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Aussie Guards stories

Sam Brown cares for his extended family around Australia, his digger mates in hospital and out of it, and the workers at the TV studio he guards.  AND THEY ALL HAVE STORIES!

Sam is too busy to tell these stories, so we step out from the Aussie Guards books to read short stories told by different people in different ways. These stories are published on Patreon. The first story is free but the rest are for patrons.

What is happening to the people Sam cares about?

Become a Patreon member to read these angsty funny heartwarming romance stories set in Australia.

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AI Cake

#4 Sam's cousins

Sam's aunt is bringing up a family of competitive swimmers and they have embraced the opportunity to do some fund-raising for the overseas community Sam was injured trying to supply.

The promise? They will all bake cakes using raw ingredients.

The problem? Not everyone can bake a cake using raw ingredients.

Which leads to a very natural temptation to use cake mix...

A hilarious 11-minute read available to paying members of Sheila's Patreon.

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Searching for Serenity

#3 Sam's sister's friend

Sebastian is still suffering from the eminently practical and sensible step he took in inveigling Cheryl to confront Dominic.

Nevertheless he answers Cheryl’s call when she needs his help. He’s on the sands in the evening when Serenity wanders on the beach, lost in unhappiness.

An angsty 42-minute read about Sam's mate and his younger sister's friend available to paid Patreon members.

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At the
No Tomorrow Motel

#2 Sam's other sister

Sam’s sisters Anne and Cheryl have fallen for driven, hard-working alpha males. While Anne’s man is trying to do everything right by her in the remote outback, Cheryl’s man is very aware he might not be good enough for Cheryl.

Enter Sebastian, who devises a cunning but painful plan to get the two back together, then changes his mind.

A seventeen minute read about Sam’s younger sister available to paid Patreon members.

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An Aussie Proposal

#1 Sam's older sister

When the mine boss has to propose urgently and he doesn’t have essential resources like a romantic setting, or city clothes, or a ring… He does what Aussies are good at, and improvises.

What does he have?  He has the miners.

A quintessentially Australian story featuring colorful Australian characters in the outback, this eleven-minute read seals the fate of Sam’s elder sister.  Available for free on Patreon.

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