Beloved New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels sweeps listeners from war-torn France to the dawn of Hollywood’s golden age in this spellbinding novel of love and deception.…
When Reuben Tarz meets Marchioness Michelene Fonsard, known as Madame Mickey, he is a wounded American soldier desperate to escape the hell of the French trenches. Madame Mickey offers another option—for Reuben and his best friend, Daniel Bishop, to live at her lavish chateau, where she will help them heal in body and soul.
Madame Mickey’s sophistication captivates the ambitious Reuben, and their affair is as tender as it is sensual. Then Mickey’s young niece, Bebe Rosen, arrives from California, scattering chaos in her wake. Bebe is instantly smitten with Reuben—and what Bebe wants, she gets. But every wish has consequences, and every sin has its price. And amid a tangle of seduction and betrayal, each will find a love powerful enough to change a life—or to destroy it.…
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"Finished this yesterday and enjoyed it a LOT! Great characters, wonderful women's fiction plot that reminds me of all the "greats" I read in the 70's and 80's. Now can't wait to read the sequel, Sins of the Flesh. "
— Terri (5 out of 5 stars)
" Slow start, but picked up and was worth the read. "
— Katherine, 11/30/2013" Drudgery...it had a few moments of being good, but they weren't enough to earn it even an "eh, it was ok". Honestly, if they'd cut out about 100 pages of the whining, the constant descriptions and the pointless nattering, it might've been better "
— Christine, 9/27/2013" takes to post WWI the goldenage of hollywood silent stars and scandal. Two friends are challenged by the presence of Bebe Rosen --The friendship is tested. I like this but it is not as good as the texas Trilogy etc "
— Karen, 9/8/2013" Overall this was a good book, although I got frustrated with the characters at different points during the book. "
— Jen, 8/1/2013" Finished this yesterday and enjoyed it a LOT! Great characters, wonderful women's fiction plot that reminds me of all the "greats" I read in the 70's and 80's. Now can't wait to read the sequel, Sins of the Flesh. "
— Terri, 1/30/2013" Very slow getting into the book. "
— Kathie, 1/10/2013" One of my favorite series of all time. Fern Michaels at her best. I was captivated by the story and the characters. LOVED it!!!! "
— Licia, 10/7/2012" Dragged on. Felt as if the author was trying to fill the pages with pointless info. Was very disappointed because it started off well. "
— Heather, 4/26/2012" I have both in hardback,autograaphed by ms.Michaels,wanted her to write a sequel. "
— Marilyn, 9/26/2011" I ENJOYED THIS BOOK. IT CONTAINED MANY SECRETS AND THEY WOULD HAVE ALL PRODUCED TOTALLY DIFFERENT RESULTS IN EVERYONE'S LIVES IF THEY HAD BEEN REVEALED. IT KEPT THE READER GUESSING OF WHAT WAS NEXT. "
— JANET, 3/11/2011" Paris after WWI, Hollywood in the 20's and 30's, so of course I loved. "
— Laura, 11/5/2010" Slow start, but picked up and was worth the read. "
— Katherine, 10/7/2010" Overall this was a good book, although I got frustrated with the characters at different points during the book. "
— Jen, 7/30/2010" I ENJOYED THIS BOOK. IT CONTAINED MANY SECRETS AND THEY WOULD HAVE ALL PRODUCED TOTALLY DIFFERENT RESULTS IN EVERYONE'S LIVES IF THEY HAD BEEN REVEALED. IT KEPT THE READER GUESSING OF WHAT WAS NEXT. "
— JANET, 4/16/2009" takes to post WWI the goldenage of hollywood silent stars and scandal. Two friends are challenged by the presence of Bebe Rosen --The friendship is tested. I like this but it is not as good as the texas Trilogy etc <br/> "
— Karen, 4/15/2008Fern Michaels is the USA Today and New York Times bestselling author of thirty-five books in the Sisterhood series, as well as novels in eleven other series and seventy-two stand-alone novels. There are over ninety five million copies of her books in print. She has built and funded several large day care centers in her hometown, and is a passionate animal lover who has outfitted police dogs across the country with special bulletproof vests. Visit her website at FernMichaels.com.
Joyce Bean is an accomplished audiobook narrator and director. In addition to having won several AudioFile Earphones Awards, she has been nominated multiple times for the prestigious Audie Award. Equally adept at narrating fiction and nonfiction, and she also narrates audiobooks under the name Jane Brown.