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"A woman hires a housekeeper to care for her aging parents-only to watch as she takes over their lives in this riveting novel of suspense from the New York Times bestselling author called "an ingenious master of domestic suspense" (Samantha M. Bailey). In the end, I have only myself to blame. I'm the one who let her in. Jodi Bishop knows success. She's the breadwinner, a top-notch real estate agent. Her husband, Harrison . . . not so much. Once, he...
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The night of London's grandest ball, a bold group of women downstairs launch a daring revenge heist against Mayfair society in this dazzling historical novel about power, gender, and class "Rollicking fun and entirely original. Anyone who relishes a good party gone wrong will devour this." --Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost Apothecary Mrs. King is no ordinary housekeeper. Born into a world of con artists and thieves, she's...
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She's a liar. She's a stalker. She's in your house. When Claire sees Hannah Wilson at an exclusive Manhattan hair salon, it's like a knife slicing through barely healed scars. It may have been ten years since Claire last saw Hannah, but she has thought of her every day, and not in a good way. So Claire does what anyone would do in her position--she stalks her. Hannah is now Mrs. Carter, living the charmed life that should have been Claire's. It's...
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Yoko Ogawa's The Housekeeper and the Professor is an enchanting story about what it means to live in the present, and about the curious equations that can create a family.
He is a brilliant math Professor with a peculiar problem—ever since a traumatic head injury, he has lived with only eighty minutes of short-term memory.
She is an astute young Housekeeper—with a ten-year-old son—who is hired to care for
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Is this forbidden Cinderella... the key to his redemption? Rumours surround the reclusive Alessio, Conte Dal Lago, but Charlotte Symonds isn't intimidated - housekeeping for such a prestigious aristocrat will help fulfil her dreams of running her own business. Although she isn't prepared for her unexpected attraction to her new boss... Racked with guilt since his tragic loss, Alessio runs his billion-euro empire from a secluded Italian castello. Charlotte...
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"Maid for the millionaire? Angelica Witherspoon is hopeful that a housekeeping job is the fresh start she's been looking for. Until she arrives at a remote lakeside mansion full of enthusiasm and has the door slammed in her face! Reclusive millionaire Jefferson Stone has clearly stated that chatterboxes need not apply, but Angelica is tenacious and reluctantly he gives her a trial. Recently widowed, Jefferson has cut himself off from the world--but...
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Working as a housekeeper was one of the most prestigious jobs a nineteenth and early twentieth century woman could want – and also one of the toughest. A far cry from the Downton Abbey fiction, the real life Mrs Hughes was up against capricious mistresses, low pay, no job security and gruelling physical labour. Until now, her story has never been told. The Housekeeper's Tale reveals the personal sacrifices, bitter disputes and driving ambition that...
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From 'no strings' to an unexpected consequence! After a life marked by tragedy, letting someone close goes against Niccolo Macario's every instinct. So when he receives a letter from shy housekeeper Lizzie Bailey, the woman he spent one scorching night with, with the bombshell that she's pregnant, he's floored-because his only thought is to find her, bring her to Manhattan, and claim his child!
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At her boss's beck and call...;
Recovering from a terrible car accident, world renowned playboy Luis Martinez is bored, grumpy and frustrated. He's sick of nurses fussing over him, so he fires the lot and demands his sweet, innocent housekeeper massage him back to health!
Carly Conner has spent her life trying not to be noticed. But now with her boss looking at her differently, every day the tantalizing tension between them grows. When Luis...
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A short murder mystery and thriller inspired by actual events. The story is told through the point of view of an unlikely character in which a preacher, a dog named Einstein, and a crippled old man present clues that elude an OCD detective. Do the avengers catch the real killer or do they allure the wrong suspect into a death trap?
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Vacancy: housekeeper needed for eligible millionaire!
Sexy Win Garrison wants a new housekeeper to make his life easy, not someone who tries to get a ring on his finger!
When curvy Carlene Daniels arrives on his doorstep, Win isn't fooled by her oversized jumper and hastily pulled-up hair. She's a knockout! So why is she trying to look like a frump? It makes him want to get her out of those clothes -;and into his bed! Carlene doesn't seem to want...
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Reunited by front-page news, bound by a shocking revelation! USA TODAY bestselling author Chantelle Shaw’s secret baby romance is steeped in passion and scandal.
The tabloids revealed her shocking secret… He’ll reignite their extraordinary desire!
Carlos Segarra: tennis legend, businessman…father! At least that’s what the headlines tell him. Now the steel-hearted Spaniard has no choice. He must find the unforgettable woman at the center...
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An important and fascinating document of American social history, The Housekeeper's Manual, or Complete Housewife is believed to be an adapted version of the British best seller The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual by Dr. William Kitchiner. Intended as "a Guide for Families," the cookbook provides recipes for "the most simple and most highly finished" dishes, all tested personally by the author, which was uncommon in the early 19th century....
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A Whirligig Christmas
Carol French-Cobb
Emma Morrison and a child leave the east coast to seek a safe place and find many guardian angels along their travels. She was drawn to a town in Northwest Missouri, Hill Brook, because of a friendly town sign that she spots by the train tracks. Whirligigs were spinning all around. Emma remembered reading a book in an eighth-grade class about Whirligigs and how she always...
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A position too good to refuse? A desire too strong to deny! After being abandoned at the altar, housekeeper Kate Winters has finally found peace working at a grand house. Until her new employer Lord Henderson unexpectedly returns, resolved to sell his estate... Determined to remind the brooding Earl of the beauty of his home, Kate begins to discover the allure of the man behind the title. Scarred by her past, does she dare risk her future by surrendering...
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Lieutenant Cade Grant is rugged and gorgeous, but his heart is as hard as they come.
Innocent Liv needs work fast; if she has to be housekeeper to the brooding lieutenant then so be it!
Soon Cade wants his virginal maid between his sheets, not washing them. The job vacancy's now in his bed-and Cade'll teach her all she needs to know...
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""I am the housekeeper, the hired help with a messy past who cleans up other people's messy lives, the one who protects their messy little secrets." When Anne Morgan's successful boyfriend--who also happens to be her boss--leaves her for another woman, Anne finds herself in desperate need of a new job and a quiet place to recover. Meanwhile, her celebrity idol, Emma Helmsley (England's answer to Martha Stewart), is in need of a housekeeper, an opportunity...
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Will Cinderella say yes... to a flight on the Italian's private jet? Housekeeper Sophie Court has seen plenty about Alessio Rossi-White and his sinful good looks in the headlines. Now she must face him in person, honour-bound to reveal the shocking secrets that her boss, Alessio's father, has hidden from him. Still, Sophie doesn't expect Alessio to make her the solution to his family's problems - by inviting her to Lake Garda as his pretend girlfriend!...
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A story of family, secrets and love set in the beautiful Devonshire countryside at Woodicombe House.Kate Bratton dreams of more. It's 1914, and her life is mapped out ahead of her: continue working as a maid in the beautiful Woodicombe House, settle down with Luke the gardener and, of course, start a family. Desperate to run away in search of adventure, Kate's plans are curtailed by the arrival of the Russell family at Woodicombe House. Tasked with...