Danielle Steel

Danielle Steel has sold 900 million copies of her books internationally, and every one of her books is a bestseller. She is published in 69 countries and 43 languages. Steel?s latest novel is High Stakes. Other recent bestsellers include Invisible, Flying Angels, The Butler, Complications, Nine Lives, Finding Ashley, The Affair, Neighbors, All that Glitters, Royal, and Daddy?s Girls, all of which have leapt to the top of the New York Times bestseller list, the Wall Street Journal list, and comparable best seller lists around the world. Steel has written more than 201 books, 173 of which are novels; 18 children?s books, including Pretty Minnie in Hollywood and Pretty Minnie in Paris about her white long-hair teacup Chihuahua; four works of nonfiction, including His Bright Light: The Story of Nick Traina, A Gift of Hope: Helping the Homeless, and Pure Joy: The Dogs We Love; a book of poetry; and she has written the lyrics for a music album. She also founded and runs two foundations, one named in honor of her late son, The Nick Traina Foundation, which finances organizations involved in mental illness, child abuse, and suicide prevention. The second foundation was established to assist the homeless. In 2002 Steel was decorated by the French government as an ?Officier? of the distinguished Order of Arts and Letters and in 2014 she was decorated as a Chevalier (Knight) of the Order of the Legion d?Honneur in Paris. She lives in Paris and San Francisco and is the mother of nine children.