by Fiona McArthur, author of Survival Guide to Dating Your Boss (Harlequin Medical Romance, September 2011)
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.
Welcome to Coogee Beach, Sydney
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.
The spot where Tilly shows Marcus how to swim
So welcome to Coogee and the girls at Hill Street. So Tilly’s flirty and free in a beachside 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 a 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.
The actual house in Coogee that inspired the Single, Free and Fabulous series’ home
If you’d like a preview of the series, catch my on-line read on the Extras page at harlequin.com and on millsandboon.co.uk. Starting September 12th a daily chapter is published for twenty days. And you can even comment. I’m a little nervous about that 
xx Fi
Helloooo Papaya
How cool you made it over here. Thanks for that and so glad you can see the connection
xx Fi
I’m so happy you think the piccies help, Papaya. (I did answer this before but must have not saved it properly:) Sorry it took so long to answer
I’ll look forward to hearing your thoughts on Tilly
xx Fi
Oh, count me in for the online read… Off to get it..
Just love the pictures Fiona, they are amazing.
Suz
Yeah, and hey, You don’t feel bad about leaving and coming back!