The Versailles Story

“A Versailles Story” tells of fame, friendship, and personal struggle. This is a novel about three very different men whose destinies are destined to intersect.

A sunny day. Hollywood. A brilliant “Rolls-Royce” with a retractable roof drives through the gates of a luxurious mansion known as “Versailles.” Built in the style of the best structures of Newport, the spacious home located on fourteen acres of the prestigious Bel-Air district is perfect for its owner sitting in the convertible.

Cooper Winlslow is a Hollywood star of the first magnitude. A screen legend that shines for decades, a favorite of women and a living legend. Cooper exudes elegance and an ageless, old-fashioned style.

But life has a surprise in store for this Hollywood star. Cooper’s career has entered a bad stretch. Big roles and big fees are in the past, and there are no prospects on the horizon.

Cooper is out of luck, and all that remains for him is to rent or sell the beloved mansion. The new residents of “Versailles”—Mark Friedman and Jimmy O’Connor—are busy solving their own problems. Mark’s wife left him after sixteen years of marriage, and Jimmy has recently become a widower, surviving a difficult illness of his beloved.

Everything changes when Mark’s children move in. “Versailles” transforms—music drifts from every corner, teenagers on skateboards crash into retro cars, and young actresses take turns visiting Cooper.

Amid all this chaos, something inexplicable happens. The three men who would never have met in ordinary life become friends—and that friendship changes each of them. It turns out that behind flashes of camera lights, perfectly tailored costumes, and endless bravado is a different Cooper trying to bring order to an increasingly unpredictable world.

A scandal flares up in the tabloids… A stranger brings shocking news… An accident that almost costs one of the neighbors their life… And now “Versailles” welcomes a new mysterious guest who will change the owner’s life forever.

And now Cooper Winlslow, the eternal bachelor, has a unique chance to build happiness by becoming someone he has never been.

Against the backdrop of dazzling glamor, Danielle Steel tells a story of friendship, love, tragedy, and a second chance—about choice and unexpected twists of fate that shape characters and lives.

“Steel is one of the best!” — Los Angeles Times