Ron Shillingford: 19 books

Pauline is quite unashamedly a pushy mum who wants the best for her daughter Hanna, an aspiring supermodel. But the lengths Pauline is prepared to go to!

Tanya is an aspiring stand-up comedian but her day job is nothing to laugh at, having to deal with an unwanted sexual predator who seems unsackable. Tanya’s predicament looks hopeless as she tries to have the last laugh.

Julie and Olive are heading for life-long spinsterhood until a holiday trip to Uganda opens up some exciting possibilities. Their dull and mundane life will never be the same again after two weeks in Kampala.

Karen has just turned forty and is worried that being a mother may have passed her by after another failed relationship with a roving lover. No wonder ending her life looks like a suitable option. At least she has two sisters for emotional support. But they too have their fertility issues.

Joanna overcame her weighty problems in Hungry for Revenge and wants some romance now that she finally feels attractive. In Hungry for Romance her options are not great, not helped by ‘best friend’ Katie’s clumsy behaviour. Joanna is an eternal optimist but her trusting nature is once again taken advantage of.

Dennis is a wealthy accountant dating two women but onlye one his mother approves of. The other is his true love and respectable in every way except that she is from a totally different culture. Dennis makes his choice and has to live with several dilemmas as a result.

Patricia and Tilly have something in common, other than having perfectly manicured nails. They lead parallel lives oblivious to the other’s circumstances until it all unfolds in one sensational afternoon.

Mrs. Tompkins is a cantankerous lady who many believe is a witch with an eerie secret in her house. But financially she has a canny knack of spotting wrong doing at Kesworth Financial, creating some surprises along the way.

Bernadette lives alone with her little boy, Theo, enjoying her post-divorce life in her cozy cottage. But a telephone stalker brings terror into their lives.

Beauty pageants for children are not noted for good taste and exemplary behaviour. Just ask Tony, who endures constant abuse as step-father of little Modesty, the most obnoxious child on the circuit. But with a mother like Rebecca, Modesty thinks she has the perfect role model and is destined for stardom.

Annette and Viviene’s excessive partying leaves them open to men with dubious intentions. Fear of date-rape is not something they consider but have to address in their own way.

Natalie’s love of designer labels is out of control as credit card bills reach alarming levels. Compulsive shopping is threatening her marriage to the too-patient Leo, as well as her sanity. A surprise offer could possibly change things for the better but Natalie is faced with a dilemma of a different kind.

Daphne is the award-winning, celebrated PR guru who has turned her one-woman business into a multi-million international success. Only problem is that when it comes to employees’ rights, she can only be described as the Boss From Hell.

Amanda has to deal with two traumatic life-changing incidents at once; redundancy and a daughter drawn into drug addiction. A hostile co-worker makes things even more difficult but there is no turning back for Amanda.