Miracle: A Novel
by By Steel, Danielle
Category: Fiction , Romance , Contemporary

It is New Year’s Eve when the storm of the century hits northern California. In a  quiet neighborhood in San Francisco, amid the chaos of fallen trees and damaged homes,  the lives of three strangers are about to collide.  For Quinn Thompson, what happens  in the storm’s wake will bring down a barrier he has built around himself since his  wife’s death.  For neighbor Maggie Dartman, it will spark friendship at a time when  she needs it most.  And for Jack Adams, a carpenter who will repair Quinn’s and Maggie’ s homes, the storm brings an opportunity: to help two people and to be repaid with  the greatest gift of all. As three lives come together and a unique friendship is  forged, something extraordinary begins to happen…Maggie, still grieving a loss, slowly  comes alive again–and Jack finally shares a painful secret he has hidden for years.   But at the center of the friendship is Quinn.  A man who has scaled heights of success  in business, Quinn is now adrift, waiting as builders put the finishing touches on  his newest passion, a 180-foot yacht he plans to sail around the world.  Looking  back at all he missed with his family while he built his empire, Quinn is consumed  by guilt, focused only on escaping to the sea.  But as his plans near completion,  and his friendship with Maggie begins to change, Quinn faces a choice–between a safe  haven and an adventure of the heart.  The choice he makes will affect other lives  as powerfully as his own.  And it will take him on an extraordinary journey–and into  a second, terrifying storm, one that will bring him danger…or deliverance.   Danielle  Steel brings us miracles big and small–the kind we are blessed with and those we  give to others.  With a subtle hand and a flawless touch, she has written a novel  that soars with hope, and makes us laugh, cry, and care.