Secrets by Danielle Steel

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Manhattan. It promised to be the hottest television series in years. or Sabina Quarles, it was the role that would propel her from respected actress to Hollywood superstar and give her money to protect her well-guarded secret. For Zack Taylor, Hollywood's sexiest leading man, it would be the... read more

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Danielle Steel, America’s number-one best-selling novelist, has held millions spell-bound with such novels as Family Album, Full Circle , and Changes . But with Secrets she takes her readers beyond the tightly knit world of the family, into the heart of the nation’s most glamorous industry: television. Here is the drama behind the creation of Manhattan , a first-of-its-kind prime-time television series produced by Melvin Wechsler. Tempered by tragedy, seasoned by success, a man with a Midas touch, Mel Wechsler will assemble a dazzling cast: Sabina Quarles at forty-five has managed to maintain–by dint of spunk and surgery–the body of an eighteen-year-old. Tough, spirited, and self-sufficient, she has survived twenty years in Hollywood, never marrying, never quite succeeding, never deigning to work in television. Yet Manhattan may bring her both the stardom she craves–and the security her very special needs require. Jane Adams is an earthy thirty-nine-year-old beauty. Devoted to her children, dominated by her abusive and violent husband, forced to choose between her husband and her acting career, Jane may find that her role in Manhattan has cost her everything that matters most. Zack Taylor , the leading man, is a paragon of professionalism. Yet beyond the smooth good looks, the easy warmth, and the slick charm of the eligible bachelor, he remains an enigma. The charming ingenue, Gabrielle Thornton-Smith , seems to have appeared out of the blue. Beautiful, talented and on the brink of success at twenty-five, what can she have to hide? And Bill Warwick , plucked from the ranks of struggling young actors, is now slated to be the nation’s new heartthrob. But he has lied about one issue in his background. Not only will Bill’s future hang in the balance, but the success of the whole series may be jeopardized when he is forced publicly to confront the consequences of his little white lie.

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Sabina Quarles: at forty-five has managed to maintain–by dint of spunk and surgery–the body of an eighteen-year-old. Tough, spirited, and self-sufficient, she has survived twenty years in Hollywood, never marrying, never quite succeeding, never deigning to work in television.
Mel Wechsler: The producer of Manhattan.
Jane Adams: A thirty-nine-year-old beauty. Devoted to her children, dominated by her abusive and violent husband, forced to choose between her husband and her acting career.
Zack Taylor: Zack Taylor , the leading man, is a paragon of professionalism. Yet beyond the smooth good looks, the easy warmth, and the slick charm of the eligible bachelor, he remains an enigma.
Gabrielle Smith: The charming ingenue, Gabrielle Smith , seems to have appeared out of the blue. Beautiful, talented and on the brink of success at twenty-five. But she is the Gabrielle Thornton Smith.
Bill Warwick: Plucked from the ranks of struggling young actors, is now slated to be the nation’s new heartthrob. But he has lied about one issue in his background. Not only will Bill’s future hang in the balance, but the success of the whole series may be jeopardized when he is forced publicly to confront the consequences of his little white lie.
Sandy: Bill Warwick's drug-dependent wife who used to be very popular.

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The sun reverberated off the buildings with the brilliance of a handful of diamonds cast against an iceberg, the shimmering white was blinding, as Sabina lay naked on a deck chair in the heat of the Los Angeles sun.

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Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter30
Chapter31
Chapter32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter37
Chapter38
Chapter39

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This is book 6 of 9 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 1985. (authoritative list)

Preceded by Skeleton Crew, and followed by Contact.

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Danielle Steel (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Dell Publishing
Country: United States of America
Publication Date: 1985
ISBN: 0-440-17648-4
Page Count: 442

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Dewey: 813'.54

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Reading Level: Adults

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Books › Romance › Authors, A-Z › ( S ) › Steel, Danielle
Books › Romance › Contemporary
Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary

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