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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?

On a warm May night in San Francisco, the Ritz-Carlton ballroom shimmers with crystal and silver as a glittering, celebrity-studded crowd gathers for a charity dinner dance. The evening is perfect - until, just minutes before midnight, the room begins to sway. Glass shatters. And as the lights go out, people begin to scream....In the earthquake's aftermath, the lives of four strangers will converge.

The hotel was old, run-down. But to Swiss-born Hugues Martin, a young, ambitious hotelier trained in the most illustrious European traditions, it is a rough diamond, tucked away on a quiet, perfectly situated Manhattan street. After begging and borrowing every penny he can scrape together, Hugues purchases the building - and transforms it into one of the world’s finest luxury hotels. Under Hugues’s tireless, exacting supervision, the Hotel Vendôme is soon renowned for its elegance, its efficiency, its unparalleled service and discretion - the ideal New York refuge for the rich and famous....

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.

Stephanie Adams is a devoted stay-at-home mother, married to a successful lawyer in northern California, in a dead marriage she stayed in for years for the sake of her children. Then, on a ski trip in Squaw Valley, her fifty-two-year-old husband dies suddenly and all bets are off.

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.

In this funny, lovely, moving memoir, Danielle Steel tells the story of how she met a dog the size of a mouse with a personality that could light up an entire room. From Minnie's arrival at home in San Francisco to clothes-shopping jaunts in Paris, her adventures provide the perfect backdrop for a heartfelt look at the magic that dogs bring to our lives and how they become part of the family.

With a wife he loves and an exciting London-based career, architect Charles Waterston's life seems in perfect balance. Nothing in his comfortable existence prepares him for the sudden end to his 10-year marriage - or his unwanted transfer to his firm's New York office. With nothing left to lose, Charlie takes a leave of absence from his job to drive through New England, hoping to make peace with himself. Christmas is approaching when Charlie leaves New York, heading to Vermont to ski. But a sudden, blinding snowstorm strands him in a small Massachusetts town.

Set against a backdrop of world-shattering events, Journey is a story about abuse in its subtlest forms. With wisdom and compassion, best selling novelist Danielle Steel reminds you that no one is exempt from the effects of this devastating disease, which crosses social borders and has no respect for money, power, or success. But at its core, Journey is about hope, about change, and about daring to be free.

Un dîner pour tout changer... Par une douce soirée d'été parisienne, des centaines de personnes, toutes vêtues de blanc, se rassemblent dans un lieu emblématique de la capitale. C'est le célèbre et mystérieux "Dîner en blanc" qui débute, comme chaque année. Les convives, triés sur le volet, installent leurs tables, leurs chaises, leur service le plus raffiné, quelques fleurs et les mets les plus exquis. Quand le soleil se couche, des milliers de bougies sont allumées et la Ville lumière révèle alors toute sa magie.

Brillant agent secret, Marshall Everett a réussi à infiltrer un cartel de drogue en Amérique du Sud. Quand son identité est révélée, il doit rentrer précipitamment aux États-Unis, où il perd tous ceux qu'il aimait. Ariana Gregory renonce à la frénésie new-yorkaise pour accompagner son père diplomate en Argentine. Kidnappée peu de temps après son arrivée, elle est libérée dans des conditions traumatisantes et se retrouve vite, elle aussi, seule au monde. Le hasard les réunit à Paris, où chacun tente de se reconstruire.

Paul a été un père plutôt absent. Lorsqu'il décède subitement, sa famille découvre qu'il leur a réservé un héritage étonnant. À sa fille aînée, engagée auprès des sans-abri, il lègue la somme nécessaire à l'ouverture d'un centre d'accueil. Il encourage la cadette à utiliser son héritage pour voyager. La dernière a, grâce à lui, la liberté de poursuivre son rêve de devenir actrice. Et son ex-femme Véronique se voit confier la mission d'aller en Europe, à la recherche de l'auteur d'un mystérieux tableau.

After her parents perish in a tragic accident, Cosima Saverio assumes leadership of her family's haute couture Italian leather brand. While navigating the challenges of running a company at twenty-three, Cosima must also maintain the elegant four-hundred-year-old family palazzo in Venice and care for her younger siblings: Allegra, who survived the tragedy that killed their parents, and Luca, who has a penchant for wild parties, pretty women and poker tables.

Faith Ferguson is one of New York's most sought after wedding planners. Realizing dreams and making magic happen are part of why Faith loves her job. But weddings are not always champagne and roses, and this particular year sees challenges both professionally and personally that even she questions. The Alberts' show-stopper event for hundreds on an estate in the Hamptons with orchid swans, a firework extravaganza and added family strife does not come without its problems.

Savoir les aimer, jusqu'au bout de leurs rêves... Avocate à New York, Kate Morgan ne pourrait être plus fière de ses trois enfants, qui excellent tous dans ce qu'ils font. Des parcours qui forcent d'autant plus l'admiration que Kate les a élevés seule après la mort de son mari, leur imposant parfois des choix très éloignés de leurs aspirations. Mais le temps d'un été mouvementé à Manhattan, le petit monde bien ordonné de Kate va voler en éclats. Ceux qu'elle croyait connaître se montrent sous un tout autre jour : séparation, enfant illégitime, révélation fracassante.

Kait Whittier escribe una columna en una revista femenina por la que se ha ganado el respeto de sus lectoras. Tras dos matrimonios fallidos, quiere evitar las complicaciones de volverse a enamorar. Para ella lo más importante son su trabajo y sus hijos, con los que disfruta enormemente a pesar de que ya están construyendo sus propios caminos. Su vida da un giro inesperado cuando conoce a un productor de Los Ángeles que la anima a escribir para la televisión.

Peu importe les risques. Elle fera tout pour révéler la vérité. Grand reporter pour la télévision, Alix Phillips n'hésite pas à braver les dangers dans l'exercice de son métier, qui lui fait parcourir le monde. Veuve depuis de nombreuses années, elle a élevé seule sa fille, Faye, qui vient d'entrer à l'université. La journaliste se voit alors confier une affaire explosive, qui risque de bouleverser de nombreuses vies et en premier lieu la sienne : elle doit enquêter sur d'accablantes allégations impliquant le vice-président des États-Unis, Tony Clark.

At the age of 38, Brigitte Nicholson has a job she likes, a man she loves, and a book on the women’s suffrage movement that she will finish - someday. Someday is Brigitte’s watchword. Someday she and Ted, a rising star in the field of archaeology, will clarify their relationship. Someday she will have children. Someday she will stop playing it so safe. Then, on a snowy day in Boston, Brigitte’s life is jolted.

In Northern California two successful CEOs are both indispensable to their growing companies’ futures. Both are brilliant at the power game. But the difference between them is huge. One is a man, the other a woman. In this riveting novel, Danielle Steel explores what that means as she takes listeners into the rarefied world of those at the pinnacle of international business and reveals the irrevocable choices they make, what drives them, and how others perceive them. The heady drug of power impacts everything they do.

Every woman makes choices. And no one has made more difficult choices than Olivia Grayson. The enormously successful businesswoman missed out on much of her children’s lives while she built her legendary home-furnishings empire. In Danielle Steel’s character-rich novel, Olivia faces the past, tries to balance the present and make amends where due, while still running her vastly successful business. As a way of making up to them for time lost, Olivia spends months each year planning a holiday that everyone in her family will enjoy.