Melissa Nathan Libri

Quando una ragazza di provincia accetta un lavoro come tata a Londra, deve imparare a destreggiarsi tra la disfunzione familiare e la tentazione romantica in questo romanzo per adulti. Jo Green, ventitreenne, sa che se deve trascorrere un'altra notte nell'ultra-provinciale Niblet-Upon-Avon impazzirà! Così risponde a un annuncio sul giornale, saluta il suo devoto fidanzato Shaun e si dirige verso la grande città. Con un nuovo lavoro che offre eccitazione, un'auto fantastica e una suite tutta sua, come potrebbe sbagliare? Poi incontra i Fitzgerald: Dick e Vanessa e la loro vivace prole, improvvisamente affidata alle cure di Jo. Ci sono Cassandra, la "bambina psicopatica" di otto anni; Zak, il sanguinario seienne; e la timida Tallulah. Le cose si complicano ulteriormente con l'arrivo di Josh, il bel figlio maggiore di Dick dal suo primo matrimonio. Costretta a condividere la stanza con Josh, Jo si trova tra un fidanzato a distanza e una possibilità sexy che dorme a un passo da lei!

Nicky Hobbs loves teaching at the local primary school. She's idolised by her class - in particular ten-year-old Oscar Samuels - but she's starting to find she'd quite like some adult adoration for a change. Mark Samuels is a frazzled single father working all the hours God gives to provide for his beloved son, Oscar. But he's unable to see that Oscar would prefer his presence to his presents once in a while. Ms Hobbs knows Mr Samuels is a heartless workaholic. Mr Samuels is certain Ms Hobbs is an interfering busybody. But when they finally meet they start to discover that first first impressions can be deceptive. And perhaps they've both got a bit of learning to do...

Katie wants to be a film director. Last week she wanted to be a writer, the week before that an educational psychologist, and the week before that a florist. One thing Katie isn't short of is ambition, but she knows that none of her ambitions are to be a waitress. Unfortunately, Katie is a waitress

After years as a sweet, good-natured pushover, Annie Markham has had to face up to three hard truths: You've got to be tough to succeed in business and romance. Sometimes your meddling loved ones are right about your worthless, no-good boyfriend being worthless and no good. The only reliable thing about men is that they're totally unreliable. Okay, she's been persuaded. So now, seven years after wisely and abruptly dumping the "love of her life," Jake Mead, things should be going better for Annie Markham, right? Unfortunately, her life's going nowhere, her family's going mental, and the family business is heading straight down the tubes. Could it get worse? Of course! Jake's back, Annie's getting ready for bankruptcy, and no one's ready for Christmas ... let alone a happy New Year. And no amount of persuasion will ever convince Annie that magic does happen and dreams do come true, not even at the stroke of midnight on December 31 at New York's Plaza Hotel ... will it?

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