Ghostwriter Lee Bartholomew lives in a crumbling old town house in Notting Hill, London - alone. Her boyfriend, Tommy, has been badgering her for years to marry him or let him move in. But over thirty and counting, Lee is set in her ways, likes her space, and is terrified of letting any man get too close, even amiable bear-of-a-guy Tommy. She's so happy letting the relationship slide along, she barely notices things are changing.Then an arsonist sets fire to a nearby house, and the woman who lives there is killed. With her overactive imagination running riot and her habit of envisioning herself meeting a horrible fate out of control, Lee convinces herself she will be the murderer's next victim.Yet what happens next is not death, but seduction. Landing a fabulous ghostwriting job for a soap opera star who promises to divulge a shocking secret, Lee is over the moon with excitement. And meeting Buzz, the star's good-looking manager, hits her in a way she doesn't expect - somewhere right below the solar plexus.Leaping before she looks, Lee engages in a clandestine affair without envisioning its consequences - from jeopardizing her relationship with Tommy to something far more dangerous - until it is almost too late. As she uncovers deceptions one by one, her suspicions about the mysterious fire in her neighborhood grow. And when another inferno erupts closer to home, it will shatter the ghostwriter's life and ignite a desperate fear in her heart. Read Less