The Cottage

By Danielle Steel

™In her fifty-fourth bestselling novel, Danielle metal weaves a compelling tale of status and friendship, charmed lives and personal struggles...and of 3 very varied males whose lives converge and collide at The Cottage.

On a sunny day in Hollywood, a glowing Rolls-Royce convertible pulls in the course of the gates of the impressive property referred to as The Cottage. Modeled after the “cottages” of Newport, Rhode Island, the spacious, based estate, sitting on fourteen acres of lush Bel Air, matches its proprietor to a T. For the guy in the back of the wheel of the Rolls is Hollywood’s ageless ask yourself, Cooper Winslow. a celeb of the silver monitor for many years, a guy whose attract to ladies is the stuff of legend, Coop exudes grace, allure, and outdated kind. yet this present day Coop Winslow is in for a tremendous shock. He’s broke. And with out significant roles coming his method, Coop is confronted with the heartbreaking prospect of promoting his liked domestic of 40 years, or at the least renting out the gatehouse and a part of the most condo. a massive blow to Coop, whose debonair perspective permits him to flee fact a lot of the time.

His new tenants, Mark Friedman and Jimmy O’Connor, are busy dealing with difficulties in their personal. Mark’s spouse of 16 years simply walked out, and Jimmy lately misplaced his personal spouse to a devastating disorder. yet every little thing adjustments whilst Mark’s teenage son and daughter movement in. unexpectedly, The Cottage is remodeled, with song blasting from each nook, young ones on skateboards crashing into classic vehicles, and a endless parade of younger starlets streaming out and in to go to Coop.

yet amid the entire noise and the chaos, whatever unforeseen is going on. 3 males who by no means may have met have gotten friends...and every one guy reveals himself altering in stunning methods, Coop so much of all. simply because underneath the dazzle and flash, the impeccably adapted fits and the sheer bravado, is a guy attempting to retain keep an eye on of his rigorously ordered world—a international that's changing into a growing number of unpredictable with each one passing day.

First, a tabloid scandal erupts, threatening Coop’s budding romance with a prosperous debutante....A stranger ways Coop with beautiful news....A devastating twist of fate nearly claims the lifetime of one of many housemates....And in the middle of all of it, The Cottage welcomes a brand new houseguest with a mystery of her personal, who will switch Coop’s lifestyles in unforeseen methods. simply because one of the those who percentage his cottage and his lifestyles, Coop Winslow– loner, bachelor, motion picture star–may locate the rarest of all possibilities: an opportunity to construct a happiness he might by no means have dreamed of on his personal, and to turn into the sort of man or woman he hasn't ever been.

opposed to a glittering backdrop of superstar and glamour, Danielle metal digs deeper to inform a narrative of friendship and love, tragedy and moment chances...of the alternatives and unforeseen turns of destiny which can form characters and lives.

Show description

Preview of The Cottage PDF

Best Romance books

Daybreak: The Days of Redemption Series, Book One

During this close-knit Amish relatives, not anything is as excellent because it turns out . . . whilst Viola Keim begins operating at a close-by Mennonite retirement domestic, she moves up an not likely friendship with resident Atle, whose purely residing relative, son Edward, resides as a missionary in Nicaragua. Viola knows the significance of project paintings, yet she cannot think leaving her father within the arms of strangers.

Losing It

The Runaway manhattan instances and united states this present day Bestseller! Virginity. Bliss Edwards is set to graduate from university and nonetheless has hers. ailing of being the single virgin between her acquaintances, she comes to a decision tips on how to care for the matter is to lose it as fast and easily as possible—a one-night stand. yet her plan seems to be whatever yet basic while she freaks out and leaves a stunning man by myself and bare in her mattress with an excuse that not anyone with part a mind could ever think.

300 Days of Sun: A Novel

Combining the ambience of Jess Walter's appealing Ruins with the fascinating old backstory of Christina Baker Kline’s Orphan educate, Deborah Lawrenson’s enthralling novel transports readers to a sunny Portuguese city with a shadowy past—where girls, many years aside, are drawn right into a darkish video game of fact and lies that also haunts the moving sea marshes.

Dangerous Deception (Dangerous Creatures)

From the realm of lovely Creatures--a harmful new story of affection and magic maintains within the sequel to harmful Creatures. After a disastrous motor vehicle crash open air long island urban, Ridley Duchannes--Dark Caster, Siren, and bona fide undesirable girl-has long gone lacking. Her wannabe rocker and area Incubus boyfriend, Wesley "Link" Lincoln, used to be riding, and whilst he involves, Ridley is nowhere to be came across.

Extra resources for The Cottage

Show sample text content

That used to be whatever not less than, even if she had made huevos rancheros rather than scrambled eggs. He might have complained approximately her no longer cooking what he’d requested for, yet they have been scrumptious and he gobbled all of it. part an hour later, he was once out the door, impeccably dressed, as ordinary, in a blazer, grey slacks and blue blouse, a army blue Hermes tie, and his hair as fantastically groomed because it continuously used to be. He used to be a imaginative and prescient of splendor and class as he slipped into his previous Rolls, and drove off. And Mark him down the force, on his strategy to paintings. He puzzled the place Coop was once going at that hour, and couldn’t think it. He used to be on my own for as soon as, which used to be strange for him, yet so was once leaving the home at that hour. Liz handed them either at the method in, and waved at Coop. She nonetheless couldn’t think this used to be her final week. bankruptcy 6 Liz’s final days in Coop’s hire had a bittersweet caliber to them. He had by no means been as candy to her, or as beneficiant. He gave her a diamond ring that he acknowledged were his mother’s, which used to be a type of tales she used to be continuously skeptical of. yet whosever ring it were, it was once appealing and healthy her completely, and he or she promised him she may constantly put on it and consider him. He took her to Spago on Friday evening, and she or he had an excessive amount of to drink, and by the point he dropped her off at her apartment, she used to be crying approximately how depressing she was once going to be with out him. yet he had resigned himself to her departure via then, reassured her that she used to be doing the suitable factor, left her at her position and drove domestic, the place he had a brand new flame looking ahead to him. Pamela was once on position for in Milan. And he had met Charlene whereas doing the automobile advertisement he’d simply performed. She used to be a spectacular-looking girl, and at twenty-nine, she was once outdated for him. yet she had the main notable physique he’d ever obvious, and he’d obvious a lot of them. Hers was once invaluable of the Cooper Winslow corridor of repute. Charlene had huge, immense breasts that she insisted have been genuine, and a waist he may well circle with either fingers. She had lengthy jet-black hair, and she or he had huge, immense catlike eco-friendly eyes. She acknowledged her grandmother used to be eastern. She used to be an amazing-looking lady, and he or she have been thoroughly stunned via him. She used to be extra clever than Pamela, which used to be anything of a reduction. Charlene had lived in Paris for 2 years, modeling at the facet, and going to the Sorbonne, and he or she had grown up in Brazil. She used to be an excellent mélange of overseas flavors, and she or he had long gone to mattress with him by means of the second one day of the shoot. Coop had had a great week. He had invited her to spend the weekend with him, and she or he had approved with a squeal of enjoyment. He used to be already contemplating going to the inn du Cap together with her. She might glance outstanding together with her refill on the pool. She used to be in his mattress whilst he acquired domestic after his dinner with Liz, and he joined her with out rite. They spent a really attention-grabbing, a bit acrobatic, evening jointly, and on Saturday they drove to Santa Barbara for lunch, and got here domestic in dinner time at L’Orangerie.

Download PDF sample

Rated 4.75 of 5 – based on 27 votes