A thrilling novel of crime and passion from nora roberts - the world"s greatest storytellerlila emerson is fascinated by other people"s lives. As a house-sitter, she loves looking after the glamorous homes she could never afford herself. And as a writer, she enjoys dreaming up stories for the people she sees from her window. But then one day she witnesses something only too real - the shocking murder of a young woman living across the street in new york. Now lila is in mortal danger from an audacious, single-minded assassin who kills for profit and for pleasure. With the police following a false lead, lila"s only hope is to team up with ashton archer, an artist with his own complicated reasons for getting involved. Lila wants to trust the passionate, quick-witted ash - but is she letting her feelings blind her to his motives? either way, she will never watch from the sidelines again.