Impossible (39 page)

“Possible.” It was a whisper, but he heard her this time. “Possible.” She repeated it. It was all he had wanted to hear, all he'd lived for in the months he was away. He pulled her tightly into his arms then, and she looked up into the face that was a part of her, and had been since the beginning, and she laughed. “Possible. This time for sure.”

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

D
ANIELLE
S
TEEL
has been hailed as one of the world's most popular authors, with over 530 million copies of her novels sold. Her many international bestsellers include
Toxic Bachelors, Miracle, Impossible, Echoes, Second Chance, Ransom, Safe Harbour, Dating Game
, and other highly acclaimed novels. She is also the author of
His Bright Light
, the story of her son Nick Traina's life and death.

Visit the Danielle Steel Web site at
www.daniellesteel.com.

a cognizant original v5 release october 14 2010

IMPOSSIBLE
A DELL BOOK

Published by Bantam Dell
A Division of Random House, Inc.
New York, New York

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

All rights reserved
Copyright © 2005 by Danielle Steel

Excerpt from THE LITTLE PRINCE by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. English translation © 1943 by Harcourt, Inc. and renewed 1971 by Consuelo de Saint-Exupery. English translation © 2000 by Richard Howard.

Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 2004052689

Dell is a registered trademark of Random House, Inc., and the colophon is a trademark of Random House, Inc.

eISBN: 978-0-307-56652-2

www.bantamdell.com

v3.0

PRAISE FOR
D
ANIELLE
S
TEEL

“Steel pulls out all the emotional stops … She delivers.”

—
Publishers Weekly

“Steel is one of the best!”

—
Los Angeles Times

“The world's most popular author tells a good, well-paced story and explores some important issues … Steel affirm[s] life while admitting its turbulence, melodramas, and misfiring passions.”

—
Booklist

“Danielle Steel writes boldly and with practiced vividness about tragedy—both national and personal … with insight and power.”

—
Nashville Banner

“There is a smooth reading style to her writings which makes it easy to forget the time and to keep flipping the pages.”

—
Pittsburgh Press

“One of the things that keeps Danielle Steel fresh is her bent for timely storylines … the combination of Steel's comprehensive research and her skill at creating credible characters makes for a gripping read.”

—
Newark Star-Ledger

“What counts for the reader is the ring of authenticity.”

—
San Francisco Chronicle

“Steel knows how to wring the emotion out of the briefest scene.”

—
People

“Ms. Steel excels at pacing her narrative, which races forward, mirroring the frenetic lives chronicled; men and women swept up in bewildering change, seeking solutions to problems never before faced.”

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Nashville Banner

“Danielle Steel has again uplifted her readers while skillfully communicating some of life's bittersweet verities. Who could ask for a finer gift than that?”

—
Philadelphia Inquirer

PRAISE FOR THE RECENT NOVELS OF
D
ANIELLE
S
TEEL

I
M
P
OSSIBLE

“Dramatic, suspenseful … Steel knows what her fans want and this solid, meaty tale will not disappoint them.”

—
Booklist

MIRACLE

“Steel is almost as much a part of the beach as sunscreen and jellyfish.”

—
New York Post

“Another Steel page-turner. Three strangers' lives become linked after a terrible storm ravages northern California.”

—
Lowell Sun

ECHOES

“Courage of conviction, strength of character and love of family that transcends loss are the traits that echo through three generations of women …a moving story that is Steel at her finest.”

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Chattanooga Times Free Press

“Get out your hankies … Steel put her all into this one.”

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Kirkus Reviews

“A compelling tale of love and loss.”

—
Booklist

SECOND CHANCE

“Vintage Steel”

—
St. Paul Pioneer Press

“Gazillions of readers around the globe worship Steel's books.”

—
New York Post

RANSOM

“This suspense novel has automatic appeal for Steel fans.”

—
Booklist

“A surefire best seller.”

—
New York Daily News

A MAIN SELECTION OF
THE LITERARY GUILD
AND THE DOUBLEDAY BOOK CLUB

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