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Det er en varm majaften i San Francisco, og balsalen på Hotel Ritz-Carlton glimter i lyset fra krystallysekronerne. Et glamourøst selskab er samlet til et stort velgørenhedsbal. Aftenen er intet mindre end perfekt - lige indtil et voldsomt jordskælv rammer byen. Alt er kaos, og mens San Francisco kæmper for at komme på fode igen, begynder en kædereaktion af begivenheder, der kommer til at berøre fire vidt forskellige menneskers liv for evigt.

Alexa Hamilton bor sammen med sin 17-årige datter, Savannah, i New York. For 11 år siden blev Alexa skilt fra Savannahs far, Tom, efter han havde haft en affære med en anden kvinde. Alexa prøver stadig at lægge sin ulykkelige fortid bag sig, men da Savannah pludselig begynder at modtage anonyme trusselsbreve, har Alexa intet andet valg, end at bede Tom om hjælp. For første gang siden hun forlod den mand, der knuste hendes hjerte, står hun nu ansigt til ansigt med ham igen.

Valerie Wyatt har udadtil et perfekt liv. Hun bor i en fantastisk penthouselejlighed på Fifth Avenue og har et populært ugentlige tv-show. Men hun er ikke lykkelig, for selv om hun har gode gener, er aktiv og også gerne benytter sig af Botox, så kan hun ikke komme udenom, at dåbsattesten snart afslører, at hun er 60. Valeries datter April ejer en restaurant i New York, og det tager al hendes opmærksomhed og energi. Hun har slet ikke tid til at stifte familie, men derfor svier erkendelsen af, at hun mangler en mand i sit liv alligevel lidt, da hun fylder 30 år.

På første skoledag på den eksklusive Atwood skole bliver fem meget forskellige børn straks gode venner. Gabby, Billy, Izzie, Andy og Sean bliver uadskillelige, og deres venskab forbliver stærkt op gennem hele deres skoletid. Af udenforstående bliver de kaldt De Fem, de vokser nærmest op sammen, og deres familier bliver derfor også naturligt tætte.

Allerede som 39-årig er Tallie Jones en Hollywood-legende. Hun er meget passioneret omkring sit job som filminstruktør, og hendes produktioner vinder igen og igen anmeldernes og publikums ros. Hun har bevaret jordforbindelsen i Los Angeles og det gode forhold til både sin teenagedatter og sin aldrende far og har et sundt samarbejde med Hunter Lloyd, sin elsker og medproducer. I kredsen af nære venner er også Brigitte Parker, hendes personlige assistent, som hun har kendt siden filmskolen.

Hotellet lå på en stille gade på Manhattan, det var gammelt, nedslidt og forfaldent, men for Hugues Martin var det en usleben diamant med stort potentiale, og efter års renovering lykkes det ham at forvandle det til et af verdens fornemste luksushoteller. Under Hugues' ledelse bliver hotellet snart kendt for sin tidløse elegance, professionelle service og diskretion - et ideelt paradis for så vel New Yorks rige og berømte som Hugues' smukke unge kone og deres lille datter.

Elleveårige Pip lever alene med sin mor, Ophélie, der efter en ulykke har vendt verden ryggen, og Pip er ensom og fortvivlet over situationen. En dag møder hun tilfældigt kunstmaleren Matt Bowles på stranden ved det lille beskyttede samfund, Safe Habour. Matt savner sine egne børn, som bor på den anden side af Jorden, og langsomt spirer et venskab frem mellem det umage par. Pips mor er ikke begejstret ved tanken, men efterhånden som hun selv lærer Matt at kende, lukker hun ham ind i deres liv.

Olivia Grayson er en succesfuld forretningskvinde, som har kæmpet hårdt for at få sit møbel- og indretningsimperium op at køre. Hun har ofret meget for firmaets skyld og har ikke været en stor del af sine børns hverdag, da de var små. For at kompensere for sit meget fravær i familien planlægger Olivia hvert år en ferie for alle, og denne sommer har hun arrangeret en drømmetur til Middelhavet om bord på en luksusyacht.

Ella es Crystal Wyatt, nacida en un rancho de California, de belleza incomparable y grandes dotes artísticas, que sueña con Hollywood y con llegar a la cima del estrellato. Él es Spencer Hill, un apuesto oficial que, tras intervenir en la Segunda Guerra Mundial, se convierte en abogado y alcanza puestos de gran responsabilidad en la Casa Blanca. Ambos están destinados a amarse, pero entre ellos se interponen la política, la guerra, un matrimonio de conveniencia y el sorprendente mundo del cine.

A sus treinta y nueve años, Tallie Jones, directora de grandes éxitos de crítica y de público, no casa con el glamour de Hollywood, prefiere quedar al margen de los focos.

Decades ago, after the death of his wife, Texas ranch hand JT Tucker took his three small daughters to California to start a new life. With almost no money, a will of iron, and hard work, he eventually built the biggest ranch in California. But when he dies suddenly at the age of 64, the ranch is inherited by his three daughters - each of them finding it impossible to believe that this larger-than-life figure is gone from their lives.

Eileen 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 40, is it too late to start over? Meanwhile, as Paul is thrust back into the role of suburban fatherhood, his girlfriend, Olivia, is in Manhattan, struggling in the shadow of her mother, a famous actress....

Meredith White was one of Hollywood's most recognizable faces. But a personal tragedy cut her acting career short and alienated her from her family. For the last 15 years, Meredith has been living alone in San Francisco with two trusted caretakers. Then a massive earthquake strikes Northern California. Meredith invites her stunned and shaken neighbors into her mostly undamaged home as the recovery begins. These people did not even realize that a movie star was living on their street. Now, they are sharing her mansion, as well as their most closely kept secrets.

As Alexandra Winslow climbs the ladder of publishing success, she resolutely adheres to her father's caution: men only read crime thrillers written by men. She publishes under the pseudonym of brilliantly successful Alexander Green, her true identity known only to those closest to her. This creates an isolating double life, but the right time to open up always seems just out of reach and the price of the truth always too high....

The daughter and granddaughter of prominent Manhattan lawyers, Meredith McKenzie is destined for the best of everything: top schools, elite social circles, the perfect marriage. Spending her childhood in Germany as her father prosecutes Nazi war criminals at the Nuremberg trials, Meredith soaks up the conflict between good and evil as it plays out in real time. When her family returns to the United States, she begins blazing her own trail, swimming against the tides, spurred on by her freethinking liberal grandfather, determined to become a lawyer despite her traditional, conservative father's objections.

Sydney Wells' perfect life with her wealthy, devoted husband vanishes when he dies suddenly in an accident. Widowed at 49, she discovers he has failed to include her in his will. With Andrew's vicious daughters in control of his estate, and no home or money, Sydney finds a job in fashion, despite her own designer daughters' warnings. Naive, out of her element, and alone in a world of shady international deals and dishonest people, she is set up by her boss and finds herself faced with criminal prosecution.

Deeply in love, Christophe and Joy Lammenais built Chateau Lammenais into a small but renowned Napa Valley winery and an idyllic home where they raised their beloved daughter, Camille, who takes on increasing responsibilities for the estate they all treasure. But after Joy's early death from breast cancer, a lonely Christophe soon falls prey to the machinations of a sophisticate from his native France - who moves, with her two reprobate sons, to consolidate her power over Camille and the property when Christophe is killed in a plane crash.

Bringing together a cast of fascinating characters in a riveting tale of ambition and corruption, politics, passion, and ultimate justice, Dangerous Games is a thrilling drama from number-one New York Times best-selling author Danielle Steel.

Everything Olivia Grayson touches in the business world turns to gold. Now, though, she reflects upon her life, and wishes she’d invested in her family as much as she did in her business. Eager to atone for past sins, Olivia does her utmost to support each of her children as they struggle through mid-life crises. While one of her sons is unhappily married to a cold, domineering woman, the other is completely oblivious to his son’s struggles as a gay teen.

Faded photographs of a glamorous couple in postwar Europe. Old letters hinting of tragic loss. And a breathtaking array of magnificent jewelry, spectacular stones in exquisite settings. These are the contents of a safe-deposit box long abandoned in a New York City bank. If no heir can be identified, the jewelry will be auctioned. But who was the woman who left such a fortune and no will?