The Perfect Neighbor

Book excerpt: A novel of The MacGregors from #1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts, The Perfect Neighbor brings together a man and woman who share nothing in common but an apartment building hallway—and a desire for love with the perfect companion. Cybil Campbell paints her ideal life—full of sunshine and laughter—into her comic-strip art. An eternal optimist who sees limitless joyful possibilities every day, she cannot understand why her handsome new neighbor across the hall chooses to believe darkness shadows his every waking hour. Preston McQuinn just wants to be left alone, not to be the object of his neighbor’s patronizing pity about his well-being. But Cybil’s genuine good cheer and compassionate kindness breaks through Preston’s cynicism and opens his heart to pursue what may be the perfect love of his life.