Jack and Lawson need to determine where they stand, if they live through it. From larvae to imago, their course is plotted by design. On a research expedition into the depths of the rainforest, suddenly it's not only the butterflies' existence that hangs in the balance.Ī butterfly's life cycle never changes.

Torn between his new life in Tasmania with Jack and a dying species of butterfly he feels compelled to save, Lawson has to decide where his fate lies.īut fate changes the rules. But personal and professional differences aside, Lawson is offered a more permanent role in Queensland. Working alongside renowned professor Piers Bonfils isn't easy. Figuring they could combine work and pleasure, Jack and Lawson go on their first vacation together. But then he is offered a two-week research position in tropical Queensland to help determine why the Ulysses butterfly is on the decline. When Jack suggests they take a short trip, Lawson agrees. Lawson's work ensuring the survival of the Tillman Copper is as demanding as ever, and Jack's work with the regeneration of the bushfire-ravaged national park is just as hectic. Lawson and Jack's trip to Sutton Station certainly doesn't go to plan, and what they take back to Tasmania isn't just butterflies, but a cocoon of possibilities.Ī Red Dirt Heart and Imago crossover The story of when red dirt and butterflies collide.Jack Brighton and Lawson Gale have been together for six months and are very much in love. Meeting again after all this time, in front of Lawson and Travis, won't be awkward at all, right? Both studying environmental sciences, both hundreds of miles from home, and both finding their worlds open to new experiences, they fell into bed together. Years ago, two out-of-towners met at the University of Sydney. An old friend from his university days, who also happened to be his old friend with benefits, Charlie Sutton. The name on the request is familiar to Jack. Lawson Brighton-Gale receives an email request to identify a butterfly in the Outback, only to discover it's not an Australian butterfly at all. Hopeful this might be their only chance to stop the development, they seek the help of a specialist. Then Travis remembers seeing butterflies at the creek near their joining fence line - the same butterflies they couldn't find in any Australian butterfly book. When Charlie Sutton's neighbour Greg is notified by the Queensland government that they intend to run a pipeline through his property, Charlie vows to help him fight it.

Imago by N.R. Walker