The Man Next Door

By Sheila Roberts

Book Overview

"In this spunky nod to Rear Window, Roberts infuses a charming domestic comedy with a soup on of suspicion. . . . a heartwarming diversion." -Publishers Weekly

Love in the Time of Serial Killers meets The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window in this delightful romp about a recently broke divorcee who moves in with her house-bound mother only to spend their days spying on her grumpy, mysterious, and sexy new neighbor.

Zona never thought her life was headed this way, but here she is, newly divorced and moving back in with her mom, Louise. After her gambling addicted ex-husband lost all of their savings, including their daughter's college fund, she doesn't really have a choice. She's cutting every coupon she can and she's going to help put her daughter through nursing school, even if it kills her.

This wasn't Louise's plan, either, laid up at home with a broken leg after one unfortunate tumble on the senior singles cruise she'd been looking forward to for months. But if she's going to spend all her time at home, at least she's got her daughter there with her. And there's some hot new eye candy next door to distract them both from their troubles. He appears to be single and just around Zona's age. Could his arrival be the universe making amends for everything it's put her through?

Maybe the universe isn't feeling as generous as Louise hoped. There's something lurking under that mans surface charm, something...dangerous? And who's the woman they can hear him in all-out shouting matches with on the other side of the fence? When the woman seems to disappear without a trace, imaginations run wild. Or at least, Zona hopes it's just her mother's imagination...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778360288
• ISBN13: 9780778360285
• Release Date: October 2025
• Publisher: Mira Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Sheila through and through!

If you've read Sheila's books, you're going to love this one. If you've never read Sheila's books you are in for a treat, and this is a great place to start. THE MAN NEXT DOOR is Sheila through and through, from laugh out loud moments. sage advice, and the need to wipe away a tear, along with a wise crack or two - snort. This one entertains from beginning to end. (Please tell me that a sequel is coming!?) I'm reluctant to say too much because I don't want to give anything away, but you will enjoy another of Sheila's multigenerational tales involving Zona who has been burned by love not once but twice, her mother Louise who has quite the imagination and her daughter Bree who is a skeptical as one can get and of course The Man Next Door who isn't quite what he seems. Sit back with your favorite beverage and immerse yourself in another well written book by Sheila Roberts.