The YEar She STayed
an Australian Outback Romance Novel by Katherine Franks
The Year She Stayed is a heartfelt Australian outback romance about starting over, finding belonging, and falling in love where you least expect it.
When Louise Harper leaves Sydney after heartbreak, she tells herself the move to remote Queensland is temporary—just one year teaching in a dusty town far from memories she doesn’t want to face. But the outback has a way of stripping life back to what really matters: community, resilience, and the quiet moments that change everything.
As Louise settles into a place shaped by heat, humour, and hard-won hope, she meets a man who is grounded, guarded, and impossible to ignore. He wasn’t part of the plan. Neither was staying.
Set against the vast Australian landscape, The Year She Stayed is a slow-burn romance about healing, second chances, and discovering that sometimes the bravest choice isn’t leaving—it’s choosing to remain.
Perfect for readers who love emotional contemporary romance, rural Australian settings, strong female leads, and love stories rooted in realism and heart.
