First Sight

First Sight by Danielle Steel New York. London. Milan.
Paris. Fashion Week in all four cities. A month of endless
interviews parties and unflagging work and attention to
detail at the semiannual ready to wear fashion shows—the
famous pr?t-?-porter. At the center of the storm and
avalanche of work is American Timmie O’Neill whose
renowned line Timmie O is the embodiment of casual chic in
fashion and for the home. She has created a business that
inspires fills and consumes her life.   With an unerring
instinct for what the next trend will be an innate genius
for business tireless labor and sheer fearlessness
starting from nothing over two decades Timmie has built an
international empire that has brought her enormous
satisfaction and success. In a world where humility and
compassion are all too rare her humor kindness integrity
and creativity are inspirational. Yet as blessed as she
feels by her success Timmie harbors the private wounds of
a devastating childhood and past tragedy. She is too smart
too experienced and too hurt to want much in her personal
life beyond a succession of convenient very limited
relationships. Always willing to take risks in business
she never risks her heart.   But despite her well-ordered
and highly controlled world it turns out that Timmie
O’Neill is not immune to magic when it strikes. And it
strikes in Paris during Paris Fashion Week when an
intriguing Frenchman comes into her life when she gets
sick. At first Timmie and Jean-Charles Vernier are only
patient and physician. They become confidants and friends
corresponding at a safe distance between Paris and Los
Angeles once she goes home. There is every reason why they
must remain apart. But neither can deny their growing
friendship and the electricity that sparks whenever they
meet.   First Sight is as complex and compelling as modern
life itself. Careers families histories losses duty
obligation and fear of losing control and getting hurt. It
is a tale of daring to take risks and losing control just
enough to have a life when the opportunity presents
itself. When two very different worlds and strong-willed
people collide everything changes in an instant as they
confront the age-old question of whether to lay oneself
bare and risk intimacy—or not. Are they brave enough to
face what comes next? And will they do it together or
apart