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After my relationship breaks down, I agree to house-sit my brother Dexter's posh apartment whilst he’s out of the country. It will give me some much needed head space. Sitting on the balcony one sweltering summer's night in the midst of a power cut, I'm given a secret window into the lives of the residents in the opposite building, and I see more than I should. I'm drawn to a man in the Penthouse and watch him closely; when a striking woman joins him on the balcony, I can’t tear my eyes away.

When house sitter Jude takes on an assignment acting for self-made ‘girl boss’, entrepreneur Michelle Crane, her intentions aren’t entirely professional. Michelle has something that Jude needs - and the clock is ticking on her window of opportunity to find it.. Jude’s future hangs in the balance, but when it comes down to it, will she betray a stranger to save herself?

The corpse of a beautiful woman, clad in only a bathing suit, is found strangled to death on a popular Sussex beach. When she is finally identified, it turns out she was a top profiler for the National Crime Faculty who was working on the case of a serial killer. And though she was a Bath resident, the authorities don't want Detective Superintendent Peter Diamond to investigate the murder. How strange. What could they be trying to hide?

Pippa Munro had everything planned for her perfect wedding. What she did not have planned, was for her boyfriend to break up with her. Or sell her beloved farm. So instead of being blissfully engaged, Pippa finds herself jobless, homeless and loveless. Things couldn’t be going better… Wolfie Squires needs someone to look after his family’s ancient house. He’s too busy with his hot shot city job to deal with a country manor several hundred miles away. The perfect solution? Find someone to house sit. The less-than-perfect candidate? Pippa Munro.

Newly pregnant and down on her luck, Lydia thinks her fortunes have changed when a customer at the café where she works offers her a job and a room in her plush Pacific Heights home. It’s been years since Iris’ husband, Dean, died in his sleep, and Lydia soon becomes the daughter Iris never had—making her cups of tea, helping her with the bills, and taking charge of Iris’ daily medications now that her memory has begun to fail. Then one night, someone makes an emergency call from the telephone in the pristine kitchen. The police arrive to find no sign of Iris or Lydia.

Across Europe, a young woman with no name and no fixed appearance hops from empty villa to vacated apartment to dormant summer house under the guise of house sitter. Her agenda? Steal from the rich, and kill anyone who gets in her way. On a stormy night in England, travelling home down narrow country lanes, a fatal car crash leaves Kat’s husband Oliver dead. But as Kat begins to mourn his loss, she discovers something that suggests she never knew her husband at all.

"BLOODY BRILLIANT!" From the #1 New York Times bestselling "Queen of Fairytale Retellings" and author of Cinder and Heartless, this is the tale of Bluebeard as it's never been told before--a thrilling romantasy and murder mystery. Mallory Fontaine is a fraud. Though she comes from a long line of...

Casey Fletcher, a recently widowed actress trying to escape a streak of bad press, has retreated to the peace and quiet of her family’s lake house in Vermont. Armed with a pair of binoculars and several bottles of bourbon, she passes the time watching Tom and Katherine Royce, the glamorous couple living in the house across the lake. They make for good viewing—a tech innovator, Tom is powerful; and a former model, Katherine is gorgeous.

Dawn has always thought there was a secret passage hidden in her house. But that doesn't explain why creepy things happen when Dawn's at home, or the spooky noises coming from behind her bedroom wall. Dawn is sure there's a ghost in her house! And so are the other Baby-Sitters Club members. But they're so busy with their jobs that they don't have time for a ghost hunt. Will Dawn and her friends solve the mystery...or will Dawn have to share her house with a ghost?

Norah White is living a life others only dream about; she travels the world house sitting for the über-wealthy. But she pays a high price for the enviable life - she never stays in one place long enough to cultivate a romance. When house sitting in New York City, Steve Berenstain walks into her life, his charming manner and disarming looks throwing Norah's carefully constructed world into chaos. When a shocking revelation threatens to rip the lovers apart, Norah struggles with whether to let Steve into her heart and her bed. Warning: 18+ only due to highly charged sexual situations.

Emily Harper, a fiery twenty-two-year-old, takes a babysitting job for Daniel Voss, a brooding tech titan haunted by his wife’s mysterious death. Beneath his mature charm lies a predator, his touch igniting forbidden lust that leaves Emily trembling—craving his dominance yet fearing his darkness. As their encounters escalate from heated whispers to raw, punishing passion, Emily uncovers secrets in the attic: a journal, a lover, a truth that could destroy Daniel’s empire.

“We should towel off and go up to the roof,” he said, kissing her neck. “Then you don’t have to worry about trying to quiet your screams. Which is good because I want to hear you scream my name.” You know you want him. That sexy older man. The one who signs your paychecks. He's not like the boys you're used to. This alpha male is experienced and he knows how to treat you right. He'll put you through your paces, make you scream his name, and leave you begging for more. Evelyn Wren is here to deliver the forbidden erotic encounters that you need. This special, limited-time-only ...

When Mary Anne is woken up in the middle of the night by her cat, Tigger, she immediately knows something's wrong. Then she smells the smoke...and hears her father yelling her name. Mary Anne's house is on fire - and she makes it out right before everything burns down. Now Mary Anne doesn't know what to do. All of her possessions are...gone. Her house is...destroyed. Will Mary Anne be able to get her old life back? Will her family move away from Stoneybrook...for good?

In the waning days of the turbulent 1970s, in the wake of unsolved child-killings that have shocked Detroit, the lives of several residents are drawn together with tragic consequences. There is Hannah, wife of a prominent local businessman, who has begun an affair with a darkly charismatic stranger whose identity remains elusive; Mikey, a canny street hustler who finds himself on a chilling mission to rectify injustice; and the serial killer known as Babysitter, an enigmatic and terrifying figure at the periphery of elite Detroit.

Not only an entertaining account for traveling pet-lovers but also a moving story about the kindness of strangers, the search for freedom and the courage to follow one's dreams. An unforeseen circumstance triggers a 180° turn in the lives of Jana and her life partner Joe. The apparent disaster unfolds into the beginning of a challenging, yet highly rewarding travel journey. Jana’s candid, humorous and down to earth travelogue offers interesting insights in how to draw a line under one’s past and jump-start a completely different new life. She meets the physical and emotional challenges...

Ann M. Martin’s Baby-Sitters Club series featured a complex cast of characters and touched on an impressive range of issues that were underrepresented at the time: divorce, adoption, childhood illness, class division, and racism, to name a few. In We Are the Baby-Sitters Club, writers from the original BSC generation will reflect on the enduring legacy of Ann M. Martin’s beloved series, 35 years later - celebrating the BSC’s profound cultural influence.

She was told to follow the bedtime routine. Light the candles. Circle the salt. Whisper the prayer. Or the thing in the closet would come out. High schooler Emily thought it was just another babysitting job. Watch sweet little Clara, feed her dinner, tuck her into bed. But bedtime comes with strict rules. And Clara is terrified of what happens if they’re broken. At first, Emily laughs off the rituals. Kids and their games. But then the closet handle turns on its own. Whispers echo through the baby monitor. And Clara’s nightly prayer starts sounding less like nonsense—and more like a ...

Frustrated after a failed attempt at full-time RV living, Brooke and her husband Buddy decided to try out being traveling house sitters as a last-ditch effort to pursue their dream of a nomadic lifestyle. Three years, 30 countries, and dozens of furry friends later, this book is a funny and entertaining collection of their best pet and house sitting stories, that fans of the sarcastic style of humor in Bill Bryson's A Walk in the Woods will enjoy! If you’ve ever wondered what does a house sitter do?, Brooke openly shares first-hand accounts and insights into the realities of traveling ...

I don’t love him. I don’t even know him. What I do know is, that I NEED HIM. My best friend asks me to dog sit at her mansion on the beach in Hawaii, it's kinda hard to pass up. What I wasn’t expecting was to see the hot billionaire next door wearing nothing but boxer briefs and an open robe. Did I mention his irresistibly chiseled hard body practically begging me to go introduce myself? Trying to get his attention isn’t easy, because sunbathing topless throwing a raging party and dancing right in his line of sight isn’t doing the trick.. If he wants to play hard to get, challenge...

At Christmas, Laura Fleming lived her fantasy adventure. Paid to house-sit for the fabulously wealthy financier, C.W. Banley, while he traveled, she eagerly headed for New York City. As mistress of his elegant townhouse, she baked cookies and dressed the old gent’s richly-furnished residence for the holidays. As December rolled around, the lonely, lovely writer eagerly anticipated soaking up the Christmas atmosphere in the grand city. With only the cat for company, she’d turn Banley’s elegant home into a wonderland of sparkling lights, fragrant garland, and shiny tinsel.