About the Book
Everything is falling to pieces for Francesca Thayer. Her beautiful old house is full of leaks and in need of total restoration. Then her relationship with lawyer Todd collapses and he moves out. As the owner of a struggling art gallery she can’t possibly manage the mortgage alone, so she is forced to do the one thing she never imagined she would: she advertises for lodgers.
First arrives Eileen – a young, attractive schoolteacher who has just moved from LA.
Then comes Chris, a newly divorced father struggling with a difficult ex-wife and the challenges of parenting his seven-year-old son who visits every other weekend.
Last to arrive is Marya – a famous cookery author who is hoping to rebuild her life after the death of her husband.
And so Francesca finds that her house has become a whole new world – and as things begin to turn around, she realizes that her accidental tenants have become the most important people in her life. Over their year together, the house at 44 Charles Street fills with laughter, hope and heartbreak.
And Francesca discovers that she might be able to open her heart again after all…
About the Author
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
Also by Danielle Steel
LEGACY
SPECIAL DELIVERY
FAMILY TIES
THE RANCH
BIG GIRL
SILENT HONOUR
SOUTHERN LIGHTS
MALICE
MATTERS OF THE HEART
FIVE DAYS IN PARIS
ONE DAY AT A TIME
LIGHTNING
A GOOD WOMAN
WINGS
ROGUE
THE GIFT
HONOUR THYSELF
ACCIDENT
AMAZING GRACE
VANISHED
BUNGALOW 2
MIXED BLESSINGS
SISTERS
JEWELS
H.R.H.
NO GREATER LOVE
COMING OUT
HEARTBEAT
THE HOUSE
MESSAGE FROM NAM
TOXIC BACHELORS
DADDY
MIRACLE
STAR
IMPOSSIBLE
ZOYA
ECHOES
KALEIDOSCOPE
SECOND CHANCE
FINE THINGS
RANSOM
WANDERLUST
SAFE HARBOUR
SECRETS
JOHNNY ANGEL
FAMILY ALBUM
DATING GAME
FULL CIRCLE
ANSWERED PRAYERS
CHANGES
SUNSET IN ST. TROPEZ
THURSTON HOUSE
THE COTTAGE
CROSSINGS
THE KISS
ONCE IN A LIFETIME
LEAP OF FAITH
A PERFECT STRANGER
LONE EAGLE
REMEMBRANCE
JOURNEY
PALOMINO
THE HOUSE ON HOPE STREET
LOVE: POEMS
THE WEDDING
THE RING
IRRESISTIBLE FORCES
LOVING
GRANNY DAN
TO LOVE AGAIN
BITTERSWEET
SUMMER’S END
MIRROR IMAGE
SEASON OF PASSION
HIS BRIGHT LIGHT:
THE PROMISE
THE KLONE AND I
NOW AND FOREVER
THE LONG ROAD HOME
GOLDEN MOMENTS*
THE GHOST
GOING HOME
*Published outside the UK under the title PASSION’S PROMISE
For more information on Danielle Steel and her books, see her website at
www.daniellesteelbooks.co.uk
DANIELLE
STEEL
44 CHARLES
STREET
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Copyright © Danielle Steel 2011
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Contents
About the Book
About the Author
Also by Danielle Steel
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
To my wonderful, beloved children,
Beatie, Trevor, Todd, Nick, Sam,
Victoria, Vanessa, Maxx, and Zara.
Please be safe, be careful,
be happy, be loved,
