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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.

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.

Un movimento azzardato, una brutta caduta. Si ferma così, per colpa di un banale incidente nella sua splendida casa-studio di Manhattan, la ruota ben oliata in cui da tempo gira Madison Allen, celebre fotografa. Cinquantotto anni, con i tre figli - che ha cresciuto da sola - ormai lontani, da anni senza una relazione, Maddie vive del suo lavoro, della sua libertà e indipendenza. Apparentemente è appagata e soddisfatta, ma l'imprevisto - accaduto proprio mentre scartabellava tra ricordi e vecchie foto - la costringe a fermarsi e a riconsiderare il suo passato.

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.

Inizia tutto in una sera d'estate, con quel tipo di magia che si trova solo a Parigi. Sei amici, molto affiatati, s'incontrano a una cena, elegante quanto esclusiva. Un evento che si svolge una volta all'anno nella Ville Lumière, all'ombra dei luoghi simbolo della città - a Notre-Dame, vicino all'Arco di Trionfo, ai piedi della Tour Eiffel, Place de la Concorde, tra le piramidi del Louvre, a Place Vendôme -, e dove tutto è rigorosamente in bianco. Dal vestito degli ospiti alle tovaglie, dai fiori alla porcellana.

Camille Lammenais vokser op i det smukke Napa Valley på sine forældres, Joy og Christophes, vingård. De giver deres store kærlighed til familieprojektet videre til datteren, men da Camille har afsluttet college og vender hjem for at arbejde på vingården, rammer tragedien: Joy dør af brystkræft. Seks måneder efter han har mistet sin elskede kone, bliver den sørgende Christophe forelsket i den mystiske og charmerende franske grevinde de Pantin. Men Camille ser igennem grevindens charme, og med hjælp fra gode venner tager hun kampen op for at bevare sin familiearv.

Angélique Latham vokser op på det storslåede slot Belgrave under sin far, Greven af Westerfields, kærlige formynderskab. Hun opdrages til at overtage den enorme ejendom, og som 18-årig er hun sin fars tætteste og mest betroede barn. Men da han dør, vender hendes halvbrødre hende brutalt ryggen og nægter hendes eksistens. Jaget fra sit hjem må en desperat Angélique tage flugten til Paris.

Victoria Dawson er ualmindelig velbegavet kvinde - til gengæld er hun hverken høj og slank som sin far eller en mørkhåret skønhed som sin mor. Faktisk er Victoria lille, lyshåret og buttet, og det skuffer hendes selvoptagede forældre så meget, at de gennem hele Victorias barndom benytter enhver lejlighed til at nedgøre hende. Det sætter sig dybe spor i Victoria, der drukner sine sorger i mad.

Danielle Steel viser endnu engang, hvorfor hun er en af verdens mest elskede historiefortællere i denne storslåede fortælling om en mors ubetingede kærlighed. At tage chancer er en del af livet, men når man spiller med høje odds, er der meget at tabe. Og det må enken Kate Madison sande, da hendes fire voksne børn begynder at træffe deres egne valg. Danielle Steel har skrevet romaner i fire årtier og er en af USA's allerstørste forfattere. Hendes bøger er solgt i næsten 700 millioner eksemplarer fordelt på 69 lande og 43 sprog.