New Release Book Review: Jillaroo from Jacaranda by Mandy Magro
Title: Jillaroo from Jacaranda
Author: Mandy Magro
Published: October 5th 2022
Publisher: HQ – AU
Pages: 320
Genres: Fiction, Contemporary, Romance
RRP: $29.99
Rating: 4 stars
Falling in love was never part of her plan … A captivating contemporary romance about new beginnings and risking it all from bestselling Australian author Mandy Magro.
What happens when fate sends you just the right person at just the wrong time?
Rose Jones is twenty-two, and has followed in her mother’s footsteps working with horses as a champion barrel racer. Hard on the heels of being dumped by her fiance comes Rose’s determination to chart her own path in life from now on. But meeting handsome bull rider Ty Parker wasn’t part of the plan.
After bonding at the Joneses’ family Christmas, Rose accepts Ty’s offer of a quaint country cottage on his outback station as a bolthole to focus on her writing and sorting through her feelings. Here among the beauty of the bush landscape she finds surprising adventure and friendships, but is taking a risk on love worth the gamble of breaking her heart all over again if it all goes wrong?
Bestselling Australian author Mandy Magro returns with a standalone rural romance set in the world of Mandy’s novel Jacaranda.
Review:
I must raise a glass and congratulate Australian country romance queen Mandy Magro on her twentieth release. This is a big achievement for a rural romance author. In this latest tale, Mandy Magro returns to her roots as she resurrects elements of her classic second novel, Jacaranda. I remember how much I loved the cover of Jacaranda and it’s one of the books that got me hooked on the rural fiction genre. Jillaroo from Jacaranda is a story of love, trauma, the will to survive and healing.
A story of fate, chance acquaintances, adversity, friendship and blossoming romance, Jillaroo from Jacaranda is heroine Rose Jones’ journey. This twenty-something is following her mother’s passion for horses by working as a barrel racer. Nursing a broken heart after her recent split with her fiancé, Rose is fixed on living her life according to her own rules. But this all goes by the wayside when she crosses paths with a charming bull rider, who becomes very hard to resist. Rose and Ty develop a strong and lasting connection over a getaway during the festive period. Ty then offers Rose a lifeline, a little house on his rural station, where she can heal from her heartbreak. As the land begins to mend her broken heart, Rose finds both friendship and eventually love at this soul nourishing bush base. But is Rose willing to take a chance on love again, especially if it means that she might get her heart broken yet again?
I can’t believe Jillaroo from Jacaranda is much loved Australian author Mandy Magro’s twentieth release. It only seems like yesterday that I started my Mandy Magro journey thanks to books such as Jacaranda, which is the inspiration for this new title. Jillaroo from Jacaranda can easily be read as an independent release from Jacaranda. There are only a few walks on moments with some characters that featured in Magro’s second novel.
I really liked the link between Rose and her mother, who featured in Jacaranda. Rose is a full-bodied character, who displays finesse, fire, grit and determination. There is also a vulnerable side to Rose and we witness her emotional downfall in the wake of her split from her fiancé. Rose becomes quite protective and guarded following this relationship breakdown. Magro zones in on the appropriate feelings and thought processes involved following this separation, which I valued. When Rose meets Ty, her world view seems to shift, but she is still wary of taking a chance on love again. So begins a slow burn style relationship, as tentative steps are made towards friendship, a connection and then eventually a passionate romance. Ty was a great hero and his brave spirit as a champion bull rider came across clearly on the pages of Jillaroo from Jacaranda. With issues of PTSD, personal survival and healing incorporated in this one, readers are in for a consuming rural themed story.
The land is always a key feature in Mandy Magro’s books and Jillaroo from Jacaranda is set to a spectacular Aussie landscape. Those who want to learn more about barrel racing and the rodeo circuit will find this latest Mandy Magro title an enlightening read. While horse lovers and those with a thirst for the outback way of life will find plenty on offer in this latest Magro release. There are high and lows in from Jillaroo from Jacaranda, but the road to true love country style is not meant to be easy! A staple summer read, I recommend Jillaroo from Jacaranda.
Jillaroo from Jacaranda by Mandy Magro was published on 5th October 2022 by HQ – AU. Details on how to purchase the book can be found here.
To learn more about the author of Jillaroo from Jacaranda, Mandy Magro, visit here.
*I wish to thank Harlequin Australia for providing me with a free copy of this book for review purposes.
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