Ransom (Danielle Steel)

Meanwhile, Allan's widow, Fernanda, is struggling to make ends meet, since unknown to nearly everyone, Allan lost all his money in bad investments before committing suicide. Reluctant villain Morgan is a sympathetic bad guy, and Steel engineers the requisite romance between Ted and Fernanda, but this is thin fare. . From Publishers Weekly A reformed drug dealer, a desperate widow, a bigtime crook and a compassionate cop are the players in this perfunctory kidnapping yarn set in San Francisco. When he is released from prison, he is determined to go straight, but hard times force him to seek out Phillip Addison, a business mogul with many shady operations on the side. Lee moves into the Barnes mansion to oversee the search for the kidnappers and wat

Callie said Great Easy Reading. I gave this book a Great Easy Reading Callie I gave this book a 4 star rating instead of a 5 star because I found a few parts to remind me of reliving Ground Hog Day! A few parts seemed to repeat over and over! A few times I actually backed up my Kindle to be sure I didn't somehow go backwards instead of forward, as I seemed to be re-reading the same text over! Otherwise, the book held my interest and was a quick finish. Actually found myself not able to. star rating instead of a 5 star because I found a few parts to remind me of reliving Ground Hog Day! A few parts seemed to repeat over and over! A few times I actually backed up my Kindle to be sure I didn't somehow go backwards instead of forward, as I seemed to be re-reading the same text over! Otherwise, the book held my interest and was a quick finish. Actually found myself not able to. Dorothy Halvorsen said Mystery-Love Story. Danielle Steel's mystery love story is a twist from her usual novels of wealth or wealth lost, love that needs to be found or lost, circumstances that interfere with happiness. It does have some suspense, so it keeps you reading.. "One of the best so far" according to KT. This is not Danielle Steel's usual book. This has suspense and drama with a little romance. I enjoyed this book all the way through

A violent crime brings together four lives in Danielle Steel’s sixtieth bestselling novel, the story of a mother’s courage, a family’s terror, and a triumph of human strength and dignity in the face of overwhelming odds.Outside the gates of a California prison, Peter Morgan is released after four long years and vows to redeem himself in the eyes of the young daughters he left behind. Simultaneously, Carl Waters, a convicted murderer, is set on the path of freedom with him. She simply couldn’t imagine a greater loss, until a devastating crime rocks her family to its core—and brings Detective Ted Lee into her life.A man of unshakable integrity, Lee will soon become the one person who tries to save Fernanda’s family from a terrifying fate. Four months after her husband’s death, Fernanda Barnes faces a mountain of debt she cannot repay, a world destroyed, and a marriage lost. For Fernanda, whose life had once been graced by beautiful homes, security, success, and stunning wealth, the death of her brilliant, brooding husband was already too much to