Sam’s plan at the start of the series is to make a success of his shaky security business so he can employ his wounded army mates who need the dignity and independence work will give them. He is also very keen to start a family of his own.

Physically, Sam is recovered except for marked scarring where his left eyebrow used to be. He’s very fit but he hasn’t made love to a woman since he battled in a terrible firefight where one mate died and three others were catastrophically injured.

Sam now wears a constant frown although he considers himself to be lighthearted. He is utterly relieved to be approached by a woman who is not put off by his stern appearance.

Katie gets up at four a.m. to prepare the breakfasts and lunches for the TV studio. She leaves home when her mother arrives to care for her infant sons and doesn’t get back home until she’s finished shopping for the next day.

Sam wants a woman just like Katie. She’s hard-working and loyal to her husband. She’s a nursing mother who misses her children. Sam will do everything he can to help her. To him, she is the perfect woman.

Quinn is a major player in Aussie Guards #1: Arrival. Well, she considers herself to be a major player everywhere.  Both of Quinn’s parents have remarried and are struggling to support new families, making Quinn the focus of resentment because they have to provide for her. This has made Quinn equally resentful, and determined to achieve fame so she can show them she is wanted, and to amass a fortune so she can be secure.

Quinn demanded her parents send her to Australia where she can get work in film. She has obtained a position at a TV studio, and she plans to save enough money to make a short art film which will win her awards and attention. Earning money is slow going, so when she meets the new security contractor she is struck by the idea she might be able to persuade him to fund her film. And if she can’t persuade him by fair means… Well, who said life was fair?