Fiona McArthur on writing 'Survival Guide to Dating Your Boss' ('Single, Free and Fabulous in Sydney' Week - Day 2)
by Susan W on September 7th, 2011, 4:01pm
The best part of writing this book was the chance to walk the beach and watch the fun lifestyle of this warm and friendly suburb with my writing friends. That made it easy to see how our Single, Free and Fabulous heroines lived and fell in love here. Every time I go to Coogee now I look straight to the house we decided our heroines lived in - and I smile.
Pic: The party house
My heroine, Tilly, is a midwife. No surprises there, but I had such fun with the way Tilly interacted with her friends in their shared house. I could feel the rock-solid support for each other between these dedicated young women and also the mischief. What went on in that house was a hoot and also way outside anything my hero, Marcus (such a serious obstetrican), had ever seen before. He couldn't help but become aware of what he'd missed of life. Luckily our Tilly is determined to show him.
Pic: Where Tilly taught Marcus to swim
So welcome to Coogee and the girls at Hill Street. So Tilly's flirty and free in a beach side suburb sun-blessed with sand and surf on her days off and a walk up the hill where she can catch babies when she works. Even better she shares house with women who treat her like a loved sister. Ruby, Jess and Ellie are full of sometimes dubious advice and definitely ready to have loads of party fun - and maybe even fall in love. So a beach that's full of gorgeously laconic lifesavers and more than a few dreamy docs who don't know what's good for them is the kinda place you've gotta love. The Single, Free and Fabulous girls do. They call it home. And they love to party. I know I can't wait to catch up with Tilly and Marcus in my friends books. Hope you can join us.
Pic: Coogee beach
If you'd like a preview of the series, catch my online serial read from 12th September on www.millsandboon.co.uk on the Free Online Reads page – hope you enjoy the twenty daily instalments!
xx Fi
Cort Mason – Dr Delectable / Survival Guide to Dating Your Boss by Carol Marinelli / Fiona McArthur contains the first two stories in the fantastic Single, Free and Fabulous in Sydney mini-series and it’s out now!
Amy...
I left a story about my crushes on the eharl blog. LOL--what a trip down memory lane!
Nancy
Hi there, Nancy
great to see you here. Yep, on sale in North America now, my Survival Guide To Dating Your Boss and Carol Marinelli's Cort Mason- Dr Delectable. She's one, I'm two, and next month Emily Forbes is three and Amy Andrews ties it all up. We had such fun.
So glad you liked the piccies and thanks so much for posting
xx Fi
Nancy
Hey Nancy - they sure are. Both Fiona's and carol's books are up on the eharl site at the moment. Emily's and my book will follow next month. There is also a series of blogs on the harl blog too. Link below.
Amy x
http://harlequinblog.com/
Great Medical Romance
www.amyandrews.com.au
www.medicalromance.blogspot.com
I love seeing these
I love seeing these pictures! Please tell me this series will be released in the US. Pretty please!
Hi Amy
Have to thank Emily Forbes for two of the photos. Can't believe how clear they are. And can't wait to read your books. Have just finished Carol Marinelli's, Ruby's story, and LOVED it.
xx Fi
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Great snaps
Hey Fi. How exciting to see those snaps again! It took me right back to when we were writing those four fab young women and spent time in Coogee together plotting away.
Ah....memories....
Amy
Great Medical Romance
www.amyandrews.com.au
www.medicalromance.blogspot.com
Hello and welcome
The welcome mat is out and what do you think of the house we shared - in our minds anyway? You couldn't see the water but it was a few steps down the hill to the beach. That's why we called it Hill Street. Thought readers might like the idea of seeing where we started. Or do the pictures confuse the ideas you had in your head. I'd love to know . Have fun in Coogee
warmest wishes
xx Fi