Charlotte is an accountant , Sean is an arborist. They live next to each other on the second floor of their building but only realise that when builders accidentally remove the stairs to their floor for a weekend. I'm not sure you could call it forced proximity as they have a ladder and can technically leave, plus plenty of people visit them with food and gossip. The elderly ladies from Sean's bonsai class at the retirement home are hilarious, as are their friends Izzy and Gabe.

Abby Jimenez' books always deal with difficult topics. This time it's stalking. Charlotte has had a stalker for years who finds her even when she moves. Consequently she works from home, carries bear spray and even a gun (the one American trait I can't stand) and is a nervous wreck, always looking over her shoulder. She has great friends though, and Sean immediately offers himself up as a protector. I was very happy when she solved the situation herself!

I am not a fan of first person narration with dual POV - I never know who is speaking, but it is quite difficult to tell an interesting story and create rounded characters in just 80 pages. Abby Jimenez does it effortlessly plus, as always, manages a mention of Nadia Cakes, her own business.