grail of gold deposits. Determined to be Australia's answer to Indiana Jones, a chance discovery sends Pete to outback Queensland, Pearce Station.Forty-year-old station-owner, Scottie Pearce, calls outback Queensland home. The red dirt runs through his veins. But Scottie's protecting a secret that could destroy his family's five-generation legacy.Fireworks blaze in this epic tale of lust, love, and betrayal as both men discover a treasure they weren't even searching for... outback treasure.Outback Treasure I is the first part of the Pearce Station duet. Pete and Scottie's story concludes in Outback Treasure II