Restoring Grace.
Ellie Summers' life is unravelling - finding herself pregnant (and her sexy but idle boyfriend Rick less than enthusiastic about parenthood) she needs a plan. Grace Soudley's life is also coming apart at the seams - her only security is the beautiful yet crumbling old house she was left by her godmother. But unless she can find a fortune, Luckenham House will disintegrate around her. When Ellie and Grace meet, the two very different women find they can help each other out: Ellie needs a place to stay; Grace needs a lodger; both of them need a friend. But then the disconcertingly engaging Flynn Cormack arrives on the scene, apparently determined to help. And when Grace discovers some beautiful painted panels hidden behind the tattered dining-room curtains, the whole business of restoration starts to get serious. 2005.