Danielle Steel has been hailed as one of the world’ s bestselling authors, with a billion copies of her novels sold. Her many international bestsellers include The Ball at Versailles, Second Act, Happiness, Palazzo, The Wedding Planner, Worthy Opponents, Without a Trace, The Whittiers, and other highly acclaimed novels. She is also the author of His Bright Light, the story of her son Nick Traina’ s life and death; A Gift of Hope, a memoir of her work with the homeless; Expect a Miracle, a book of her favorite quotations for inspiration and comfort; Pure Joy, about the dogs she and her family have loved; and the children’ s books Pretty Minnie in Paris and Pretty Minnie in Hollywood.
