The Seventies Collective Series

Samantha Bennett dreams of marriage. But, before she can fall in love with her dream guy, she needs to fall in love with herself. Easy, right?   Sam's life is perfect until she finds out her boss wants to bed her and her fiancé (well, that was the plan) is sleeping with someone else. Willing to do anything to avoid confrontation, she escapes to Australia, packing her lack of self-worth right next to her beloved flares and platform shoes.   It's only after running into a hunky Italian Stallion that she discovers even 3,000 miles isn't far enough to escape your troubles. And with this man's nasty habit of stalking, she's going to be hard pushed to escape him, too.   Sick of looking over her shoulder, she's close to swearing off men altogether when she meets Chris. This Australian differs from any man she's ever met. He might even be her dream guy. He might also be too good to be true.   Will Sam learn to love herself enough to fight for Chris, or does she still have more to learn? Friday Night Fever is a laugh-out-loud tale about running from life, and finding yourself when you least expect it.   Note, while romantic, this is not a romance in the genuine sense of the word.

She's lost her soul mate. She doesn't believe you get a second. Will the least likely candidate of all be able to change her mind?   Jennie Farrell always believed there was a happily ever after out there for everyone. Shame she's missed out on her own. Rocking up in London with close friend Samantha, Jennie falls back on her long-ignored artistic skills to make ends meet. Her future is even looking bright when she runs into Rupert Smythe-Brown, an aristocratic prat who's used to getting his own way, no matter who gets hurt.   Painted into a corner, Jennie turns feral and Rupert doesn't know what's hit him. Well, he does, but for once he's not enjoying it. Thank goodness she's got Mark, a strapping six-foot four Aussie bloke watching her back and keeping her out of trouble. That is when he's not trying to get her in trouble.   Brush With Fame is a chuckle along, feel good book for any woman who's ever wanted to fight back but hasn't felt strong enough.   Note, while romantic, this is not a romance in the genuine sense of the word.

Broke and alone, this street-smart cynic is about to discover family is about more than blood, and definitely more than money.   Brenda Munroe was mercenary even as a child. It was that or going hungry, or worse. From stealing school lunches, she's moved onto bigger, better and even legal things. Life is finally looking up when her carefully created world comes crashing down. Stuck broke in London, it's going to take every ounce of her street smarts to survive this time.   Strapped for cash — and with a real aversion to the old nine-to-five — Brenda opens a residential school for girls, teaching them in weeks what it's taken her years to master. Namely, how to get by on your good looks and a bucket-load of charm. And no need to screw the old guys, thank you very much.   Will her students be the only ones learning new skills, or will Brenda finally understand family is about a lot more than the blood relations you've been lumbered with? Strapped for Cash is a rollicking, laugh-out-loud read, full of historic art thefts, extortion, and politically charged B&D. So, sit back and join Brenda on her mission to take down the British aristocracy one prat at a time.   Note, while romantic, this is not a romance in the genuine sense of the word.

Have you ever wondered what happened to those side characters who appear briefly in a series? Well, wonder no more.   HEELS AND A TIARA Ever wondered what Brenda was up to before she joined forces with Sam and Jennie in Friday Night Fever? She was busy working as a bikini-clad Gold Coast Meter Maid. It's only a stepping stone, but a big one.   OUT OF BOUNDS We revisit Janey and Maria, those good Italian girls who helped Sam deal with 'Salami Boy' in Friday Night Fever. And with major consequences if their mama finds out the cops are after them.   MAID IN CHELSEA Get to know Vivienne and find out why an intelligent woman is stuck working as a general dogsbody and nanny to a spoiled purple poodle. She'd have to be on the run from something truly terrible, wouldn't she?   GOLD DIGGER Join Stef as she puts all that training from Eadie to good use. Lucky for this strapping Cockney girl, she strikes it rich in more ways than one. And, of course, she takes care of her old mentor.   Although part of a series, the stories in this anthology can be read on their own.