Cathryn Hein

Biography

Cathryn Hein is a best-selling author of rural romance and romantic adventure novels, a Romance Writers of Australia Romantic Book of the Year finalist, and a regular Australian Romance Reader Awards finalist.

A South Australian country girl by birth, Cathryn loves nothing more than a rugged rural hero who’s as good with his heart as he is with his hands, which is probably why she writes them! Her romances are warm and emotional, and feature themes that don’t flinch from the tougher side of life but are often happily tempered by the antics of naughty animals. Her aim is to make you smile, sigh, and perhaps sniffle a little, but most of all feel wonderful.

Cathryn lives in Newcastle, Australia with her partner of many years, Jim. When she’s not writing, she plays golf (ineptly), cooks (well), and in football season barracks (rowdily) for her beloved Sydney Swans AFL team.

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Where to find Cathryn Hein online

Books

Eddie and the Show Queen
Series: A Levenham Love Story, Book 5. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 70,970. Language: English. Originally Published: September 10, 2019 by Cathryn Hein. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Western
Can Levenham's biggest ladies' man make good – and recapture the heart of the girl he's always loved? When horticulturalist Alice Lindner goads her ex-boyfriend Eddie Argyle into a fundraising contest, she doesn't expect him to take it seriously. Winning small-town Levenham's inaugural Wine Show crown will take dedication and hard work, and all Eddie cares about is chasing skirt. Besides, a win...
Rocking Horse Hill
Series: A Levenham Love Story, Book 1. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 96,290. Language: English. Originally Published: April 10, 2017 by Cathryn Hein. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Western
Who do you trust when a stranger threatens to tear your family apart? When Emily Wallace-Jones's brother Digby arrives home with a secretive new fiancée, no one knows how to react. The Wallace-Jones are old-money rural aristocracy and Felicity Townsend is from a very different side of the tracks. But Em is determined not to treat Felicity with the same teenage snobbery that tore apart her...
The First Levenham Love Story Omnibus
Series: A Levenham Love Story. Price: $9.99 USD. Words: 163,220. Language: English. Originally Published: February 25, 2020 by Cathryn Hein. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Western
Welcome to Levenham, a small town that's big on heart, hope and happiness. If you like ruggedly rural heroes, smart heroines, colourful local characters and plenty of romance, this is your home. Three complete stories. Book 1: ROCKING HORSE HILL Who do you trust when a stranger threatens to tear your family apart? When Emily Wallace-Jones's brother arrives home with a secretive new fiancée, Em...
Heartland
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 110,150. Language: English. Originally Published: December 19, 2016 by Cathryn Hein. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Western
From the rivers and beaches of Victoria's spectacular south-west comes this moving love story about family, passion and where our hearts truly lie. When Callie Reynolds arrives at Glenmore, the property she's recently inherited, the last thing she wants is to be saddled with a warty horse, an injured neighbour and a mad goose. Haunted by her sister's death and her fractured family, all she...
Scarlett and the Model Man
Series: A Levenham Love Story, Book 6. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 46,790. Language: English. Originally Published: March 24, 2020 by Cathryn Hein. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Women's fiction » Chick lit, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Western
He might be the perfect model, but is he the right man for Scarlett? When up-and-coming artist Scarlett Ash discovers the perfect model in small-town Levenham, she can't believe her luck. Her creativity abandoned her months ago and with her move to London to take up a prestigious residency fast approaching, she's desperate for a muse to bring it back. Surfing dairy farmer Sam Greenwood is...
The Falls
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 129,070. Language: English. Originally Published: May 2, 2018 by Cathryn Hein. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Romance » General, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Western
Will losing the home she loves mean finding the place she belongs? All her life Teagan Bliss believed she'd one day run the family farm, until a terrible betrayal shatters her dream. Heartbroken, Teagan flees to her Aunt Vanessa's property in the idyllic Falls Valley where she soon catches the attention of sexy local farrier Lucas Knight. With a new job, new friends and the prospect of a new...
April's Rainbow
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 52,000. Language: English. Originally Published: February 3, 2016 by Cathryn Hein. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Western
From the spectacular beauty of Victoria’s lush western districts comes this deeply emotional story of grief, courage and love. When shy farmer Tristan Blake is given free rein to manage iconic local property Rainbow, he soon finds himself living his dream. Even more so once the farm’s dark-haired artist owner April Tremayne arrives. April is mysterious and slightly wild, with an air of tragedy...
Santa and the Saddler
Series: A Levenham Love Story, Book 3. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 42,080. Language: English. Originally Published: October 18, 2016 by Cathryn Hein. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Western
He's found the girl of his dreams, but she's just passing through. Can he turn fleeting Christmas magic into forever? Windmill fabricator Danny Burroughs doesn't have time to wait in line at the local saddler – no matter how pretty the girl behind the counter - he's juggling two jobs as it is. But his little sister has her heart set on a unique piece of saddlery for Christmas and he can't...
Chrissy and the Burroughs Boy
Series: A Levenham Love Story, Book 4. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 45,560. Language: English. Originally Published: August 22, 2017 by Cathryn Hein. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Western
No girl forgets her first crush. The least he could do is remember it. Chrissy James has only been home in small-town Levenham a few weeks when her teenage crush plays hero and saves her from an aggressive drunk. Seven years ago, Nick Burroughs was the school hottie while she was the overweight girl with braces, bad hair, and an unrequited obsession with the sports star every girl in school...
The Horseman's Promise
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 105,250. Language: English. Originally Published: June 18, 2017 by Cathryn Hein. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Western
A father with something to hide, a jockey with a taste for blackmail, a man with an agonising secret . . . and a young woman in love, defying them all. Sophie Dixon is determined to leave her tragic past behind and forge a bright future on her beloved farm. While looking to buy a new horse, she is drawn into her neighbour Aaron's Laidlaw's orbit, despite the bad blood between their families. As...
Summer and the Groomsman
Series: A Levenham Love Story, Book 2. Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 33,990. Language: English. Originally Published: November 10, 2015 by Cathryn Hein. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Western, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary
It's Levenham's wedding of the year but unlucky-in-love Harry Argyle has more on his mind than being groomsman. After yet again nearly colliding with an escaped horse while driving home to the family farm, Harry Argyle comes face-to-face with its pretty owner, and doesn't hold back his disapproval. Confronted by a bad-tempered giant on a dark country road, beautician and new arrival in town...
Heart of the Valley
Price: $4.99 USD. Words: 113,920. Language: English. Originally Published: December 19, 2016 by Cathryn Hein. Categories: Fiction, Fiction » Romance » Contemporary, Fiction » Romance » Western
A vivid, moving and passionate story of love and redemption set in the gloriously rich landscape of Australia's Hunter Valley. Brooke Kingston is smart, capable and strong-willed, and runs her family's property with dedication and skill. More at home on horseback than in heels, her life revolves around her beloved 'boys' - showjumpers Poddy, Oddy and Sod. Then a tragic accident leaves Brooke a...