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For 14 years, Steve and Meredith Whitman have sustained a marriage of passion and friendship - despite the demands of two all-consuming careers. But now new opportunities present irresistible forces that could pull their perfect marriage apart.

Vanished tells the story of a man and woman faced with an almost unthinkable tragedy: the mysterious abduction of their son. In the late 1930s, in the shadow of the Lindbergh kidnapping, and as war looms in Europe, Marielle Patterson shares and elegant Manhattan brownstone with her husband, Malcolm, and their little boy, Teddy. Though the couple's lives are filled with secrets, Marielle is a devoted wife and mother, and Malcolm is a man everyone admires.

From her secret perch at the top of the stairs, Gabriella Harrison watches the guests arrive at her parents' lavish Manhattan townhouse. At seven, she knows she is an intruder in her parents' party, in her parents' life. But she can't resist the magic. Later, she waits for the click, click, click of her mother's high heels, the angry words, and the pain that will follow. Gabriella already knows to hide her bruises, certain she is to blame for her mother's rage - and her father's failure to protect her. Her world is a confusing blend of terror, betrayal, and pain.

Johnny Peterson stepped into a car on prom night, and in an instant, it was all taken away. His family and high school sweetheart, struggle to put together the pieces of their shattered lives. When a sudden illness sends Alice to the hospital, a glorious vision comes to her in her dreams. There, standing before her, is Johnny. Through a season of hope and healing, Johnny will walk by his mother's side, leading his parents, his girlfriend, his sister, and his brother out of their grief.

Olympia Crawford Rubinstein has a busy legal career, a solid marriage, and a way of managing her thriving family with grace, humor, and boundless energy. With twin daughters finishing high school, a son at Dartmouth, and a kindergartner from her second marriage, there seems to be no challenge to which Olympia cannot rise.

Television correspondent Alix Phillips dodges bullets and breaks rules to bring the most important news to the world. Working alongside cameraman Ben Chapman, a deeply private ex-Navy SEAL, Alix revels in the risks and whirlwind pace of her work. But her latest assignment puts her at the centre of an explosive story that will reshape many lives, including her own: investigating damning allegations involving the Vice President of the United States.

I sommeren 1915 forelsker den unge, tyske kvinde Beata sig hovedkulds i en fransk officer. Hun ved, at hendes forældre aldrig vil acceptere deres kærlighed, men hun kan ikke gøre andet end at følge sit hjerte og tage konsekvenserne. Da anden verdenskrig bryder ud, bliver hele familien tvunget fra hinanden. I klostret bærer Amadea på en tung hemmelighed om sin familie, og da nonnerne afslører den, bliver hun forvist fra klostret og overladt til sin skæbne.

A magical transformation takes place in Danielle Steel’s luminous new novel: strangers become roommates, roommates become friends, and friends become a family in a turn of the century house in Manhattan’s West Village, at 44 Charles Street.

Gaëlle de Barbet is sixteen years old in 1940 when the German army occupies France and frightening changes begin. She is shocked and powerless when French gendarmes take away her closest friend, Rebekah Feldmann, and her family, and send them to a detention camp for deportation to an unknown, ominous fate.

After his wife leaves him for another man, Hugues Martin’s life revolves solely around two things – the celebrated five-star hotel he owns and manages in New York City and his daughter Heloise. At four, Heloise becomes the only woman in her father’s life; by seven, she is the undisputed queen of the Hotel Vendome. And as the years pass, despite her mother’s abandonment, she basks in her father’s love, the devotion of the hotel’s staff, and the affection of its guests. But their little world is transformed forever when Heloise moves to France for hotel school....

The restoration of a majestic old home provides the exhilarating backdrop for Danielle Steel's 66th best-selling novel, the story of a young woman's dream, an old man's gift, and the surprises that await us behind every closed door.

The White Dinner is a love poem to friendship, joy, elegance, and the monuments of Paris. And each year it is an unforgettable summer night, especially for Jean-Philippe Dumas, a longtime participant, and the three couples he's carefully selected to attend this exclusive and cherished event. Interweaving the stories of seven individuals, lives will be forever changed on the eve of one such White Dinner; a night that will lead to new friendships, new love, and of course, magical possibilities.

Som datter og barnebarn af to prominente Manhattan-advokater har Meredith McKenzie ikke bare fået retfærdighedsfølelse ind med modermælken, hun har også haft adgang til de bedste skoler og de mest indflydelsesrige omgangskredse. Da Meredith træder ud i voksenlivet, er det med en drøm om at kæmpe det godes kamp og agere forsvarer for alle dem, som ikke kan selv. Hun vil leve sit eget liv og ikke dikteres af samfundet, på trods af traditioner og forældrenes formaninger.

Da den opofrende hustru Paris bliver forladt af sin mand, står hun tilbage med en dyb smerte og en tom fornemmelse indeni. I den bedste mening forsøger hendes venner at muntre hende op, ved at føre hende sammen med andre mænd. Først da hun tager en stor, omvæltende beslutning, begynder hendes livsglæde at vende tilbage.

Annabelle Worthington er ud af en velhavende og indflydelsesrig familie, og hendes fremtid tegner lys. Men som 18-årig rammes hun af en personlig tragedie, da hun mister sin far og bror i Titanics forlis. Annabelle finder på trods af sin sorg styrke i at hjælpe andre i nød. Hun har en stor interesse for lægevidenskaben og arbejder som frivillig sygehjælper hos immigranterne på Ellis Island.

Den pligtopfyldende, amerikanske senatorfrue Olivia Thatcher møder ved et tilfælde en mand under et ophold i Paris. Manden, Peter Haskell, er direktør, gift og har tre børn. Alligevel er det kærlighed ved første blik, da deres øjne mødes første gang i foyeren på Hotel Ritz. De forsøger begge at kæmpe imod kærligheden, men i længden er det umuligt.

De fire exceptionelt dygtige traumelæger, Bill, Stephanie, Wendy og Tom bliver sendt fra San Francisco til Paris for at arbejde på et internationalt katastrofe-træningsprogram med deres parisiske kolleger. Det er en fantastisk chance for at tilegne sig ny viden og opnå uvurderlig erfaring, men den byder også på alvorlige arbejdssituationer. Men da en voldelig hændelse ryster Paris, må de gribe til handling – og deres liv er forandrede for altid.

Jakob og Emmanuelle er begge overlevende fra de tyske koncentrationslejre, og efter krigen rejser de til New York, hvor de slår sig ned. For ikke at blive adskilt, gifter de sig og sætter sig for at arbejde hårdt på at komme væk fra Lower East Side og dårligt betalte jobs. Gennem årene skaber Jakob en stor formue, og han kan give deres søn, Max, alt det, som han selv og Emmanuelle blev berøvet i lejrene. Selvom Max gerne vil følge i sin fars fodspor og skabe sin egen succes, er modstanden stor og udfordringerne mange.

Zoe Morgans barndom var præget af hendes lillesøsters tragiske død, og de smertefulde minder forfølger hende op gennem voksenlivet, hvor hun presser sig selv til det yderste i sin karriere. Da Zoe forelsker sig og bliver gravid, er hun fast besluttet på at blive den perfekte mor. Men inden længe dukker de gamle minder op til overfladen og trækker Zoe helt ud til kanten – til et sted, det er svært at vende tilbage fra … Danielle Steels ”Skyggesiden” er en gribende roman om den mørke side af moderskabet.

Den smukke, succesfulde advokat Sarah, bor i en lille, faldefærdig lejlighed med sin kæreste Phil. Hverken forholdet til ham eller hendes fremtidsudsigter tegner lovende. Men da en af Sarahs klienter dør og efterlader hende sit imponerende hus og store formue, ændres hendes liv for altid. Huset viser sig hurtigt at have større værdi for Sarah, end hun kunne have forestillet sig, og hun sætter alt ind på at få det tilbage i sin oprindelige stand.