People Below the Stairs

She had a hard life.

She''d earned her rewards.

And she wasn''t bothering anybody.

What was so awful about that?

Poor, unloved, overlooked, 31-year-old Rebecca Brown suddenly inherits $80,000 and the chance to live like a queen, but her peculiar new neighbors are determined to keep her in her place.

Why hadn''t they allowed her one tiny moment of triumph.

Why did they think they wouldn''t have to pay?