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For Maxine Williams, being married to Blake was an amazing adventure. Brilliant, charismatic, and wholly unpredictable, as an entrepreneur he had made millions and grabbed headlines. His only shortcoming was as a husband, and now they have worked out an odd but amicable divorce, and share three children they both adore. Blake gets to keep his globe-trotting lifestyle - dating a succession of beautiful, famous and very young women - while Maxine raises their kids in Manhattan and pursues her passion, working as a child psychiatrist. Then, everything changes Maxine finds a new love just as a tragedy transforms Blake from carefree playboy to compassionate, responsible grown-up. He wants Maxine in his life again - as a partner in a humanitarian project that could affect countless lives.But Maxine is on the cusp of a new life and almost certain that Blake, a.k.a. the Rogue, is a man capable of doing anything - except change...Or is he?

Carole Barber ha llegado a París para trabajar en su novela y encontrarse a sí misma. Leyenda del cine, Carole se dedica a su familia y las causas en todo el mundo. Pero un instante de fuego y terror destruye cientos de vidas y deja a Carole inconsciente y amnesica. En los dias que siguen es asediada por una nube de paparazzi. Un misterioso extraño visita el hospital para ver a la mujer que amo una vez y nunca olvido. Pero ella permanece semiinconsciente y sin recuerdos. Una historia de supervivencia y dignidad, de pequeños milagros y grandes sorpresas, Honor Thyself crea un retrato inolvidable de una figura publica cuyas esperanzas, temores y angustias son tan reales como las nuestras.

La hermosa princesa del principado de Lienchtenstein languidece mientras representa su papel, acosada por la prensa del corazón y sometida a la rigidez de la vida pública. Su verdadera vocación es servir a una causa humanitaria desde la Cruz Roja. Por fin cumple su deseo y parte a Eritrea, donde se enamora de un medico altruista. Pero, cuando su padre y su hermano mueren en un atentado, la princesa tendra que elegir entre el amor a su pais o su felicidad junto a un plebeyo.

Cooper Winslow, Filmstar und in die Jahre gekommener Playboy, steht vor dem finanziellen Aus. Notgedrungen nimmt er zwei Untermieter in seiner Luxusvilla auf - Konflikte sind vorprogrammiert. Schwierigen Situationen und engen Bindungen ist der verwohnte Einzelganger bisher immer aus dem Weg gegangen. Als er die junge, vermogende Kinderarztin Alex kennenlernt, macht er ihr nicht gerade aus romantischen Grunden den Hof - ohne zu merken, wie schnell er in ihren Bann gerat. Alex ist fasziniert von Cooper und bald uberzeugt, ihn zu lieben - selbst als sie erfahren muss, dass er sich nichts aus Kindern macht. Dann behauptet plotzlich ein Pornosternchen, von Cooper schwanger zu sein, und als noch dazu eine junge Frau auftaucht und sich als seine Tochter ausgibt, muss Cooper endgultig einsehen, dass sein altes Leben auf dem edlen Landsitz fur immer vorbei ist ...

On a warm May night in San Francisco, a glittering, celebrity-studded crowd gathers for a charity event. Just minutes before midnight, the room begins to sway. Glass shatters, the lights go out, and people start to scream...In the earthquake''s aftermath, the lives of four strangers will converge: Sarah Sloane, the beautiful wife of a financial star, watches her perfect world fall to pieces; Melanie Free, award-winning singer, comes to a turning point in her career; Everett Carson, a former war correspondent whose personal demons have demoted him to covering society parties, finds new purpose amid the carnage; and, Sister Maggie Kent, a nun who does her best work in jeans and trainers, searches through the rubble - and knows instantly that there is much work to be done. The city staggers back to life, and a chain reaction will touch each of the survivors as they find the amazing grace of new beginnings.

Danielle Steel celebrates families of every stripe in her compelling novel-a tale of three very different couples who struggle and survive, love, laugh, and learn to take life . . . Coco Barrington was born into a legendary Hollywood family. Her mother, Florence, is a mega-bestselling author. Her sister, Jane, is one of Hollywoodrsquo;s top producers and has lived with her partner, Liz, for ten years in a solid, loving relationship. Florence, widowed but still radiant, has just begun a secret romance with a man twenty-four years her junior. But Coco, a law-school dropout and the family black sheep, works as a dog walker, having fled life in the spotlight for an artsy Northern California beach town. When Coco reluctantly agrees to house-sit for Jane, she discovers an unexpected houseguest: Leslie Baxter, a dashing but down-to-earth British actor whorsquo;s fleeing a psycho ex-girlfriend. Their worlds couldnrsquo;t be more different. The attraction couldnrsquo;t be more immediate. And as Coco contemplates a future with one of Hollywoodrsquo;s hottest stars, as her mother and sister settle into their lives, old wounds are healed and new families are formed-some traditional, some not so traditional, but all bonded by love. With wit and intelligence, Danielle Steelrsquo;s novel explores love in all its guises, taking us into the lives of three unusual but wonderfully real couples. Funny, sexy, and wise,One Day at a Timeis at once moving, thought-provoking, and utterly impossible to put down.

In this heartfelt and incisive new novel, Danielle Steel celebrates the virtues of sisterhood and unconventional beauty. Victoria has always felt out of place in her family; when her sister Gracie is born, their parents make no secret of the fact that she is the perfect one. Victoria has to endure belittling comments about her chubby appearance while her academic achievements go unacknowledged. After college in Chicago, she moves to New York City where she finds happiness as a high school teacher while waging war on her weight. Then, a chance encounter, an act of stunning betrayal, and a family confrontation lead to a turning point in the sisters'' lives.

Brigitte Nicholson is thirty-eight years old and a passive academic stuck in a dead-end job and a desultory relationship. Her life becomes strangely linked to that of Wachiwi, the young daughter of a great Dakota Sioux chief in the late eighteenth century Stolen from her tribe by a Crow raiding party, Wachiwi went on to become a marquise in the court of Louis XVI.

Assistant D.A. Alexa Hamilton has just been handed the kind of case that makes careers: the trial of accused serial killer Luke Quentin. Sifting through mountains of forensic evidence, Alexa relentlessly builds her case and prepares for a high-stakes trial ...until threatening letters throw her private life into turmoil. The letters are addressed to Alexa's beautiful 17-year-old daughter, Savannah, who Alexa has raised alone since her painful divorce years before. Alexa is certain that Quentin is behind the letters - and that they are too dangerous to ignore. Suddenly Alexa must make the toughest choice of all - and send her daughter back to the very place that Alexa swore she would never return: to her ex-husband's world of southern tradition, long memories, and the antebellum charm of Charleston. While Alexa's trial builds to a climax in New York, her daughter is settling into southern life, discovering a part of her family history she's never known. As a family's wounds are exposed and the healing begins, Alexa and Savannah, after a season in different worlds, will come together again - strengthened by the trials they have faced, changed by the mysteries they have unraveled, armed with miracles that are uniquely their own.

Gaelle de Barbet is sixteen years old in 1940 when the German army occupies France. In a matter of months, her father and brother are killed, her mother descends into madness, and her closest friend, Rebekah Feldmann, is sent to a detention camp.Taking terrifying risks, Gaelle becomes a member of the Resistance, fearlessly delivering Jewish children to safety underneath the eyes of the Gestapo and their French collaborators. Conducted in secret, her missions for the Resistance will mark her for years.In the final days of the war, she executes a plan to help save France''s art treasures. But when the war draws to a close, she is falsely accused of collaboration, and flees to Paris in disgrace. There, she begins a new life that eventually takes her to New York, from a career as a Dior model to marriage and motherhood, unbearable loss, and mature, lasting love when she returns to France.The ghosts of the past are always near. No matter where she goes, her label as a collaborator remains, until her granddaughter, a respected political journalist, embarks on a journey to see her grandmother recognized as the war hero she was...

As Hurricane Ophelia bears down on New York City, millions are caught up in the...

Filled with heartbreak, betrayal and triumph, The Right Time is an uplifting novel about pursuing one's ambition from the world's favourite storyteller, Danielle Steel. Abandoned by her mother at age seven, Alexandra Winslow takes solace in the mysteries she reads with her devoted father and soon she is writing them herself, with a talent far beyond her years. After her father's untimely death, Alex is taken in by the nuns of a local convent, who encourage her to follow her dream. Alex writes in every spare moment and completes her first novel in college. It's quickly snapped up by a publisher, but Alex, remembering her late father's advice, insists on writing under a male pseudonym, with her true identity known only to a few. Success comes easily to Alex, but its toll is heavy. Her secret life as the mysterious Alexander Green exposes her to the envious, the arrogant, and the Hollywood players who have no idea who she really is. The right time to open up always seems just out of reach. Once her double life and fame are established, the price of the truth is always too high.

Orphaned. Betrayed. Determined. Angelique Latham grew up at the magnificent Belgrave Castle with her father, the Duke of Westerfield, after the death of her mother. But when he dies, her half-brothers brutally deny her very existence and send her out into the world alone. At eighteen, Angelique has a keen mind, remarkable beauty and an envelope of money her late father pressed upon her. Unable to secure employment, Angelique desperately makes her way to Paris. To survive, she will need all her resources - and one bold stroke of fortune. Angelique takes an unfamiliar and unimaginable path in setting up what becomes a highly successful business. But she lives on the edge of scandal; can she ever make a life for herself? From England to Paris and New York, Danielle Steel paints a captivating portrait of a woman of unquenchable spirit in The Duchess.

As Hurricane Ophelia bears down on New York City, millions are caught up in the horrific flooding it unleashes. Successful interior designer Ellen Wharton flies into New York from London, heedless of the hurricane warnings. She is intent on seeing her mother, Grace. But when the storm hits, the women are forced to wade through freezing waters to the police boats outside. British investment banker Charles Williams is travelling on business but is also eager to see his young daughters, who live with his beautiful, estranged ex-wife. As the hurricane rages, he desperately checks the shelters where thousands have taken refuge to find them, and runs into Ellen and her mother. Meanwhile Juliette Dubois, a dedicated ER doctor, fights to save lives when the generators at the hospital fail. The day of chaos takes its toll as New Yorkers struggle to face a natural disaster of epic proportions. But as lives are shattered, heroes are revealed - and then the real challenge begins, when the survivors face their futures ...Unforgettable and powerful, RUSHING WATERS proves that even in the darkest storm there is courage, unexpected joy and new life ...Danielle Steel is famous for her powerfully emotional stories about family, love and life. Her novels will be enjoyed by readers of Penny Vincenzi, Jodi Picoult and Diane Chamberlain

Handsome, widowed, sophisticated, utterly charming, Paul Parker won the heart of a wealthy young Frenchwoman—the daughter of an American financier, the granddaughter of a major French art dealer—as his second wife. In two marriages, he fathered a challenging son and three very different daughters. But as irresponsible as he was irresistible, he ultimately shrugged off the demands of marriage and parenting to pursue life as an international bon vivant. Raised by their mother with all the care and resolve their father lacked, the three Parker sisters have become vibrant, self-reliant young women: Timmie, the oldest, a fiercely dedicated social worker in New York; sweet, nurturing Juliette, proprietor of a fledgling bakery in Brooklyn; and their younger sister, Joy, who is struggling to build an acting career in Los Angeles. While they love their mostly absent, glamorous father, he has left them with a legacy of impermanence and uncertainty in their own relationships with men. And with no strong role model to guide him, Paul’s son has gone from one failure to another, even while his stepmother makes excuses for him, as he seethes with jealousy of his younger sisters. Now, after a long illness, Paul has slipped away peacefully in his sleep, and his family has gathered together to read his will. As his final wishes are revealed, his son is forced to face reality as an adult. And his daughters see a new side to their father—one that shows a caring man trying to redeem himself with a different, lasting legacy. He has made a very personal bequest to each of his children, carefully designed to help them achieve their own unique dreams and find true happiness. But Paul has saved the biggest surprise for his ex-wife Veronique: a secret from the past that shakes her world and sets her free. He leaves her a gift that remained a mystery for their entire marriage, and she begins a search to discover its history and rightful owner. The story of a man’s last wish to make a difference—and of the loved ones he leaves behind fulfilling their destinies at last—Precious Gifts is bursting with indelible characters and emotional complexity as it takes readers from New York and Los Angeles to the art capitals of Europe and the South of France. Inspiring and uplifting, it is a deeply moving exploration of the rich territory of loss, inheritance, and reawakening—Danielle Steel at the height of her literary prowess. From the Hardcover edition.

Happiness can be found in the most unexpected places...Ginny Carter was once a rising star in TV news, married with a young son until her whole world dissolved on a freeway in a single instant. In the aftermath, she somehow pieces her life back together, but struggles to truly find meaning in her life.Then, on the anniversary of the fateful accident, she meets thirteen-year-old Blue Williams, who has been living on the streets, utterly alone. Ginny reaches out to him and slowly their friendship grows, each becoming the family the other lost.But just as Blue is truly beginning to trust her, she learns he has been hiding a shocking secret. Ginny wonders if she can help Blue to feel whole again, and at the same time heal herself.Blue is an emotionally gripping story of dark secrets revealed, second chances, and the power of love and courage to overcome lifes greatest challenges.

Coco Barrington viene da una famiglia molto nota a Hollywood: sua madre e una celebre scrittrice e sua sorella Jane e una produttrice di successo.Ma lei ha sempre detestato la vita mondana e, per fuggire dalle luci della ribalta, si e trasferita in una cittadina che si affaccia sull''oceano.Quando Jane le chiede di prendersi cura della sua villa per qualche mese, Coco non riesce a dirle di no. Non sa che, complice il destino, la raggiungera un ospite inaspettato: Leslie Baxter, bellissimo attore di fama mondiale. Lui rappresenta tutto cio che Coco detesta, ma tra i due l''attrazione non potrebbe essere piu immediata...