Glamorous, divorced Sabrina and her quiet homemaker sister Stephanie never dreamed that their light-hearted game of switching places for a week would end in passion and tragedy. But Sabrina fell in love with her sister's husband, cherishing their children as her own -- and Stephanie, in the midst of an affair with a powerful London socialite, was killed in an explosion on his yacht. Torn by loss and remorse, but deeply a part of her new family, Sabrina made the decision to assume her twin's role forever.

When "A Tangled Web" opens a year later, only one person knows Sabrina's true identity -- her husband, Garth. Deeply in love, he has forgiven her for her deception. Then a friend swears to have seen Stephanie in Europe. Sabrina feels the past and present collide, threatening to shatter her new happiness. Is her sister really dead? Or is the deception even deeper, darker, and more complicated than she ever imagined?

English summary: Many contemporaries of Willy Brandt regarded him as an Americanized politician who won over his peers and counterparts with his Kennedy smile. As a young socialist, Brandt displayed a certain skepticism towards the United States, but in the Front Town of Berlin, his confidence in American protective power grew. He felt a congenial affinity to John F. Kennedy, but as Federal Chancellor he had a more reserved attitude towards Richard Nixon. With regard to issues such as the Vietnam War and Ostpolitik, military dependence and Brandt's belief in shared values shaped his relations with the United States throughout his time in office. Nevertheless, he was able to increase his scope of action towards Germany's key partner and to preserve national and party political interests. Following his term as Chancellor, Brandt adopted an increasingly critical position, particularly towards Ronald Reagan and the NATO dual-track decision. Using a wide range of sources, this study systematically analyzes the reciprocal effects of Brandt's perception of the United States and his policy towards it, and depicts breaks and continuities in his relationship with America. German text. German description: Willy Brandt wurde von Zeitgenossen oft als amerikanisierter Politiker wahrgenommen, der mit seinem Kennedy-Lacheln die Herzen seiner Gesprachspartner gewann. Begegnete der junge, sozialistisch gepragte Brandt den USA zunachst mit einer gewissen Skepsis, festigte sich sein Vertrauen in die amerikanische Schutzmacht in der Frontstadt Berlin. Wahrend er zu John F. Kennedy eine kongeniale Verbun-denheit empfand, nahm er als Bundeskanzler zu Richard Nixon eine distanziertere Haltung ein. Die sicherheitspolitische Abhangigkeit und Brandts Glaube an gemeinsame Werte bestimmten jedoch auch zu dieser Zeit seine Beziehungen zu den Vereinigten Staaten in Hinblick auf Themen wie den Vietnamkrieg und die Ostpolitik. Dennoch gelang es ihm, Handlungsspielraume gegenuber dem grossen Partner auszu-weiten und nationale und parteipolitische Interessen zu wahren. Als Altkanzler nahm Brandt eine zunehmend kriti-schere Haltung, insbesondere gegenuber Ronald Reagan und dem Nato-Doppelbeschluss ein. Diese Studie untersucht systematisch und auf breiter Quellenbasis die Wechselwirkung zwischen Brandts Amerikabild und -politik und zeichnet die Bruche und Kontinuitaten in seinem Verhaltnis zu den USA nach.

Judith Michael creates unforgettable characters and a vivid, richly textured world -- where passions can be stronger than love -- in this splendid bestseller.

Pampered socialite Valerie Sterling is shattered by her husband's death and the mysterious loss of her wealth. But she finds within herself the will to build a new life, and rekindles a romance with television network head Nicholas Fielding. Valerie is utterly unaware of the dangerous passions she is stirring up in Sybille Enderby, her childhood friend and daughter of a seamstress on one of Valerie's estates. Clawing her way up in the television industry, Sybille has always longed to possess all that Valerie has. Yet success, marriage, and the glittering whirl of society cannot quench Sybille's envy of her friend...an envy that grows into a powerful obsession: to destroy Valerie.

"She thought she knew her husband. She thought she knew herself. She was mistaken on both counts...."

When Katherine Fraser's husband vanishes, she discovers that he has hidden his past from her...but when his wealthy family finds her and sweeps her into a world of power and luxury, the fearful, dependent wife is gradually transformed into a vibrant, glamorous woman. From San Francisco to Paris to the Cote d'Azur, Katherine tastes the romance and elegance of a world she never had dreamed possible. Suddenly, her husband returns, and forces her to choose: whether to embrace the past, or to plunge into a richly exciting new life, and a deep, passionate new love.

"When a woman gets a second chance, should she be loyal to the life she had before?" Judith Michael explores this intriguing question in the unforgettable bestseller "Possessions."

Luke, a stage director, is going through the belongings of his deceased grandmother, Constance. It isn't long before he comes across letters from Jessica, a glamorous actress, spanning fifteen years and ending a month previously. Jessica, 45 years younger than Constance, was successful until she was injured in a train crash that left her with a limp. Luke soon finds himself falling in love with Jessica through her letters, but when he sets out to track her down, the woman he meets isn't quite the one he's expecting . . .