Célibataire depuis peu, Francesca Thayer se sent désespérée. Seule, elle craint de ne pouvoir assumer la charmante maison de Greenwich Village et la galerie d’art new-yorkaise qu’elle dirigeait avec son ex-compagnon. Une solution s’impose : la colocation ! Doucement, la maison reprend vie : il y a d’abord Eileen, une jeune enseignante de Californie, puis Chris, un père de famille divorcé, et enfin Marya, une célèbre cuisinière qui a perdu son mari. Rapidement, une joyeuse complicité s’installe entre les colocataires. Portée par cette énergie nouvelle, Francesca se sent prête à ouvrir à nouveau son cœur. Marya tombe amoureuse d’un homme marié mais refuse de mener une double vie. Chris se bat contre son ex-femme pour obtenir la garde de son fils. Eileen, malgré les mises en garde, trouve un petit ami sur Internet, mais très vite leur relation tourne au cauchemar puis au drame. Les trois colocataires, bouleversés par la disparition de leur amie, se serrent les coudes comme une vraie famille. Chris et Francesca se rapprochent tout particulièrement et, petit à petit, leur amitié se transforme en amour…
Depuis la mort de son mari, Sasha se consacre aux deux galeries qu'elle possède, à Paris et à New York. Le jour où elle pousse la porte de l'atelier de Liam, elle n'imagine pas qu'elle, femme d'affaires raffinée, va s'éprendre de ce peintre excentrique... Pour autant, Sasha n'est pas prête à vivre ouvertement sa liaison : Liam est provocateur et envahissant alors qu'elle tient aux convenances et aux apparences. De plus, il est de dix ans son cadet : pour Sasha, de ruptures en réconciliations, leur histoire ne peut être qu'impossible...
Commander Adam Dalgliesh and his team are called in to investigate a murder at a private nursing home for rich patients being treated by the famous plastic surgeon George Chandler-Powell. A welcome addition to the Dalgliesh canon, The Private Patient could have been written by no one other than P.D. James.
Danielle Steel’s 56th bestselling novel is about family and friendship, about one woman’s struggle to break free from the past—and the man who helps her triumph. And most of all, it is about daring to believe in...Answered Prayers. On the outside, Faith Madison is the very picture of a sophisticated New Yorker. Slim, blond, stylish, Faith has a life many would envy. Overcoming a childhood marked by tragedy, married to a successful investment banker and having raised two grown daughters, Faith has enjoyed her role as mother and wife, and the good life that emanates from their bustling Manhattan town house. But every step of the way, Faith has carried within her a secret she could divulge to no one. And with it, she has kept an even more painful secret from herself. For Faith, it is the sudden death of her stepfather—a man who, like her husband, Alex, always remained just beyond her reach—that will touch off a journey of change and revelation. At the funeral, painful memories flood back—and an old friend reenters Faith’s life. Faith is greeting mourners, when she hears a voice behind her and a single word that brings a quick smile to her face: “Fred.” Only one person aside from her older brother, Jack, called her that. Brad Patterson was Jack’s best friend, a long, lanky boy who teased, tormented, and protected Faith when they fancied themselves “The Three Musketeers” as kids. When Jack died years later, Faith and Brad came together again in their common, inconsolable grief, then lost touch once more amid the demands of families and busy lives a continent apart. Now a lawyer in California, Brad has reentered Faith’s life just as she is making a decision that plunges her marriage into crisis. Determined to fulfill a long-held desire for a career of her own, Faith applies to law school against her husband’s wishes, igniting a barrage of anger and recrimination. Faith’s only solace is the correspondence she has begun with Brad, a man trapped in an empty marriage of his own, a friend she once lost and has found again. Soon e-mails are flying between them, bridging three thousand miles, sharing much-needed friendship, support, laughter. And as these two childhood friends rediscover each other, something extraordinary is beginning to happen. In the safety of their friendship, Brad will find the courage to make a decision he should have made years before. And Faith, too, is changing, beginning to believe in herself—and in her right to grab hold of her dreams. Gathering a strength she never knew she had, Faith is finally ready to face the most painful step of all: of sharing the secret that has long been haunting her, and truly opening up her heart for the first time in her life. With unerring insight into the hearts of husbands and wives, lovers and families, Danielle Steel tells a wise and moving story of the secrets that wound and the choices that heal—and of the second chances that come only once in a lifetime.
At 59, Jack Watson is a successful boutique owner in Beverly Hills, enjoying life as a bachelor after a failed marriage and a brief affair. He has two adult children and a string of beautiful women, relishing his independence. Amanda Robbins, a former Hollywood star, knows Jack only as her daughter’s father-in-law and dislikes him for his playboy reputation. Their relationship is limited to family ties until Amanda unexpectedly becomes a widow after years of dedicating herself to family life. Navigating this new reality, she finds herself drawn to Jack, discovering a depth to him that surprises her. This attraction shocks both Amanda and her children. Just as they begin to explore this unexpected connection, a startling announcement changes everything, presenting both families with a challenge they never anticipated. Amid confusion and opposition, Jack and Amanda find joy and a renewed sense of youth, embracing the happiness they thought had passed them by. This story explores how two people can rediscover love and fulfillment when life surprises them, even years later than they expected. In her 40th bestselling novel, the author captures the complexities of love and happiness with humor and heartfelt emotion.
Il comandante Adam Dalgliesh, di New Scotland Yard, non avrebbe mai pensato di dover tornare in quel piccolo museo di Londra che aveva visitato appena una settimana prima. Dedicato all'epoca compresa tra le due guerre mondiali - con una sala riservata ai più celebri delitti commessi in quel periodo - il museo è proprietà di tre fratelli, uno dei quali è stato ritrovato carbonizzato all'interno della sua auto. È proprio dalla modalità di questa morte - che richiama un assassinio commesso negli anni Trenta - che il comandante Dalgliesh parte per fare luce sul caso. Ma, purtroppo, la scia di sangue è destinata ad allungarsi drammaticamente secondo un copione che pare prestabilito da una mente perversa. Chi sta lanciando il guanto di sfida a Dalgliesh? E qual è il motivo di tanta ferocia?
Per il mercante d'armi Daniel Alberton lo scoppio della guerra civile americana è stato una buona notizia. Nordisti e sudisti inviano a Londra i loro emissari per ottenere da lui le forniture necessarie a vincere il conflitto e per sopraffare la concorrenza sono disposti a ricorrere anche al ricatto e all'omicidio. Infatti, Alberton e i guardiani del suo magazzino vengono assassinati e le armi contese tra nordisti e sudisti scompaiono misteriosamente. Monk e Hester indagano e seguono la pista di Breeland, l'emissario unionista ritornato troppo rapidamente in America con la bella Merrit, la figlia sedicenne di Alberton. Ma sullo sfondo di uno degli scontri più sanguinosi del conflitto, i due investigatori scopriranno una scottante verità la cui chiave giace sul fondale limaccioso del Tamigi
En 1940, Joe Allbright et Kate Jamison font connaissance et tombent amoureux l'un de l'autre. Kate espère bien se marier avec Joe, mais lui est terrifié par cette idée. Il a une autre passion dans la vie, celle des avions et lui donne la priorité...
La Londra vittoriana nasconde accuratamente i suoi peccati e i suoi segreti. Solo il tenace ispettore Thomas Pitt riesce a portarli alla luce, con la determinazione del segugio di razza e l'aiuto di un'arma segreta: sua moglie Charlotte. Figlia di ottima famiglia, Charlotte svolge per conto del marito indagini delicate nei salotti della buona borghesia, arrivando dove un poliiziotto non potrebbe mai avere accesso. In questa raccolta, che comprende tre dei casi più complessi dell'ispettore, si rivela tutta la bravura di Anne Perry, autrice amatissima dai giallisti di tutto il mondo per la sua capacità di ridar vita a un'epoca affascinante e torbida come quella della Londra dell'Ottocento.
Tout les sépare : une profession absorbante, une famille exigeante et, enfin, les milliers de kilomètres entre New York, où Mélanie présente le journal télévisé, et Los Angeles, dont Peter dirige le principal hôpital. Du temps, ils en ont si peu pour leur vie privée ! Peter, spécialiste international de la greffe du coeur, est à la disposition de ses opérés. Dans le cadre de son propre travail, Mélanie est obligée de vivre au jour le jour, sans faire de projets. Dérober quelques heures à de telles contraintes représente un tour de force. Alors, pourront-ils se satisfaire de cet amour à la sauvette, entrecoupé de longs mois d'absence au cours desquels le téléphone demeure leur seul lien ? La jeune femme prend le risque de tout sacrifier à Peter. Mais quel déchirement ! Elle va en outre devoir affronter l'ombre d'une morte, la haine d'une belle-fille et les traquenards d'un confrère...
