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It is New Year's Eve when the storm of the century hits northern California. In a quiet neighborhood in San Francisco, the lives of three strangers are about to collide. For Quinn Thompson, what happens in the storm's wake will bring down a barrier he has built around himself since his wife's death. For neighbor Maggie Dartman, it will spark friendship at a time when she needs it most. And for Jack Adams, a carpenter who will repair Quinn's and Maggie's...

In her 57th bestselling novel, Danielle Steel brilliantly chronicles the roller-coaster ride of dating the second time around—and tells a captivating story of the surprises one woman encounters when she’s thrust into the terrifying, exhilarating world of the Dating Game.

Paris Armstrong never saw it coming. With two grown children and a lovely home in Connecticut, Paris was happy with her marriage, her family, her life....

Eleven-year-old Pip Mackenzie doesn't think her lovely mother, Ophelie, will ever smile again. Overcome by grief at the loss of her husband and son in a plane crash, she spends most of her days asleep in a rented summer cottage near San Francisco. Pip, a child wise beyond her years, cares for Ophelie the best she can, but she is lonely, walking the beach, daydreaming of life before the accident, day after day, all by herself. Then one chilly July...

Beginning just after World War II, Crystal Wyatt and Spencer Hill seem to kept apart by fate even as their stars are on the rise.

Meredith White fue una de las caras mas reconocibles de Hollywood. Pero una tragedia personal trunco su carrera como actriz y la alejo de su familia. Durante los ultimos quince anos, Meredith ha estado viviendo sola en San Francisco con dos cuidadores de confianza. Luego, en un bochornoso dia de fines de verano, un terremoto masivo golpea el norte de California, sumiendo al Area de la Bahia en el caos. Sin dudarlo un momento, Meredith invita a sus...