Taking to the road between seasons, attractive Chicago Stars quarterback Dean Robillard meets the beautiful and infuriating Blue under unusual circumstances and draws on his competitive skills to overcome her wariness of relationships
An icon in the world of television news, Blaise McCarthy seems to have it all: beauty, intelligence and courage. But privately, there is a story she has protected for years... Blaise's daughter Salima, blinded by juvenile diabetes, now lives in a year-round boarding school with full-time assistance. When the school closes suddenly, Salima returns home to Blaise's New York apartment with her new carer, Simon. Simon rapidly shakes up their world, determined to help Salima find the independence she never thought possible. As all three face challenges that change the way they see one another, the bond between mother and daughter deepens as never before. Then Blaise's personal and professional worlds collide: a young rival at work attempts to take over and the well-guarded secrets of her home life are exposed. Suddenly her life is no longer perfect, but real. Can mother and daughter together learn how to face a world they can't control? An unforgettable novel about a mother and daughter losing control, trading perfect for real, and facing challenges in a suddenly brand-new world, from the incomparable storyteller Danielle Steel.
De jonge Heloise is opgegroeid in Hotel Vendôme, een elegant vijfsterrenhotel in Manhattan dat gerund wordt door haar vader Hugues. Ze is door hem alleen opgevoed, nadat haar moeder er met een popster vandoor is gegaan. Vader en dochter zijn twee handen op één buik. Wanneer Heloise naar Zwitserland gaat voor een hotelopleiding, mist Hugues haar verschrikkelijk. Dan komt er een nieuwe liefde in zijn leven. Kan Heloise een nieuwe moeder accepteren?
Claire Prescott, a pragmatic woman, reluctantly presents a paper at an Oxford symposium for her sick sister. She gets caught up in an adventure with a group of Jane Austen enthusiasts, all searching for their Mr. Darcy.
Publikace vznikala v době autorova působení na Gymnáziu v Zastávce u Brna. Je založena na netradičním - tvůrčím a spontánním přístupu k stylistickým cvičením.
Další část románu se odehrává v průběhu roku 1923 a vypráví o mladých letech Finche, Pierse a Edena Whiteoakových.
Soubor povídek ruských autorů (např. Vasilevskij, Nilin, Peruanská) na téma Posledních lásek.
