Judith Michael Books

After sixteen years of marriage and family, Matt and Elizabeth Lovell risked everything to build an empire of their own. Soon they were an American success, caught up in the breathless glamour and power of celebrity. For Matt, it was a world of Senators’ parties and sumptuous Houston mansions…for Elizabeth, national acclaim as a writer and television personality. For both, it was the lure of forbidden passions and their new, separate affairs. From Los Angeles to Aspen, New York to Rome, they rode the crest of fame and fortune, growing more and more estranged from the love they had once shared. Now they would face the most difficult challenge of all—to regain the private dream of happiness they’d won...and lost!

"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 questionin the unforgettable bestseller "Possessions."

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?

VALERIE STERLING was born in the lap of luxury. Beautiful, rich and pampered, she possessed all of life's winning cards - until fate dealt her a loser. Broke and alone, she is left to make it on her own. And so emerges her talent as an investigative reporter - and a rekindled passion for an old flame... NICHOLAS FIELDING's only big mistake was his marriage. Now the wealthy owner of a successful cable TV network his future's looking good - until the past returns, wielding a two-edged sword. SYBILLE MORGEN was born hungry - for money, power and fame. She didn't get to where she is today by being nice, and she isn't going to start now. Especially when she's so close to smashing her lifelong enemy into tiny little pieces...

Director Lucas Cameron tracks down actress Jessica Fontaine when she disappears after an accident.

Clare Goddard had little money to spare on lottery tickets. But she bought one anyway, spoiling herself with the thought of 'what if?' The next day she won sixty million dollars. For Claire and her teenage daughter Emma it means every fantasy fulfilled. Designer clothes, expensive new cars, exotic holidays, a lavish new home, they can have anything they want - and more. And the 'more' comes in a chance encounter with Quentin Eiger and his dashing son Brix. The wealthy and sophisticated president of a cosmetics empire, Quentin helps ease Claire into a life of luxury. And Brix introduces the beautiful and besotted Emma into love - and the life of a top-class model. But if the rich are different, they can also be dangerous. For the men in the lives of Claire and Emma are about to jeopardize something far more valuable than money: their friendship, their security - and even their lives ...

Als die erfolgreiche Anwältin Anne Garnett nach über 20 Jahren wieder Kontakt mit ihrer angesehenen Familie aufnimmt, fürchtet ihr Onkel Vince um seine politische Karriere.

The story revolves around two twin sisters, each envious of the other's life. One enjoys a glamorous lifestyle filled with parties and suitors, while the other is settled in a stable family life. Their decision to switch places as a playful escape spirals into a web of deception, leading to unforeseen complications and challenges. As they navigate their swapped lives, both sisters confront their desires and the realities of their choices, revealing the complexities of identity and fulfillment.

Een prachtige roman over een jonge vrouw die een streep onder haar besmette verleden zet en op eigen kracht de top probeert te bereiken. Laura Fairchild, op jonge leeftijd wees geworden en opgegroeid in een wereld van zakkenrollerij en inbraken, gaat werken op het landgoed van de rijke familie Sallinger. Al snel wordt ze in de familiekring opgenomen en maakt ze zich onmisbaar. Ze wordt de vertrouwelinge van Owen, haar werkgever; en later diens rechterhand bij het beheren van zijn hotelketen. Een hartstochtelijke liefde bloeit op tussen Laura en Owens neef. Ze besluiten te trouwen. Maar Owens dood en de inhoud van zijn testament leiden tot een breuk tussen Laura en de familie. Als haar verleden wordt onthuld, verliest zij ook haar geliefde. Ze wordt gedwongen het huis waar ze zo gelukkig was te verlaten. Laura besluit zich op eigen kracht door het leven te slaan en met moed en doorzettingsvermogen verwezenlijkt zij haar droom, een eigen hotelketen. Maar haar verleden blijft haar achtervolgen... Een nieuwe indrukwekkende roman vol spanning en romantiek van Judith Michael, die met haar eerste roman DECEPTIONS (Verboden Dromen) en de daarvan gemaakte miniserie met Stephanie Powers in de hoofdrol, de harten van miljoenen lezers en kijkers veroverde; In een meeslepende stijl schildert ze in "De weg naar de top" Laura's leven en haar strijd om succes en geluk.