In her fiftysecond bestselling novel Danielle Steel weaves a compelling storyof the power of lies the misuse of trust and of one womans triumph over adevastati... » 

In her fiftysecond bestselling novel Danielle Steel weaves a compelling storyof the power of lies the misuse of trust and of one womans triumph over adevastating betrayal. MarieAnge Hawkins has the kind of childhood thatmost people dream of. Freedom love security in a beautiful old Frenchchateau. But when MarieAnge is just eleven a tragic accident marks the end ofher idyllic life. Orphaned and alone she is sent to America to live with hergreataunt on a farm in Iowa. Bitterly resented by the old woman cut off fromeverything she has known and loved MarieAnge is forced to work tirelessly onthe farm dreaming only of the day she can return to her beloved Chateau deMarmouton. In MarieAnges isolated existence only the friendship of alocal boy Billy Parker offers comfort and hope. But her only wish is to gainan education and escape. Then just after her twentyfirst birthday anunexpected visitor brings startling news and an extraordinary gift the freedomto return to France to Chateau de Marmouton. When she arrives in FranceMarieAnge learns that the chateaus new owner is Comte Bernard de Beauchamp adashing young widower who invites her into his home then into his heart. Buttheir magical life together which soon includes marriage children and lavishhomes slowly takes an ominous turn. A mysterious woman tells MarieAnge ashocking story a story so chilling she doesnt want to believe it. Noteven her dear friend Billy can help her now. He is thousands of miles away. Andas the darkness gathers around her MarieAnge must find the faith and courageto take one last desperate step to save her loved ones ... andherself.Danielle Steels powerful new novel is about being pulled into aplace where nothing is what it seems. It is about being seduced and lied to andturned around and wanting to believe the lies until the moment comes inone blinding instant when survival and salvation depe «