The Side Road

<p><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A novel about life's winding paths </strong><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>the choices we make and the threads that knit us together.</strong></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>When Oliver a former MotoGP racer returns to his hometown to raise his daughter he doesn't expect to find a party underway in his living room. The neighbours have gathered to celebrate the passing of his daughter's grandmother. Among the revellers he finds Mia a newcomer to the small town nursing a bottle of gin in his kitchen.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Seeking a fresh start Mia has moved from the city </span><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>bringing her rescue dog Snood along for the journey. As the owner of the local craft store she hosts the local Sit & Knit groups where gossip flows as freely as the yarn. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Oliver and Mia find themselves drawn together in a way neither expected. But as their relationship deepens shadows from Mia's past threaten their blossoming romance. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Set against the stunning backdrop of wine country Oliver and Mia's love story unfolds amidst vintage motorbikes a lively knitting circle the ups and downs of raising an almost-teenager and a colourful array of elderly relatives. But lurking beneath the charm lies a mystery - what happened to the missing money? Was the strict Baptist grandmother embezzling?</span></p><p></p>