NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Scandal and tragedy erupt against the backdrop of an exclusive
Paris hotel in Danielle Steel’s riveting novel. Known for its luxurious accommodations and
bespoke service the Hotel Louis XVI has been the most lauded boutique hotel in all of Paris
for decades attracting an international clientele of the rich and famous. Now after four
years of renovations and the death of its legendary and beloved manager it is set to reopen
its doors at last. An esteemed group of loyal returning guests is set to descend upon the hotel
joined by a number of new faces who have managed to secure coveted bookings in the wake of
last-minute cancellations. Awaiting them all is the Louis XVI’s new manager Olivier Bateau an
anxious man whose lack of experience leaves him unprepared. He and his level-headed assistant
manager Yvonne Philippe both strive to continue the hotel’s tradition of excellence. But they
quickly realize that anything can happen at any moment and on one cool September evening
everything does. A successful art consultant arrives at the hotel for the first time since her
brutal divorce and is surprised to find new love—if she is willing to risk her heart again. A
new guest contemplates ending his life and saves a life instead. A couple finds their
once-in-a-lifetime trip interrupted by a tragic medical emergency leaving the idyllic future
they’ve long waited for hanging in the balance. And one of the hotel’s most high-profile guests
a French politician and assumed presidential candidate holds a mysterious meeting in his suite
that will threaten his life and legacy. Rocked by the events of this one fateful night guests
and staff alike brace themselves for the aftershock as it quickly becomes apparent that more
dramas and misfortunes are still in store. Danielle Steel tells an unforgettable story about a
famed hotel where a few complications quickly escalate into a matter of life and death
changing the lives of everyone who passes through its doors.
