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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.

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.

Da Brigitte Nicolsons kæreste gennem seks år pludselig slår op med hende, og hun samtidig mister sit job på grund af besparelser, har hun ingen anelse om, hvad hun skal med sit liv. Hun beslutter sig for at rejse til New York og besøge sin mor, Marguerite. Marguerites store interesse er slægtsforskning, men hun har kun været i stand til at spore familien tilbage til 1850, og derfor beder hun Brigitte om hjælp. Snart er Brigitte og fuldstændig opslugt af at udforske familiens stamtræ, og det viser sig, at hun nedstammer fra ingen mindre end en fransk markis og en Sioux-indianer.

Late 1930's Germany: Best friends Alex von Hemmerle and Nicolas von Bingen, titled childhood friends with neighboring estates, are witnessing the rise of Nazism when Nick's father reveals the long-buried secret of his son's partial Jewish ancestry. Warned by highly placed friends to flee, the only treasures Nick and his sons can take are two dazzling Lipizzaner horses, gifts from Alex. These powerful and majestic creatures become their ticket to a new life waiting across the ocean.

Even the most perfect lives can be shattered in an instant. In this moving, emotionally charged novel, Danielle Steel introduces listeners to an unforgettable cast of characters striving to overcome tragedy and discover the inner resources and resilience to win at life — once again.

At thirty-nine, Tallie Jones is a Hollywood legend. Her work as a film director is her passion and the center of her life; one after another, her award-winning productions achieve the rare combination of critical and commercial success. With no interest in the perks of her profession or the glitz and glamour of Los Angeles, Tallie maintains close and loving relationships with her college-age daughter and her aging father, and has a happy collaboration with Hunter Lloyd. her respected producing partner....

They were the best of friends and the most daunting of bachelors. Now the three friends, spending their annual summer vacation cruising the Mediterranean aboard Charlie's majestic yacht, are about to have their bachelorhood rocked. By autumn all three will fall precipitously into relationships they never saw coming.

The phone call came on a hot July day, a day like any other for Marin County mom and freelance writer Tanya Harris. But this call from Tanya's agent was anything but ordinary, offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity: the chance to write a major Hollywood screenplay, a dream she had put aside long ago to devote her energies to her family. This time, Tanya knows she cannot refuse, even though she's torn about leaving her husband and daughters.

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.

When a high-powered gallery owner collides with an offbeat artist, it's the perfect recipe for disaster. Sasha is widowed and knows she was lucky to have been married to a wonderful man. Liam's impulsive behavior has helped tear his marriage apart. While Sasha has been building her Parisian art gallery into an intercontinental success story, Liam has been growing into one of the most striking young painters of his time.

Valerie Wyatt is the high priestess of elegance: She has built an empire on how to entertain, how to decorate, how to live beautifully, and is at the top of her game with licensing arrangements for fine fabrics, furniture, wallpaper; six books; and a highly rated TV show. Valerie's daughter, April, is a classically trained chef and the workaholic proprietor of a comfortable, popular downtown New York restaurant. They couldn't be happier in their chosen fields—or more different in their attitudes.

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.

On a warm June evening, a red double-decker bus full of passengers speeds down a London street. A few blocks away, a man and a woman climb into a limousine, reveling in a magical evening of dancing and champagne. As their driver pulls into an intersection, the couple shares their first, searching kiss. For a moment etched in time, all stands still - until, in a flash of metal and glass, their limousine is struck at full speed, crushed under the bus's tremendous weight. And a long journey begins....

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.

Everything Olivia Grayson touches in the business world turns to gold. Now, though, she reflects upon her life, and wishes she’d invested in her family as much as she did in her business. Eager to atone for past sins, Olivia does her utmost to support each of her children as they struggle through mid-life crises. While one of her sons is unhappily married to a cold, domineering woman, the other is completely oblivious to his son’s struggles as a gay teen.

Annie Ferguson, ventisei anni, brillante architetto di Manhattan, è alle prese con un nuovo lavoro e un nuovo amore. Bella e di talento, ha il mondo nelle sue mani e un luminoso futuro davanti a sé. Finché una telefonata cambia per sempre il corso della sua vita: dalla sera alla mattina, Annie è costretta a mettere da parte aspirazioni, desideri e una promettente carriera per dedicarsi ai tre nipotini rimasti orfani di sua sorella, morta con il marito in un incidente aereo.

Cresciuta fra i privilegi nella dimora di famiglia, in un idillico Hampshire, la bionda e bellissima Alexandra Wickham sembra destinata a una vita di agi. Ma nel 1939 l'Europa va a fuoco e anche la Gran Bretagna entra in guerra. Alexandra si trasferisce a Londra per offrirsi come ausiliaria, ma la sua conoscenza delle lingue la rende perfetta per servire la patria in altro modo. Arruolata dal mitico SOE, Special Operations Executive, impara l'arte dello spionaggio.

Aprile 1945. Jakob ed Emmanuelle, poco più che ventenni, sono già due sopravvissuti, salvati dalle truppe statunitensi dal terribile destino che li attendeva nel campo di Buchenwald. È in America, la terra delle opportunità, che i due giovani decidono di ricominciare insieme una nuova vita, in un fatiscente monolocale nel Lower East Side di New York, dove accettano i lavori più umili, estenuanti e malpagati, sorretti unicamente dal loro talento, dalla fede e dall'amore che li lega.

Da ragazza, Winona Farmington sognava di laurearsi, trasferirsi a New York e intraprendere una carriera nel mondo dell'editoria. Ma la malattia della madre l'aveva costretta a lasciare l'università per tornare nella sonnolenta cittadina del Michigan dove era cresciuta. Molti anni dopo, Winnie è ancora lì, incastrata in un lavoro senza prospettive e in una relazione che si trascina stancamente. Per consolarsi, si abbuffa delle puntate di una serie televisiva inglese, Beauchamp Hall, ambientata negli anni Venti. Un giorno, però, la sua quotidianità va in pezzi.

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.