The lives of four unforgettable characters collide in Danielle Steel’s compelling new novel, as a devastating tragedy transforms each of them forever, igniting powerful journeys of change and revelation, courage and grace…On a warm May night in San Francisco, the Ritz-Carlton ballroom shimmers with crystal and silver as a glittering, celebrity-studded crowd gathers for a charity auction. The evening is perfect – until, just minutes before midnight, the room begins to sway. Glass shatters. And as the lights go out, people begin to scream…In the earthquake’s aftermath, the lives of four strangers will converge…Sarah Sloane, the beautiful wife of a financial star, watches her perfect world fall to pieces…Grammy-winning singer Melanie Free, the event’s headliner, comes to a turning point in her career..