Riley has never doubted his place on the farm-until now. For years, he's watched the land stretch endlessly before him, wondering what lay beyond the sheep paddocks and dusty back roads. A trip to the city was supposed to be a short escape, a chance to see a world bigger than his own. He never expected to meet Abi.
Abi thrives in Sydney's fast pace, where the city hums with life and opportunity. The country was never part of her plan. But when a spontaneous trip to Perth leads her to Riley-a quiet, steadfast farm boy with a gaze that makes her question everything-she finds herself torn between two worlds.
What begins as a fleeting connection soon becomes something neither of them can ignore. But love isn't always enough to bridge the gap between the lives they've built and the futures they dream of.
As Abi struggles to find where she truly belongs, and Riley is faced with a choice between the only life he's ever known and the one he never saw coming, they must ask themselves:
Do you follow your heart, even when it leads you somewhere unexpected?
Or do you let go before you lose yourself completely?
The Heart of Riley is a sweeping, emotional story about love, home, and the spaces in between.