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Paris, L.A., and the world of ready to wear fashion provide rich backdrops for Danielle Steel's deeply involving story of a gifted designer whose talent and drive have brought her everything - except the ability to erase her past and trust relationships.

This compelling, centuries-spanning novel brilliantly interweaves the lives of two women – a writer working in the heart of modern academia and a daring young Sioux Indian on an incredible journey in the 18th century. The result is an unforgettable story of courage in the face of the unknown.

In a matter of days, Peter McDowell loses everything he has worked so hard for - his wealth, his property, his livelihood as a star investment banker. And then it gets worse. The stock market crash not only plunges Peter into joblessness, it causes a rift in his marriage that he cannot repair. Stripped of everything, he has only one place to retreat: a lakeside cottage he inherited from his parents, who left most of their modest estate to Peter's twin. With no other choice, the prodigal son goes home.

Faded photographs of a glamorous couple in postwar Europe. Old letters hinting of tragic loss. And a breathtaking array of magnificent jewelry, spectacular stones in exquisite settings. These are the contents of a safe-deposit box long abandoned in a New York City bank. If no heir can be identified, the jewelry will be auctioned. But who was the woman who left such a fortune and no will?

Paul Parker was the ultimate bon vivant, charismatic but feckless, who left his wealthy wife and three beautiful daughters wounded and wary of men. But after his death, Paul shows surprising insight in the bequests he leaves to each. Knowing that Veronique's wealth is reserved for emergencies and special cases, so as to build the sense of responsibility he failed to provide, Paul aims to address their daughters' immediate needs in his will.

1958. The Palace of Versailles is hosting an event that will go down in history. It is a glamorous dusk-to-dawn ball, where a select group of debutantes will be presented to international society and royalty. And for four young women, all with something to prove, it is an event they will never forget.

Bill is a dedicated young lawyer working at his family’s prestigious New York firm, who leaves everything he trained for to follow his dream and become a minister in rural Wyoming. Jenny, his wife, is a stylist whose heart and soul are invested in fashion. She leaves the milieu and life she loves to join him. The certainty they share is that their destinies are linked forever. Fast forward 38 years. Robert is a hardworking independent book publisher in Manhattan, who has given up all personal life to build his struggling business. He is looking for one big hit novel to publish. Lillibet is a young Amish woman....

Chaque famille a ses secrets et ses blessures... Les Whittier ne font pas exception à la règle. Comme chaque hiver, Preston et Constance Whittier quittent New York pour un séjour en amoureux dans les Alpes. Mais cette année, l'escapade romantique tourne au drame... Dévastés par le chagrin, leurs six grands enfants se retrouvent dans la maison où ils ont grandi, en quête de réconfort. Confrontés au devenir de cette demeure splendide qui renferme leurs souvenirs, ils doivent également faire face à leurs problèmes d'adultes.

A violent crime brings together four lives in Danielle Steel’s sixtieth bestselling novel, the story of a mother’s courage, a family’s terror, and a triumph of human strength and dignity in the face of overwhelming odds. Outside the gates of a California prison, Peter Morgan is released...

Oona Kelly Webster is an editor at a prestigious New York publishing house. Married with two children, her twenty-five-year relationship falls apart when she books a silver wedding anniversary getaway at a luxurious château in France and her husband Charles suddenly drops a bombshell which will shatter her carefully built world. Although devastated, Oona decides to travel to France without Charles, but soon after her arrival in the charming village of Milly-la-Forêt, the world comes to a standstill due to a terrifying pandemic and all travel is forbidden.

Seit sie ein kleines Mädchen war, liebt Iris Cooper nichts so sehr wie das Singen. Mit zwölf Jahren beginnt sie, mit ihrem Vater von Stadt zu Stadt, von Bühne zu Bühne zu ziehen. Das Leben mit ihm ist nicht einfach, doch auch nachdem sie sich befreien kann, kommt sie nicht zur Ruhe: Ihr neuer Manager nutzt sie gnadenlos aus.

Following the death of her beloved husband, Kezia Cooper Hobson decides to leave her home in San Francisco and move to a luxury penthouse in Manhattan, where she'll be closer to her two adult daughters. As she watches the 4th July firework display from her terrace, Kezia is shocked to see smoke and flames pouring from famous landmarks across New York City. Her neighbour, the famous movie star Sam Stewart, is also aware of the crisis, and watches in horror as the terrifying drama unfolds. Determined to offer their assistance, Kezia and Sam hasten to the site.

Caberá a jovem mulher se colocar diante das trapaças da madrasta para impedir que o legado de sua família – e seu futuro – sejam destruídos. A tarefa parece impossível, mas com a ajuda de uma "fada madrinha" nada convencional, um jovem vizinho que pode ser um verdadeiro príncipe encantado e um grandioso baile, a nossa Cinderela pode mostrar que tem a verdadeira mágica em suas mãos.

Born to a French mother and American father, graceful Dahlia de Beaumont has been sole owner and CEO of the venerable family perfume business based in Paris since her early twenties, following the death of her parents. For twenty-five years, after losing her young skier husband in an avalanche, her life has centered on running Lambert Perfumes and being a devoted single mother to her four now-adult children: indecisive Charles, volatile Alexa, kind-hearted business visionary Delphine, and dreamy artist Emma.

I Tyskland på taersklen til Anden Verdenskrig, lever de to venner og enkemaend, Nicolas og Alex, hver deres fredfyldte liv med deres børn. Nicolas og hans families sikkerhed bliver dog truet, da hemmeligheden om hans afstamning kommer frem. For at overleve må familien flygte til Amerika, og det eneste som Nicolas og hans sønner kan tage med sig er deres otte fuldblodsheste. To af dem er lipizzanere og en gave fra Alex.

Den unge arkitekt Michael Hillyard og kunstneren Nancy McAllister er fast besluttede på at gifte sig til trods for Michaels velhavende mors misbilligelse. Men få minutter før brylluppet indtræffer en frygtelig ulykke, som skiller de to elskende ad - måske for evigt. Hver især tager de hul på et nyt liv - Nancy i Californien og Michael i New York. Men det skal vise sig, at intet - og ingen - kan holde dem adskilt, da de holder deres løfte til hinanden om aldrig at sige farvel. Danielle Steel (f.

Two girls and three boys, all with strikingly different looks and talents, meet at the Atwood school as young children. Together, they become an inseparable group - known to outsiders as "The Big Five" - and lean on one another through all the bumps and bends of childhood and adolescence. But when the tight-knit group graduates and scatters to different colleges, their lives diverge dramatically, and some of the friends are lost forever....

Quand la vie vous réserve votre plus grand rôle. Après l'échec de ses deux mariages et l'envol de ses grands enfants, Kait, en dépit d'une brillante carrière, décide de prendre du temps pour elle et de donner un nouveau souffle à sa vie. Lorsque le hasard met Zack Winter, un producteur de télévision, sur sa route, l'ancienne journaliste se lance dans l'écriture d'une série inspirée par l'histoire de sa grand-mère, une pionnière de l'émancipation des femmes au courage extraordinaire.

Madre di due figlie affezionate, sposata ad Andrew, un marito ricco e devoto, Sydney conduce una vita perfetta. O almeno così crede. Fino a quando, all'improvviso, Andrew muore in un incidente stradale e Sydney scopre di essere stata esclusa dal suo testamento. Come se non bastasse, le figlie di Andrew, avute dal suo primo matrimonio, le comunicano che entro un mese deve lasciare la casa.

Rien de plus fort que l'amour d'une mère. Kate Madison est à la tête d'une boutique de vêtements florissante à SoHo, en plein cœur de New York. Veuve, elle a élevé seule ses quatre enfants et les voit désormais faire leurs propres choix, parfois à son plus grand désarroi. L'aînée, Isabelle, brillante avocate, succombe au charme d'un de ses clients, impliqué dans une affaire criminelle. Julie, elle, croit avoir rencontré l'homme idéal, qu'elle épouse et suit à Los Angeles après avoir tout abandonné derrière elle.