In a blend of suspense and human drama, Danielle Steel tells a powerful story of love and betrayal, hope and forgiveness. She chronicles one woman's courageous journey from vulnerability to strength, from victim to survivor.

Assistant DA Alexa Hamilton has just been handed the kind of case that makes careers - the trial of accused serial killer Luke Quentin. Sifting through mountains of forensic evidence, Alexa relentlessly builds her case and prepares for a high-stakes trial, until threatening letters throw her private life into turmoil.

Drawn by that magical spark of connection that happens to the young, Gabby, Billy, Izzie, Andy and Sean - each bursting with their own personality, all with strikingly different looks and diverse talents - soon become an inseparable group, known to everyone else as the Big Five.

Annie Ferguson was one of Manhattan's brightest young architects. But overnight she became mother to her sister's three orphaned children. It wasn't the life she'd planned, but one that rewarded her tenfold for every sacrifice she'd had to make.

Someday is Brigitte Nicholson's watchword. Someday she and the man she loves, Ted, will clarify their relationship. Someday she'll have children. Someday she'll finish writing her book. Someday she'll stop playing it so safe. Then something happens that changes Brigitte's life completely.

Everything is falling to pieces for Francesca Thayer. Her beautiful, old house is full of leaks and in need of total restoration. Then her relationship with lawyer Todd collapses and he moves out. As the owner of a struggling art gallery she can't possibly manage mortgage alone, so she is forced to do the one thing she never imagined she would.

Victoria - a chubby little girl with blond hair, blue eyes and ordinary looks - has spent her whole life being second best to her perfect younger sister Gracie. While waging a ceaseless war against her weight, enduring her father's belittling comments about her appearance, she knows that she has to get as far away from home as possible.

Hugues Martin has worked for the world's most prestigious hotels, so when he takes over a small, tired, run-down hotel in New York, everyone thinks he must be mad. But he transforms it into a beautiful boutique hotel of impeccable elegance the - Hotel Vendome - run with the efficiency he learnt through his hotelier schooling in Europe."

Famous film director Tallie Jones' world shatters instantly when a client insists she conduct an audit and she finds out that someone has been stealing from her for years. To top it off, a slew of unexplained hotel bills reveal that her perfect boyfriend has been unfaithful.

After building an empire that has made her a legend in business, Olivia spends months each year planning a lavish holiday for everyone in her family to enjoy. This summer she has arranged a dream trip on a luxurious yacht in the Mediterranean, which she hopes will be the most memorable of all.