Eccentric high fashion meets buttoned-up Madison Avenue in Danielle Steel’s captivating tale of two perfect-for-each-other people from two wildly different worlds. In a fresh, funny look at what happens when a woman who has everything finally meets her match, Danielle Steel proves that, in life and love, it’s never too late for a second chance....

SECOND CHANCE

As editor-in-chief of New York’s leading fashion magazine, Fiona Monaghan lived a life as hectic and high-toned as the fashion world itself, jetting back and forth between her stylish Manhattan brownstone and the couture shows of Europe. With closets stuffed with Fendi, a snoring bulldog named Sir Winston sharing her bed, and a houseman who favors gold lamé and borrows her shoes, Fiona was utterly content with her life. Until the sweltering June day John Anderson strolled into her office.

After a dinner date left them both wanting more, Fiona impulsively invited John to the Paris couture shows. And in the most romantic city in the world, somewhere between the magic of the runway and the stroll along the Seine, Fiona let this man into her heart. A widower with two daughters, John Anderson was nearly Fiona’s opposite in every way. As conservative as she was freewheeling, John was both amused and appalled by Fiona’s world of high-strung designers, anorexic models, and high-heeled housemen. But within weeks of their return to New York, John was making friends with Sir Winston—and Fiona was making room in her closets.

It didn’t take long for the dominoes to start falling. First, John introduced Fiona to his daughters, their blood-thirsty Pekingese, and a snarling housekeeper straight out of Hitchcock’s Rebecca. It was hate at first sight. Then, after a dinner party with John’s biggest client goes disastrously awry, Fiona and John’s relationship began to unravel with alarming speed. What happens next will set Fiona on a journey filled with pain and revelation, awakening and change.…For when she returns to Paris alone and takes an amazing risk, an extraordinary series of events begins to unfold. And as the snow falls on the city of light, Fiona is about to get the surprise of her life: a second act she never saw coming.

In a dazzling tale of modern misadventures and career-crossed relationships, Danielle Steel brings us into the lives of two unforgettable people as they love and laugh, struggle and survive. With unerring insight, she captures the heady magic of instant attraction, the challenges of change—and the hope that comes when we dare to do it all over again.

Disappointing. I love Danielle Steel's writing, but the problem with Second Chance is that I couldn't bring myself to care one bit about Fiona, so I finished reading the book after skipping over large parts of it, because it was so boring. You might want to save yourself the five bucks and just skip this one entirely, no matter how much of a DS fan you are.

Danielle Steel's made for tv movies have always enthralled me - I thought her books would do the same. Nope - this is the second one I've read that left me wondering what age group she was targeting. She repeats herself like crazy, and the book is filled with short, choppy sentences. In addition, the characters made me bristle! Fiona seems the opposite of the fashion magnate in The Devil Wears Prada - she is kind, generous, and seems to have a heart. She swears off marriage, then lo and behold - after 40+ years of loving singlehood she meets and marries a man in an 8 month time span. This guy swears to never leave her, and knows who he is marrying, yet two months later he throws in the towel - after letting his adult kids and the housekeeper walk all over him. This book is just all around bad -

An interesting story of a fashion editor named Fiona Monaghan who is career oriented and single. She lives a glamorous and fast-paced life that involves the latest fashions, meeting famous designers and travel to Europe. For the most part, she has no interest or time for dating relationships since no man can measure up to her standards. Unexpectedly, she meets and falls in love with John Anderson, a successful and handsome widower. He is different than all of the other men in her past. The story describes their romance and all of the practical struggles that follow. In the end, they learn to communicate, compromise and blend their lives together in the midst of their differences.

No, not at all like her books from 10-20 years ago. But now and again a newer DS novel can still surprise and be enjoyable!

I found this book a little fresher than other books of hers, as of late. I enjoyed the background and the characters, and of course the love story. The main reason I read DS!! I also find the lessons she tries to incorporate are usually worthy, as was this one.

If you're looking to give DS a try, as usual, I'd recommend an older novel of hers, like Once in a Lifetime, Thurston House and Wanderlust. They are some of my all-time favorite books!

Another good novel from Danielle Steel, but the ending is very much expected.

I like the way Danielle steel describe her Bulldog, it does add some spices to the story... The closet issue is really interesting, although I cannot visualize such problem in real life...