Worthy Opponents: A Novel (Random House Large Print)

ISBN: 0593587898

Author: Steel, Danielle

Condition: New

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From Danielle Steel comes a powerful novel about a woman running her familys luxury department store and the wealthy investor who threatens to take it over.Spencer Brooke always knew she was destined to be CEO of her grandfathers business-the most respected and luxurious department store in New York City. Brookes has been at the center of every happy memory she has, but it hasnt been an easy journey. Seven years after her fathers death, her life is very different from the days when she walked through the store with her grandfather as a young girl. She may be the owner of Brookes, but shes also now a divorced single mother of twin boys. And with the ever-evolving landscape of the fashion industry comes new challenges for Spencer and the legacy shes inherited.Mike Weston is known for making enormous profits by transforming small businesses into bigger, more successful ones. With his marriage at a breaking point and his children grown up, investing is where he thrives-where he can build something greater. And Brookes feels like the perfect opportunity. Yet the firms beautiful and savvy CEO turns down the offer before they even meet.Spencer has no interest in outside investors meddling in her family business; her grandfather never saw the need for them, and neither does she. She refuses to be tempted by Mikes offer, despite her big dreams of expanding the store. But when bad luck strikes, suddenly she is backed into a corner.In Worthy Opponents, Danielle Steel crafts a thrilling story about a powerful woman-and her equally formidable opponent.