Danielle Steel

Danielle Steel has sold 1 billion copies of her books internationally, and every one of her books is a bestseller. She is published in 69 countries and 43 languages. Steel has written more than 210 books, 182 of which are novels; 18 children’s books, a book of poetry and 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.

For more information about Danielle and her books, visit www.daniellesteel.net.