NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In this captivating novel from Danielle Steel five successful
women play for high stakes in their careers at a boutique literary and talent agency. Jane
Addison is an ambitious young woman with big dreams of owning her own company someday. At
twenty-eight she arrives in New York to start a job at Fletcher and Benson a prestigious
talent agency. Eager to impress her new colleagues Jane jumps right in as an assistant to
Hailey West one of the agents in the literary department.Hailey is dedicated to the authors
she represents but her home life is chaotic and challenging. After her husband’s tragic and
untimely death she was left widowed with three children to raise on her own.Then there’s
Francine Rivers the stern and accomplished head of the literary department. Also a single mom
after her husband’s affair with the nanny she has overcome the resulting financial hardships
but only with unbearable sacrifice.Compared to Hailey and Francine drama agent Allie Moore’s
life seems much more carefree and uncomplicated. She relishes her success and loves working
with the talented actors they represent—until a passionate relationship with one of her rising
star clients threatens to derail her career.Merriwether Jones is the CFO for the agency. She
appears to have it all—beauty success and a perfect marriage until her husband's jealousy
over her career threatens to blow everything up.Even though she’s a newcomer Jane quickly
realizes that there are damaging secrets hidden behind the doors of Fletcher and Benson. As one
of the youngest employees she has the least power but is also the least willing to accept
things as they have been for years. When she puts everything on the line to right these wrongs
the consequences will leave no one unscathed.In this riveting novel Danielle Steel tells the
story of a group of remarkable women navigating the challenges of balancing their families
their personal lives and the high stakes of ambition at the top of their game.
