Francesca Thayer, owner of a struggling art gallery and a beautiful but crumbling old house, is forced to take in lodgers. Through the course of a year, she realises that her house has become a home, and her accidental tennants have become the most important people in her life. It's a year of laughter, hope and heartbreak.

DANIELLE STEEL is one of the world's most popular and highly acclaimed authors, with eighty international bestselling novels in print and 600 million copies sold. She is also the author of His Bright Light, the story of her son Nick Traina's life and death. She lives in California and Paris.

DANIELLE STEEL is one of the world's most popular and highly acclaimed authors, with eighty international bestselling novels in print and 600 million copies sold. She is also the author of His Bright Light, the story of her son Nick Traina's life and death. She lives in California and Paris.