Danielle Steel

Far from Home is a gripping and heartbreaking wartime tale about the love between a mother and daughter, from billion-copy bestselling author Danielle Steel. In July 1944, at the height of the German occupation, Arielle von Auspeck arrives at the glamorous Ritz hotel in Paris excited to be reunited with her husband, Gregor, a retired colonel in the army who is soon to join her from Germany. Her world falls apart when she receives word that Gregor was part of Operation Valkyrie, a failed attempt to assassinate Hitler in Poland, and has been shot as a traitor. Arielle, who has both French and German parentage, is taken from Paris under cover of darkness for her own safety. Unable to contact her children in Germany, Arielle assumes a new identity and goes into hiding in a small village in Normandy. Taking a job locally, she befriends a man whose Jewish wife and daughter have been deported. As the war rages on and the Allies storm the nearby beaches, Arielle discovers a hidden world of people like her, who are fiercely opposed to the occupying forces and are doing all they can to stop them. They are fighting for a time when they can look for their families and return home. Danielle Steel captures the devastation of the Second World War with a sweeping story of courage and survival against impossible odds.

Danielle Steels "Brudekjolen" skildrer livet i fire generationer af kvinder i en familie. Vi følger deres oplevelser med rigdom og tab, moderskab, tragedier og sejre. De parisiske designhuse i 1928, krakket i 1929, krigens tab, narkokulturen i 1960'erne. I rigdom eller fattigdom, i trange lejligheder og store palæer følger den dyrebare brudekjole fra Paris i 1928 hver generation ind i deres nye liv - alle med hver deres vidt forskellige håb og vidt forskellige mænd. Danielle Steel (f. 1947) er en af USA’s allerstørste forfattere. Hendes bøger er solgt i mere end 900 millioner eksemplarer. Hun bor i både Californien og Paris.

The Colour of Hope is a powerful story about how love can lift people up, and that sometimes it means letting them go, from billion-copy bestselling author Danielle Steel.

From New York to London to St Tropez, All That Glitters is the story of a young woman finding her place in the world and learning the hardest lesson of all - who to trust. Coco Martin, the adored only child of wealthy parents, has lived a charmed existence in their beautiful Manhattan home, and summers in a fabulous Hamptons house. Despite her privileged upbringing, Coco's parents instilled in their daughter their own values of hard work, honesty and kindness. But as she's just entering her twenties, Coco's world is devastated by the sudden death of her beloved parents. Now the heir to a considerable fortune, Coco must find her way in a world that no longer makes sense to her. The estate is protected by a trustee, a close friend of her mother and father. But is he the honorable man she believes him to be? Beginning a new life in London, she falls in love with a charismatic, handsome, penniless aristocrat, who introduces her to a world of fabulous parties and extravagance. Coco's oldest friend Sam fears that this whirlwind romance won't last, but Coco is sure that she has finally found happiness. Caught up in the whirlwind of London's glamorous social scene, can Coco find a way to see things as they really are . . .?

Den internationellt bästsäljande författaren Danielle Steel är tillbaka med en ny roman som tar med läsaren på en resa fylld av oväntade vändningar, kärlek och mod. När en kraftig jordbävning drabbar norra Kalifornien leder det till förödande konsekvenser för San Franciscos invånare. På Meredith Whites gata har majoriteten av husen förstörts, men hennes egen herrgård är nästintill oskadd. Utan att tveka bjuder Meredith in sina skärrade grannar till sitt hem, tills att deras egna kan byggas upp på nytt. Hennes grannar var inte medvetna om att Meredith White, en av Hollywoods en gång starkast lysande stjärnor, bor på deras gata. Och nu har de inte bara tagit med sig sina ägodelar in i hennes hem, utan även sina största hemligheter. Varje granne har sin egen historia: den aspirerande författaren, den blinda pianisten, den våldsamme maken och den lycksökande unga kvinnan. I deras sällskap kan kanske Meredith, som så länge varit gömd bakom herrgårdens väggar, äntligen våga sig ut i ljuset igen.

En esta extraordinaria novela, Danielle Steel nos cuenta una historia encantadora sobre el sinuoso camino hacia el amor y las muchas maneras de encontrar la felicidad siendo fiel a una misma. Faith Ferguson es la wedding planner m s solicitada de Nueva York, gur del gusto en lo que a elegancia se refiere, ceremonias fastuosas y fiestas exclusivas. Aprecia tanto una celebraci n sencilla como un evento deslumbrante, pues sabe que una boda de ensue o no es necesariamente la m s cara. Sus dos compromisos de boda fallidos le han quitado las ganas de pasar por el altar, pero Faith es feliz en su trabajo y est contenta con su vida: mantiene una estrecha relaci n con su hermana gemela, Hope, y disfruta en su papel de mentora de su ayudante, Violet. Esta temporada Faith tiene entre manos varios encargos muy distintos, adem s de la pr xima boda de su madre y una modesta ceremonia para Violet. Pero las bodas no siempre son todo champ n y rosas, Faith tendr que lidiar con esc ndalos familiares, embarazos no planeados, oscuros secretos y la posibilidad de ceremonias canceladas. A trav s de su propio viaje, Faith demostrar de una vez por todas que no hay un nico camino para ser felices. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - In this captivating novel from Danielle Steel, a wildly successful, unmarried wedding planner leads her clients to happily ever after. Faith Ferguson is New York's most in-demand wedding planner, an arbiter of taste for elegant affairs, lavish ceremonies, and exclusive f tes. She appreciates a simple celebration as much as a dazzling event, for she knows that a dream wedding is not necessarily the most expensive one. As much as Faith enjoys her work, her two failed engagements leave her with no desire to get married herself. She finds fulfillment in her close relationship with her twin sister, Hope, her role as a mentor for her assistant, Violet, and her career. This year, new clients have flocked to her, and she signs up an extravagant reception, a mid-sized gathering, and an intimate soir e, in addition to her mother's next marriage and Violet's modest ceremony. Faith finds herself forming bonds with her new clients and their loved ones--most notably the handsome brother of one of her grooms. But weddings are not always all champagne and roses, and in no time, Faith is grappling with private quarrels, unplanned pregnancies, family scandals, dark secrets, and the possibility of cancelled ceremonies. Through her own journey, Faith will prove once and for all that there is not just one path to happily ever after. In The Wedding Planner, Danielle Steel presents an enchanting story about the winding road to love and the many ways to find joy while staying true to oneself.

A beautiful American widow finds new life in France in this tender portrait from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel. Following the unexpected death of her beloved husband, art gallery owner Samantha Thompson finds herself adrift in their Malibu beach house. Her three adult children--scattered from New York to London to Milan--are concerned for her well-being and encourage her to take a trip to Paris. Once abroad, an impulsive day trip from Paris to Biarritz leads Samantha to discover the charming medieval village of Arcangues in the Basque countryside with its unique and iconic blue shutters, and its historic chateau. The ch teau is the ancestral home of Xavier de Bonport, who is trapped in a loveless marriage and trying to dig himself out financially after a business failed due to the pandemic. He needs rental income as urgently as Samantha needs a refuge. With Xavier living in a smaller house on the property, Samantha begins to transform the ch teau into a temporary home. As they each sense compassion and resilience in each other, as well as kindness, a friendship blossoms. Inspired by the stories of Xavier's grandmother, who saved hundreds of Jewish children during World War II, Samantha considers fostering some children at the request of the local Dominican nuns, whose orphanage is filled to capacity. As a newfound family begins to fill the ch teau, Samantha and Xavier wonder if their friendship is becoming something more. A poignant story of healing and new beginnings, The Color of Hope is an uplifting and unforgettable novel from the master, Danielle Steel.

18 år gammel bliver Alexandra Wickham præsenteret for kong George V og dronning Mary. Alexandra er med sit sarte lyse udseende en fantastisk skønhed, som synes at være bestemt til et privilegeret liv. Men en verdenskrig og hendes egen stille oprørske personlighed fører hende ned ad en anden vej. I 1939 står Europa i brand, og England er i krig. Fra sit hjem i det idylliske Hampshire tager Alexandra til London som frivillig i First Aid Nursing Yeomanry. Men hun har evner, der tiltrækker sig opmærksomhed fra en anden gren af militæret. Hun taler flydende fransk og tysk og ville være den perfekte hemmelige agent. Mens hendes land og hendes nærmeste betaler krigens frygtelige pris, lærer Alex spionagens kunst. Men ingen må vide noget om hendes hemmelige identitet. Ikke engang piloten, som hun forelsker sig i. Danielle Steel (f. 1947) er en af USA’s allerstørste forfattere. Hendes bøger er solgt i mere end 900 millioner eksemplarer. Hun bor i både Californien og Paris.

Never Say Never, the story of a woman who finds her life turned upside down while living temporarily in the French countryside, is an enthralling testament to new beginnings from billion-copy bestselling author Danielle Steel. Oona Kelly Webster is an editor at a prestigious New York publishing house. Married with two children, her twenty-five-year relationship falls apart when she books a silver wedding anniversary getaway at a luxurious château in France and her husband Charles suddenly drops a bombshell which will shatter her carefully built world. Although devastated, Oona decides to travel to France without Charles, but soon after her arrival in the charming village of Milly-la-Forêt, the world comes to a standstill due to a terrifying pandemic and all travel is forbidden. Isolated and fearful, Oona then receives another shock when she discovers her job has been made redundant. The only thing which helps her to face the tragedy taking place across the world is that she can remain in France, where the beautiful surroundings and slower pace of life will slowly begin to heal her. And when a chance encounter with her new neighbour, a well-known Hollywood actor who is also stranded far from home, blossoms into something deeper than friendship, Oona wrestles with the risks of opening her heart again— especially to a younger, very famous man who has two young children grieving for their mother. With a second chance at happiness before her, Oona must be brave enough to stay open to even greater life changes at a time when the world is experiencing great fear and turmoil . . .

The Portrait is a poignant story of two successful people who have built walls around themselves, and the rocky path to true courage and connection, from billion-copy bestselling author Danielle Steel. As a highly sought-after portrait artist, Devon Darcy seems to have the ability to peer into the souls of her subjects and then capture them on canvas. The world doesn’t know about the devastating losses she has endured, first as an orphan, then as a far-too-young widow. Entrepreneur Charles Mackenzie Taylor has given up on love, resigning himself to a loveless marriage to avoid the inconvenience of divorce. But, when Charlie meets Devon at a New York gallery event, he is haunted by her beauty and her talent. He approaches her to paint his portrait and she in turn is intrigued by Charlie, the electricity between them palpable. As they encounter each other over the course of a summer in the Hamptons, their connection deepens as they each release years of pent-up emotions and unfulfilled longing. But the ghosts of their pasts are not easily put to rest. Charlie wrestles with his fear of real intimacy, while Devon struggles with her fear of abandonment. And after an accident endangers Devon’s career, they must decide together what their future will hold . . .

Set against the backdrop of devastating California wildfires, Trial by Fire is a powerful novel about the courage it takes to open your heart again, from the billion-copy bestseller Danielle Steel. Dahlia de Beaumont is the CEO of a high-end perfume and cosmetics company based in Paris. Cruelly widowed at thirty, she brought her four children up alone. Now aged fifty, she guards her heart by burying herself in work, motherhood, and a long-term yet casual relationship with a married man. Travelling for business, Dahlia is left stranded in San Francisco when terrible wildfires break out, causing widespread death and destruction. Moved by the tragic stories of injured animals, Dahlia volunteers at a pet rescue centre in Napa Valley, where she meets Mark Hamilton, a handsome lawyer who has also been wounded by love in the past. When Dahlia seeks Mark’s legal counsel, they grow close, feeling a spark that both thought they never would again. But as black smoke fills the air, and the raging fires move ever closer to San Francisco, their lives remain in grave danger. With everything at stake, is Dahlia willing to take a risk, and put all her cards on the table once more?

Från Manhattans glittrande balsaler till första världskrigets förödande bränder tar Danielle Steel med oss på en oförglömlig resa genom krig, förlust och en kvinnas obrytbara anda. Nittonåriga Annabelle Worthington har haft en priviligerad uppväxt mitt bland New Yorks glamorösa societet. Men år 1912 när Titanic förliser blir hennes familj aldrig densamma, och i hopp om att läka såren ägnar Annabelle sig åt volontärarbete som tänder en passion som kommer att forma hela hennes liv. När ett till synes perfekt äktenskap leder till en oväntad skandal flyr Annabelle till det krigshärjade Frankrike. Mitt under första världskriget, på ett banbrytande fältsjukhus som drivs av kvinnor, finner Annabelle sitt sanna kall som ambulanssjukvårdare vid frontlinjen ... tills ett ödesdigert möte öppnar hennes hjärta för den värld hon lämnat bakom sig. "En god kvinna" är en kraftfull hyllning till livet, värdighet och mod – och ett bevis på människans vilja att överleva.

A gifted portrait artist and a high-powered subject confront past wounds to embrace new love in this poignant novel by #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel. Devon Darcy's reputation precedes her. As a highly sought-after portrait artist, she seems to have the ability to peer into the souls of her subjects and then capture them on canvas. But the world doesn't know about the devastating losses she has endured, first as an orphan, then as a far-too-young widow. When entrepreneur Charles Mackenzie Taylor sees her at a New York gallery event, he is instantly haunted by her beauty and her talent. Having lost his mother when he was thirteen, and still living in the cold shadow of his late banker father's disapproval, Charlie has given up on love. He's resigned himself to a loveless marriage to avoid the inconvenience of divorce. But Devon awakens something in him across that crowded gallery, and she is in turn intrigued by Charlie. He approaches her to paint his portrait, and while her schedule is booked for many months before she can accommodate him, with the electricity between them palpable. When they encounter each other over the summer in the Hamptons, their connection deepens as they each release years of pent-up emotions and unfulfilled longing. But the ghosts of their pasts are not easily put to rest. Charlie wrestles with his fear of real intimacy for the first time in his life, while Devon struggles with her fear of abandonment. And after an accident endangers Devon's career, they must decide together what their future holds. Danielle Steel's sensitive portrait of two successful people who have built walls around themselves is a wise chronicle of the rocky path to true courage and connection.

For Richer For Poorer is a compelling family drama about a woman who faces losing everything she has worked for and has to rebuild her world, from billion-copy bestselling author Danielle Steel. Eugenia Ward spent decades building a high-end and hugely successful fashion business, only to see it decimated economically by Covid. As she wrestles with anxious days and sleepless nights, fighting to avoid financial disaster, Eugenia desperately needs new investors – and new ideas. Meanwhile, the demands of motherhood also lay claim to her time. A single parent for over a decade, Eugenia works hard to be a guiding light for her five adult children – but she often finds herself at a loss with their tumultuous lives, while they are oblivious to her financial woes. Wedding plans for her daughter Gloria are ballooning in expense, even as the loutish behaviour of Gloria’s fiancé causes her to question her daughter’s judgement. Meanwhile, Eugenia’s other daughter, Daphne, is due to deliver twins right around the wedding date. As the family gathers for a luxurious holiday in the Hamptons, tempers soon fray, while an unexpected proposal offers Eugenia a professional lifeline. As storm clouds gather, Eugenia must find a way to unite her family and keep her business afloat, forging a new path to success, independent of her roles as mother and entrepreneur . . .

Bill Tigpen, stsenarist i prodjuser populjarnogo seriala, byl nastolko ozabochen svoej kareroj, chto ne zametil, kak rukhnul ego brak. Teper, devjat let spustja, ego zhizn v Gollivude blizka k idealu: professionalnyj uspekh, ni k chemu ne objazyvajuschie svjazi, kanikuly s synovjami... Adriana Taunsend schitala, chto schastliva: u nee byla ljubimaja rabota na TV, krasivyj preuspevajuschij muzh, obespechennaja zhizn... No kogda ona zaberemenela, suprug vydvinul ultimatum: on ili malysh! Bill i Adriana sluchajno vstretilis v supermarkete. I s pervogo vzgljada na nee on vnezapno osoznal, chto khochet chego-to bolshego - nastojaschej semi. Odnako gotov li on snova zhenitsja i vospityvat chuzhogo rebenka? Net. Ili?..