A woman is forced to flee her past and come to terms with her truth in this unputdownable novel that launched #1 New York Times bestselling author and “literary phenomenon” (The Detroit News) Danielle Steel’s legendary career. In the sun-swept beauty of San Francisco, Gillian Forrester is filled with the joy of a love that will surely last. But a painful betrayal forces her to flee to New York and start over. There she discovers an exciting new career and a fiery, enveloping passion…only to have her newfound happiness shaken to its core. Now Gillian must choose between her future and her past.