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A boss falling into bed with the help is the ultimate scandal…Millionaire Linc Thurston is expected to marry well – not take up with his live-in housekeeper. But Claire Robbins is unlike any woman he’s ever known. Linc can’t resist Claire, but when her betrayals catch up with them both, will their passion hold strong?

A charming, funny, poignant collection of twenty-three letters from Marcel Proust to his upstairs neighbour102 Boulevard Haussmann, an elegant address in Paris’s eighth arrondissement.Upstairs lives Madame Williams, with her second husband and her harp. Downstairs lives Marcel Proust, trying to write In Search of Lost Time, but all too often distracted by the noise from upstairs.Written by Proust to Madame Williams between the years 1909 and 1919, this precious discovery of letters reveals the comings and goings of a Paris building, as seen through Proust’s eyes. You’ll read of the effort required to live peacefully with annoying neighbours; of the sadness of losing friends in the war; of concerts and music and writing; and, above all, of a growing, touching friendship between two lonely souls.‘Delightful. Big news for Proustians’ Daily Telegraph‘If you have suffered from noisy neighbours, you will sympathize with Marcel Proust’ Times Literary Supplement‘A haunting portrait of a friendship between two people who lived within earshot of one another, separated only by a few inches of plaster and floorboard, but who scarcely ever met’ New Statesman

Diana Wynne Jones at her finest – family feuds and chaos, magic with hilarious results and some of the most original ideas ever to appear between the covers of a book.Casper, Johnny and Gwinny get a big shock when their mother marries the Ogre. The Ogre is large and stern and not at all interested in children, although this doesn't prevent him from adding his own two awful sons, Douglas and Malcolm, to the family mix. Now the five children and two adults are squashed under the same roof, which can lead to only one thing – war!Then the Ogre brings home the Chemistry Sets – one for Malcolm and one for Johnny. Not that Johnny is impressed by this very obvious bribe. At least, not until they accidentally discover the flying lotion. Then the real fun begins…

Dena Bailey is a woman with goals. And they're all about work. Dena Bailey knows what she wants. And that's to be left alone. Dena Bailey, meet Quinn Sterling. He's about to turn your world upside down.When Dena moves to a new city, she is looking forward to the anonymity it offers. After all, that fits into her plan to concentrate on her career. Then she's introduced to the man upstairs.Dena finds Quinn Sterling hard to resist. So much so that she almost changes her plans. But that's before Quinn suddenly becomes guardian to two children. Making room in her life for a handsome man is one thing. For a woman who never expected to be a mother, making room for a handsome man, a sad little boy and his rebellious older sister is quite another….

Okay, so maybe hiring a centerfold stud to remodel my home was crazy. But I, Marty Owens, practical bookstore owner, was a desperate woman, and contractor Cole Stevens was a man with muscles and strong hands and a seductive voice promising me he could get the job done fast.It made perfect sense for him to move in so he could work days and nights. But no logic can explain my wild fantasies about getting cozy with Cole in every room in the house–the bedroom, the shower, the kitchen…. Ladies, I'm in over my head with the man upstairs, but can I tempt him to repair his heart and build a home for us?

THE PERFECT CANDIDATESingle mom and aspiring perfectionist Becca Johnston is determined to be the next mayor of Cupid’s Bow, Texas. She can’t afford distractions like her new tenant, rugged rodeo champ Sawyer McCall. Having a good man around the house means so much to her young son, and Becca is definitely enjoying the handsome cowboy’s attention. But the election is too important to risk scandalous town gossip.Sawyer only planned on staying in Cupid’s Bow long enough to help with the upcoming centennial celebration, but with Becca and her son, he’s finally found home. When she treats him like he’s a dirty little secret, hiding him from her voters, her son, Sawyer is crushed. How can he convince her that love is the one thing she can’t control?