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Die Wahl des Sheriffs und vier andere Western
Dieser Band enthält folgende Western-Geschichten von Ernest Haycox: McQuestion reitet Gerichtstag Die Wahl des Sheriffs Die Tochter des Colonels Nachricht an den General "Sie haben mich gefragt, ob es sich um einen gerechtfertigten Mord oder einen Totschlag handelt", fuhr der Sheriff fort. "Ich werde es Ihnen sagen. Dieser John Doe war in den Hügeln unterwegs, um sich am Rindfleisch eines anderen zu vergreifen. Ein Reiter kommt daher. John Doe tut etwas ganz Natürliches - er schleudert Blei. Er erwidert die Kugel, aber sein erster Schuss lässt den Reiter im Dreck landen. Der Reiter liegt dort, lebendig. John Doe tut, was nur ein kalter Killer tun würde. Er geht ganz nah heran und jagt dem Mann eine zweite Kugel in den Hinterkopf. Ich persönlich betrachte das als Mord. Ich wünsche Ihnen einen schönen Tag."
Jogos vorazes
KATNISS ESCUTA OS TIROS DE CANHÃO ENQUANTO RASPA O SANGUE DO GAROTO DO DISTRITO 9.Na abertura dos Jogos Vorazes, a organização não recolhe os corpos dos combatentes caídos e dá tiros de canhão até o final. Cada tiro, um morto. Onze tiros no primeiro dia. Treze jovens restaram, entre eles, Katniss. Para quem os tiros de canhão serão no dia seguinte?...Após o fim da América do Norte, uma nova nação chamada Panem surge. Formada por doze distritos, é comandada com mão de ferro pela Capital. Uma das formas com que demonstra seu poder sobre o resto do carente país é com Jogos Vorazes, uma competição anual transmitida ao vivo pela televisão, em que um garoto e uma garota de doze a dezoito anos de cada distrito são selecionados e obrigados a lutar até a morte!Para evitar que sua irmã seja a mais nova vítima do programa, Katniss se oferece para participar em seu lugar. Vinda do empobrecido Distrito 12, ela sabe como sobreviver em um ambiente hostil. Peeta, um garoto que ajudou sua família no passado, também foi selecionado. Caso vença, terá fama e fortuna. Se perder, morre. Mas para ganhar a competição, será preciso muito mais do que habilidade. Até onde Katniss estará disposta a ir para ser vitoriosa nos Jogos Vorazes?Jogos Vorazes é o primeiro livro da trilogia Jogos Vorazes que foi adaptada para o cinema e estrelada por Jennifer Lawrence.
Los infortunios de la virtud. El presidente burlado
Escritor fértil y prolífico, Sade fue amante de la extensión, aun a riesgo de repetirse, posiblemente con el fin de que su pensamiento quedara bien claro, de que, a medida que evolucionaba, las variaciones por él experimentadas se reflejaran en sus escritos. También era perfeccionista, aunque muchos no lo consideran como tal, precisamente en función de su dispersión y de las distintas versiones de una misma obra, cada una de las cuales iba ganando en amplitud y nitidez, aunque no siempre en frescura. Éste es el caso de Justine, una de sus obras principales, cuya primera versión, Los infortunios de la virtud, se recoge en el presente volumen. Junto a ella se incluye un texto menos conocido que retoma los temas de crítica social y erotismo tan caros a su autor, si bien alejados de la radicalidad y crudeza que caracterizan sus obras mayores.
The Four Winds
"The Bestselling Hardcover Novel of the Year."--Publishers WeeklyFrom the number-one bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone comes a powerful American epic about love and heroism and hope, set during the Great Depression, a time when the country was in crisis and at war with itself, when millions were out of work and even the land seemed to have turned against them. “My land tells its story if you listen. The story of our family.”Texas, 1921. A time of abundance. The Great War is over, the bounty of the land is plentiful, and America is on the brink of a new and optimistic era. But for Elsa Wolcott, deemed too old to marry in a time when marriage is a woman’s only option, the future seems bleak. Until the night she meets Rafe Martinelli and decides to change the direction of her life. With her reputation in ruin, there is only one respectable choice: marriage to a man she barely knows.By 1934, the world has changed; millions are out of work and drought has devastated the Great Plains. Farmers are fighting to keep their land and their livelihoods as crops fail and water dries up and the earth cracks open. Dust storms roll relentlessly across the plains. Everything on the Martinelli farm is dying, including Elsa’s tenuous marriage; each day is a desperate battle against nature and a fight to keep her children alive.In this uncertain and perilous time, Elsa—like so many of her neighbors—must make an agonizing choice: fight for the land she loves or leave it behind and go west, to California, in search of a better life for her family.The Four Winds is a rich, sweeping novel that stunningly brings to life the Great Depression and the people who lived through it—the harsh realities that divided us as a nation and the enduring battle between the haves and the have-nots. A testament to hope, resilience, and the strength of the human spirit to survive adversity, The Four Winds is an indelible portrait of America and the American dream, as seen through the eyes of one indomitable woman whose courage and sacrifice will come to define a generation.
A esperança
Depois de sobreviver duas vezes à crueldade de uma arena projetada para destruí-la, Katniss acreditava que não precisaria mais lutar. Mas as regras do jogo mudaram: com a chegada dos rebeldes do lendário Distrito 13, enfim é possível organizar uma resistência. Começou a revolução. A coragem de Katniss nos jogos fez nascer a esperança em um país disposto a fazer de tudo para se livrar da opressão. E agora, contra a própria vontade, ela precisa assumir seu lugar como símbolo da causa rebelde. Ela precisa virar o Tordo. O sucesso da revolução dependerá de Katniss aceitar ou não essa responsabilidade. Será que vale a pena colocar sua família em risco novamente? Será que as vidas de Peeta e Gale serão os tributos exigidos nessa nova guerra? Acompanhe Katniss até o fim deste thriller, numa jornada ao lado mais obscuro da alma humana, em uma luta contra a opressão e a favor da esperança. Apenas um sobrevive. Best-seller da Veja, a trilogia Jogos Vorazes foi adaptada para o cinema e estrelada por Jennifer Lawrence.
Aleea cu licurici
În vara agitată a anului 1974, Kate Mularkey pare că s-a împăcat cu faptul că viața nu are să-i ofere nimic special. Dar, spre uimirea sa, „cea mai grozavă fată din lume“ se mută pe strada ei și vrea să-i fie prietenă. Tully Hart pare să aibă totul: frumusețe, inteligență, ambiție. La prima vedere, cele două fete sunt cât sepoate de diferite: Kate, condamnată să fie veșnic o ființă obișnuită, cu o familie iubitoare care o umilește în permanență; Tully, plină de strălucire și mister, dar cu un secret care o distruge. Ele fac un pact pentru a fi cele mai bune prietene pe vecie, iar până la sfârșitul verii devin de nedespărțit. Timp de treizeci de ani, Tully și Kate se sprijină una pe alta, trecând printr-o mulțime de evenimente și stări care le pun la încercare prietenia: gelozie, furie, durere, resentimente. Și cred căau supraviețuit tuturor încercărilor vieții până când un singur actde trădare le va despărți... și le va supune curajul și prietenia la testul final.Scris de autoarea bestsellerului Privighetoarea, Aleea cu licurici este un roman impresionant despre promisiuni, secrete și trădări, despre dragoste, pierdere și magia prieteniei... „Romanul lui Kristin Hannah este un portret emoţionantşi realist al unei prietenii complexe şi trainice.“Booklist „O epopee remarcabilă a prieteniei dintre două fete nedespărțite, care trec împreună printr-o mulțime de peripeții şi de evenimente tragice... o poveste în care fanii vor recunoaște stilul inconfundabil al lui Kristin Hannah.“The Seattle Times
11 Wilde Western Klassiker Oktober 2023
Dieser Band enthält folgende Western: Pete Hackett: Gewehre für Lone Wolf Pete Hackett: Das Spiel ist aus, Sheriff Pete Hackett: Der Tod ritt mit Pete Hackett: Panhandle Smith Pete Hackett: Pakt mit der Hölle Pete Hackett: Keine Chance für Cliff Randall Pete Hackett: Wölfe kennen keine Gnade Pete Hackett: Am Coldwater Creek lauert der Tod Zane Grey: Der geheimnisvolle Reiter B.M.Bower: Ritter der Prärie Ernest Haycox: Freie Weide Wir waren der Spur Roy Coburnes bis Pampa gefolgt. Coburne hatte in Amarillo am Spieltisch betrogen und den Mann, der ihn dabei erwischte, niedergeschossen. Jetzt hatte sich Roy Coburne im Saloon verschanzt. Er hatte den Salooner als Geisel genommen und drohte, den Mann zu erschießen, sollten Joe und ich ihm nicht freien Abzug gewähren. Es war eine heikle Situation. Das Leben des Salooners durften wir auf keinen Fall gefährden. Wir wollten aber auch den Banditen nicht entkommen lassen. Ich befand mich auf der Main Street. Joe Hawk belagerte die Rückseite des Saloons. Die Straße war wie leergefegt. Pampa mutete an wie eine Geisterstadt. Der Pulsschlag der tödlichen Gefahr durchzog den Ort. Pampa schien voll und ganz im Banne des Bösen zu stehen ... Ich versuchte es noch einmal mit Worten: "Geben Sie auf, Coburne! Sie machen alles nur noch schlimmer. Der Mann, auf den Sie geschossen haben, lebt. Ich garantiere Ihnen einen fairen Prozess."
The Military Megapack
Hours of great reading await, with tales of war and military adventure by some of the greatest writers of the 19th and 20th centuries. Ranging from classics of the Civil War to the World Wars to the future of war -- and many other battlefields -- here more than 640 pages of military fiction! Included are the complete novel "The Red Badge of Courage," pulp stories by Arthur J. Burks, Johnston McCulley, Norman A. Daniels; science fiction by randall Garrett, Harry Harrison, Lester Del Rey; classics by Ambrose Bierce, Jules Verne, and Rudyard Kipling; and much, much more. (And don't forget to search for "megapack" to find all the other great titles in this series.) Included in this volume: THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE, by Stephen Crane CAPTAINS VENOMOUS, by Arthur J. Burks A SAHIBS’ WAR, by Rudyard Kipling WHIRLWIND SQUADRON, by Robert W. Nealey THEY DIED IN VAIN, by George Bruce THE BLOCKADE RUNNERS, by Jules Verne IN THE CLUTCH OF THE TURK, by Benge Atlee THE CRIME OF THE BRIGADIER, by Arthur Conan Doyle AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE, by Ambrose Bierce WHISPERING DEATH, by Laurence Donovan A ONE-MAN NAVY, by Eugene Cunningham WHEN A YANK GETS FIGHTING MAD, by Lieut. Jay D. Blaufox A MYSTERY OF HEROISM, by Stephen Crane THE PRIVATE HISTORY OF A CAMPAIGN THAT FAILED, by Mark Twain WITHOUT THE BLUE, by Johnston McCulley PRIVATE WAR, by Norman A. Daniels THE CLOUD WIZARD, by David Goodis KILLER ACE, by David Goodis THE FLY, by Katherine Mansfield THE COLONEL’S IDEAS, by Guy de Maupassant THREE MIRACULOUS SOLDIERS, by Stephen Crane NAVY DAY, by Harry Harrison VICTORY, by Lester del Rey THE DEFENDERS, by Philip K. Dick THE DESTROYERS, by Randall Garrett
In Five Years
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA Good Morning America, FabFitFun, and Marie Claire Book Club Pick“In Five Years is as clever as it is moving, the rare read-in-one-sitting novel you won’t forget.” —Chloe Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author of The ImmortalistsPerfect for fans of Me Before You and One Day—a striking, powerful, and moving love story following an ambitious lawyer who experiences an astonishing vision that could change her life forever.Where do you see yourself in five years?Dannie Kohan lives her life by the numbers.She is nothing like her lifelong best friend—the wild, whimsical, believes-in-fate Bella. Her meticulous planning seems to have paid off after she nails the most important job interview of her career and accepts her boyfriend’s marriage proposal in one fell swoop, falling asleep completely content.But when she awakens, she’s suddenly in a different apartment, with a different ring on her finger, and beside a very different man. Dannie spends one hour exactly five years in the future before she wakes again in her own home on the brink of midnight—but it is one hour she cannot shake. In Five Years is an unforgettable love story, but it is not the one you’re expecting.
Between Sisters
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Bestselling author [Kristin] Hannah [brings] snap and a lot of warmth to a familiar lesson: that contentment comes from accepting each other’s flaws.”—People Years ago, Meghann Dontess made a terrible choice that cost her everything, including the love of her sister, Claire. Now, Meghann is a highly successful attorney who doesn’t believe in intimacy—until she meets the one man who can change her mind. Claire Cavenaugh has fallen in love for the first time in her life. As her wedding day approaches, she prepares to face her strong-willed older sister. Reunited after more than two decades apart, these two women who believe they have nothing in common will try to become what they never were: a family. Tender, funny, bittersweet, and moving, Between Sisters skillfully explores the profound joys and sorrows shared by sisters, the mistakes made in the name of love, and the promise of redemption—all beautifully told by acclaimed author Kristin Hannah. “Enormously entertaining . . . Hannah has a nice ear for dialogue and a knack for getting the reader inside the characters’ heads.”—The Seattle Times “Hannah writes of love with compassion and conviction.”—Luanne Rice
The Sins of the Mother
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEREvery woman makes choices. And no one has made more difficult choices than Olivia Grayson. The enormously successful businesswoman missed out on much of her children’s lives while she built her legendary home-furnishings empire. In Danielle Steel’s character-rich new novel, Olivia faces the past, tries to balance the present, and makes amends where due, while still running her vastly successful business. THE SINS OF THE MOTHER As a way of making up to them for time lost, Olivia spends months every year planning a lavish holiday that everyone in her family will enjoy. This summer she has arranged a dream trip in the Mediterranean on a luxurious yacht, which she hopes will be the most memorable vacation of all. Her lavish gesture every year expresses her love for them, and regret at all the important times she missed during her children’s younger years. Her younger daughter, Cassie, a hip London music producer, refuses the invitation altogether, as she does every year. Her older daughter, Liz, lives in her mother’s shadow, with a terror of failure as she tries to recapture her dream of being a writer. And her sons, John and Phillip, work for Olivia, for better or worse, with wives who wish they didn’t. In the splendor of the Riviera, this should be a summer to remember, with Olivia’s children, grandchildren, and daughters-in-law on board. But as with any family gathering, there are always surprises, and no matter how glamorous the setting things don’t always turn out as ones hopes. Family dynamics are complicated, old disappointments die hard, and as forgiveness and surprising revelations enter into it, new bonds are formed, and the future takes on a brighter hue. And one by one, with life’s irony, Olivia’s children find themselves committing the same “sins” for which they blamed their mother for so many years. It is a summer of compassion, important lessons, and truth. The Sins of the Mother captures the many sides of family love: complex, challenging, funny, passionate, and hopefully enduring. Along the way, we are enthralled by an unforgettable heroine, a mother strong enough to take more than her fair share of the blame, wise enough to respect her children for who they really are, and forgiving enough to love them unconditionally.BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Danielle Steel's Winners.
The Apartment
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This vibrant, tender, and moving tale pulses with the excitement of New York City, as Danielle Steel explores twists of fate, and the way that sometimes, in special places, friends can be the family we need most.They come together by chance in the heart of New York City, four young women at turning points in their lives. Claire Kelly finds the walk-up apartment—a spacious loft in Hell’s Kitchen. But the aspiring shoe designer needs at least one roommate to manage it. She meets Abby Williams, a writer trying to make it on her own, far away from her successful family in L.A. Four years later, Morgan Shelby joins them. She’s ambitious, with a serious finance job on Wall Street. Then Sasha Hartman, a medical student whose identical twin sister is a headline-grabbing supermodel. And so the sprawling space, with its exposed brick and rich natural light, becomes a home to friends about to embark on new, exhilarating adventures. Frustrated by her ultra-conservative boss, Claire soon faces a career crisis as a designer. Abby is under the spell of an older man, an off-off-Broadway producer who exploits her and detours her from her true talent as a novelist, while destroying her self-confidence. Morgan is happily in love with a successful restaurateur who supplies her roommates with fine food. At her office, she begins to suspect something is off about her boss, a legendary investment manager whom she’s always admired. But does she even know him? And Sasha begins an all-work-no-play residency as an OB/GYN, as her glamorous jet-set sister makes increasingly risky decisions. Their shared life in the apartment grounds them as they bring one another comfort and become a family of beloved friends. Unexpected opportunities alter the course of each of their lives, and as they meet the challenges, they face the bittersweet reality that in time, they will inevitably move away from the place where their dreams began.
Presumed Guilty
New from the author of Presumed Innocent, the #1 bestseller that redefined the legal thriller and is the basis for Apple TV+’s most-watched drama series ever. Rusty is a retired judge attempting a third act in life with a loving soon-to-be wife, Bea, with whom he shares both a restful home on an idyllic lake in the rural Midwest and a plaintive hope that this marriage will be his best, and his last. But the peace that’s taken Rusty so long to find evaporates when Bea’s young adult son, Aaron, living under their supervision while on probation for drug possession, disappears. If Aaron doesn’t return soon, he will be sent back to jail. Aaron eventually turns up with a vague story about a camping trip with his troubled girlfriend, Mae, that ended in a fight and a long hitchhike home. Days later, when she still hasn’t returned, suspicion falls on Aaron, and when Mae is subsequently discovered dead, Aaron is arrested and set for trial on charges of first-degree murder. Faced with few choices and even fewer hopes, Bea begs Rusty to return to court one last time, to defend her son and to save their last best hope for happiness. For Rusty, the question is not whether to defend Aaron, or whether the boy is in fact innocent—it’s whether the system to which he has devoted his life can ever provide true justice for those who are presumed guilty.
The Numbers Game
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In Danielle Steel’s stunning novel, modern relationships come together, fall apart, and are reinvented over time, proving that age is just a number.Eileen Jackson was happy to set aside her own dreams to raise a family with her husband, Paul. Together they built an ordinary life in a Connecticut town, the perfect place for their kids to grow up. But when Eileen discovers that Paul’s late nights in the city are hiding an affair with a younger woman, she begins to question all those years of sacrifice and compromise. On the brink of forty and wondering what she’s going to do with the rest of her life, is it too late for her to start over? Meanwhile, as Paul is thrust back into the role of suburban fatherhood, his girlfriend, Olivia, is in Manhattan, struggling to find herself in the shadow of her mother, a famous actress, and her grandmother, a fiercely independent ninety-two-year-old artist. With their unique brands of advice ringing in her head, Olivia takes a major step, expanding her art gallery business internationally. Seeing her mother pursue old dreams and even find new love, Olivia realizes that there is so much she must learn about herself before committing her life to someone else. Ultimately, Eileen decides to chase her own dreams as well. She’s off to Paris to attend Le Cordon Bleu cooking school. What awaits is an adventure that reinvents her life and redefines her. At every age, there are challenges to be met and new worlds to discover. In this surprising, illuminating novel, Danielle Steel gives us a warmhearted portrait of people driven by their emotions, life experiences, and loyalties, who realize that it’s never too late to turn a new page and start again.
Trilogia Jogos Vorazes
Este livro reúne os três volumes da série Jogos Vorazes, fenômeno mundial da literatura. Pioneiro na escrita distópica, a trilogia Jogos Vorazes se passa em um futuro pós-guerras e destruição, em um local antes conhecido como América do Norte e agora chamado de Panem. O novo país é dividido em treze Distritos, que são controlados pela Capital, totalmente autoritária. Tudo que é produzido nos Distritos abastece obrigatoriamente a Capital, sendo terminantemente proibido que os Distritos consumam o que produzem. Um dia, o Distrito 13 se rebela, mas acaba sendo destruído. Para punir os demais Distritos e evitar novas rebeliões, a Capital cria os Jogos Vorazes, um reality show anual em que cada região do país deve ceder, por meio do sorteio chamado Colheita, um menino e uma menina entre 12 e 18 anos para entrar numa arena para lutar. Apenas um sobrevive.Jogos vorazesPara evitar que sua irmã seja a mais nova vítima do programa, Katniss se oferece para participar em seu lugar. Vinda do empobrecido Distrito 12, ela sabe como sobreviver em um ambiente hostil. Peeta, um garoto que ajudou sua família no passado, também foi selecionado. Caso vença, terá fama e fortuna. Se perder, morre. Mas para ganhar a competição, será preciso muito mais do que habilidade. Até onde Katniss estará disposta a ir para ser vitoriosa nos Jogos Vorazes?Em chamasDepois dos últimos Jogos Vorazes, algo parece ter mudado para sempre em Panem. Aqui e ali, distúrbios e agitações nos distritos dão sinais de que uma revolta é iminente.A esperançaA coragem de Katniss nos jogos fez nascer a esperança em um país disposto a fazer de tudo para se livrar da opressão. E agora, contra a própria vontade, ela precisa assumir seu lugar como símbolo da causa rebelde. Ela precisa virar o Tordo.A trilogia Jogos Vorazes foi adaptada para o cinema e estrelada por Jennifer Lawrence.
Home Front
"Home Front is Hannah's crowning achievement."—The Huffington PostIn this powerhouse of a novel, Kristin Hannah explores the intimate landscape of a troubled marriage with this provocative and timely portrait of a husband and wife, in love and at war.All marriages have a breaking point. All families have wounds. All wars have a cost. . . .Like many couples, Michael and Jolene Zarkades have to face the pressures of everyday life—children, careers, bills, chores—even as their twelve-year marriage is falling apart. Then a deployment sends Jolene deep into harm's way and leaves defense attorney Michael at home, unaccustomed to being a single parent to their two girls. As a mother, it agonizes Jolene to leave her family, but as a solider, she has always understood the true meaning of duty. In her letters home, she paints a rose-colored version of her life on the front lines, shielding her family from the truth. But war will change Jolene in ways that none of them could have foreseen. When tragedy strikes, Michael must face his darkest fear and fight a battle of his own—for everything that matters to his family.At once a profoundly honest look at modern marriage and a dramatic exploration of the toll war takes on an ordinary American family, Home Front is a story of love, loss, heroism, honor, and ultimately, hope."Hannah has written a remarkable tale of duty, love, strength, and hope that is at times poignant and always thoroughly captivating and relevant." —Library Journal (starred review)
The Right Time
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Filled with heartbreak and betrayal, triumph and fulfillment, The Right Time is an intimate, richly rewarding novel about pursuing one’s passion and succeeding beyond one’s wildest dreams. Abandoned by her mother at age seven, Alexandra Winslow takes solace in the mysteries she reads with her devoted father—and soon she is writing them herself, slowly graduating to dark, complex crime stories that reflect skill, imagination, and talent far beyond her years. After her father’s untimely death, at fourteen Alex is taken in by the nuns of a local convent, where she finds twenty-six mothers to take the place of the one she lost, and the time and encouragement to pursue her gift. Alex writes in every spare moment, gripped by the plots and themes and characters that fill her mind. Midway through college, she has finished a novel—and manages to find a seasoned agent, then a publisher. But as she climbs the ladder of publishing success, she resolutely adheres to her father’s admonition: Men read crime thrillers by men only—and so Alexandra Winslow publishes under the pseudonym Alexander Green, her true identity known only to those closest to her, creating a double life that isolates her. Her secret life as the mysterious and brilliantly successful Alexander Green—and her own life as a talented young woman—expose her to the envious, the arrogant, and Hollywood players who have no idea who she really is. Always, the right time to open up seems just out of reach, and would cost her dearly. Once her double life and fame are established, the price of the truth is always too high.
Moral Compass
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • At an elite private school in Massachusetts, a wide circle of lives will be forever changed by a devastating series of events in Danielle Steel’s riveting new novel. Saint Ambrose Prep is a place where the wealthy send their children for the best possible education, with teachers and administrators from the Ivy League, and graduates who become future lawyers, politicians, filmmakers, and CEOs. Traditionally a boys-only school, Saint Ambrose has just enrolled one hundred and forty female students for the first time. Even though most of the kids on the campus have all the privilege in the world, some are struggling, wounded by their parents’ bitter divorces, dealing with insecurity and loneliness. In such a heightened environment, even the smallest spark can become a raging fire. One day after the school’s annual Halloween event, a student lies in the hospital, her system poisoned by dangerous levels of alcohol. Everyone in this sheltered community—parents, teachers, students, police, and the media—are left trying to figure out what actually happened. Only the handful of students who were there when she was attacked truly know the answers and they have vowed to keep one another’s secrets. As details from the evening emerge, powerful families are forced to hire attorneys and less powerful families watch helplessly. Parents’ marriages are jeopardized, and students’ futures are impacted. No one at Saint Ambrose can escape the fallout of a life-altering event. In this compelling novel, Danielle Steel illuminates the dark side of one drunken night, with its tragic consequences, from every possible point of view. As the drama unfolds, the characters will reach a crossroads where they must choose between truth and lies, between what is easy and what is right, and find the moral compass they will need for the rest of their lives.
The Whittiers
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this heartwarming novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel, adult siblings find their way back home—and back to each other—after loss.Preston and Constance Whittier have built a happy life together, with a brood of six children raised in a beautiful historic Manhattan mansion. Now, with a nearly empty nest, it’s easier than ever for the Whittiers to maintain their tradition of a solo romantic “Wintermoon” ski trip.But with this year’s trip comes tragedy, and suddenly the Whittiers’ adult children find themselves reuniting in the family home without their parents for the first time ever. The oldest, Lyle, is reaching a breaking point in his marriage and must decide whether a divorce would be best for him and his two children. Gloria’s big job on Wall Street has kept her single at thirty-nine, and growing ever more cynical. The twins, Caroline and Charlie, moved out long ago to start a fashion business that may now be faltering. Benjie, with special needs, is hit hard by the loss of his parents and needs his siblings’ help. And Annabelle, the youngest, drops out of college and starts to spin out of control.The eldest four are forced to put aside their personal issues and their grief to keep the family together and support each other and their two youngest siblings. Selling the house, along with all the memories that live in its walls, feels like yet another devastating loss. Could there be another way, as unconventional as it seems?In The Whittiers, Danielle Steel delivers an inspiring story about the everlasting bonds of one unforgettable family.