Irresistible Forces (Danielle Steel)

--Nancy R.E. When Cal offers Meredith the perfect job in San Francisco, Steve encourages her to move across country, and promises to follow her as soon as he can. Having had 46 previous bestsellers, Danielle Steel knows a good plot recipe when she's got one--namely, take a smart, beautiful woman who is dissatisfied with her loving but stuffy husband, add a romantic, usually older man with a true appreciation of her inner soul, then sit back and watch the melodrama unfold. O'Brien. In this latest novel, our heroine Meredith Whitman is a career-driven investment banker, our husband Steve a sweet physician, and our other man, Cal Dow, a high-tech business Midas. Meredith and Steve's marriage begins to crack under the pressures of the distance, and soon "irresistible forces" come into play. Don't expect profundity, although Danielle Steel can make even the most sordid affairs seem romantic, or at least entertaini

The only thing missing in their lives is children. Steve is working late shifts at the hospital, grabbing an occasional dinner with a new colleague, a doctor raising a daughter on her own. Performance by Kyf Brewer5 CDs, 6 hoursFor fourteen years, Steve and Meredith Whitman have sustained a marriage of passion and friendship-despite the demands of two all-consuming careers. And despite the best of intentions, irresistible forces begin to tear their lives and hearts apart.With unerring insight Danielle Steel explores what happens when lives that fit together like delicately balanced puzzles are shifted, changed, and drift apart. Almost unnoticed, Steve and Meredith have begun living separate lives in increasingly separate worlds. Meredith, an investment banker, has achieved partnership in one of Wall Street's top firms. Especially now that she has been offered an extraordinary opportunity, a chance to reach for the brass-ring in San Francisco, three thousand miles away. Steve, a gifted physician, chose

Good read Shannon I am a Danielle Steel fan and this book does not disappoint. Interesting story of two people totally dedicated to very demanding careers and how their relationship is affected. Definitely brings light how important compromises are essential when major career decisions have to be made.Looking forward to upcoming book Dangerous Games coming out March 7th.. "Irrestible Forces" according to EFP. Irrestible Forces is a good read. It is both funny and serious inplaces.. One of the best D. Steel books I've read in a while Kathleen Wood I have read all of Danielle Steel's books except the poetry book and I thought this was one of the better ones I've read in a while. Most of her books follow very similar story lines and endings and this one fell right in line with the rest. I was not drawn to any particular emotion while reading it, but I did find it inspiring to know that there is no obstacle so great as to hinder one from doing what they love or reaching their goals.