Worthy Opponents

De: Danielle Steel

Narrado por: Michael Braun

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Danielle Steel comes a powerful novel about a woman running her family’s 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 grandfather’s business—the most respected and luxurious department store in New York City. Brooke’s has been at the center of every happy memory she has, but it hasn’t been an easy journey. Seven years after her father’s 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 Brooke’s, but she’s 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 she’s 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 Brooke’s feels like the perfect opportunity. Yet the firm’s 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 Mike’s 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.

©2023 Danielle Steel (P)2023 Recorded Books

A Lovely Story

Beautifully written novel . DS never disappoints and this novel is no different , full of Love , disappointments and triumph. A Great weekend Read!

Tina-Bamma

Great book very well written. Awesome story great memories. Love all of Danielle Steele books.

Always love Danielle Steel

It is amazing how she can keep giving fresh story lines. Though this narrator was good too.

Enjoyed

Great narrator and storyline, was a fast listen. Very good and free in Plus Catalog.

Too much repitition

I have read dozens of DS books over the past 40 years. However, they now tend to to be very repetitious in her style. Rather than being an avid fan, I now only read or listen to her stories if I need a “mind clearing” from every day life. Mostly enjoyable but more often than not I get annoyed and say to myself “she just said that same thing three different ways “. Are DS and her editors just trying to up the word count??

Worthy Opponents

Plot. A young woman struggles to maintain the integrity and beauty of a large department store. Spencer Brooks inherited the store - originally established by her grandfather 75 years ago. A popular stop for the elite, from the First Lady to rocks stars, "Brooks" is also in a collapsing neighborhood of violence and gang wars - the homeless sleep outside the store. Spencer is determined to stay in the building her grandfather built and maintain 100% ownership. Her staff is determined to get investment capital to expand - and move. Enter a drop-dead-gorgeous investment manager ... and, well, it IS a Danielle Steel, ergo .... sparks fly.

Liked. Classic romantic beach read. An escape into magnificent descriptions of the store, the fabulous and exquisite merchandise from all over the world. Everything is fairy-land beautiful. No sex, no objectionable language, squeaky clean read. You can give a copy to grandma.

Not so hot. Unrealistic and eye-rolling. Nothing and no one is this perfect, except in a Danielle Steele novel.

Written by Danielle Steel, narrated by Michael Braun, 7.5 hours of listening in unabridged audiobook format, released in March 2023 by Recorded Books.

If you are a fan of Steele, you will like it.

Loved it

Will continue to use audible for recorded books! Danielle Steele always knows how to have a happy ending. It’s almost predictable; yet enjoyable!

Never disappointed

It is incredibly her way to get you interested and engaged with all the characters of the books. One more added to my long collection of Danielle Steel books❤️

Brooks

Love the story of how Spencer was so through to her passion for the Brook's store.

I've missed you Ms. Steel

4.25 Stars 🌟

This book really hit me in the gut when I started because I grew up on Danielle Steel. Oh my gosh, I was so very young when I started reading her books and let's just say that was many, MANY years ago. And I read so very many of her books. There was a definite pattern with her. Romance at its finest, but definitely a fairly standard storyline. Just the people differed. Then, something happened and I don't know if my reading tastes changed, or I outgrew her, but then I seemed to just stop.

Anyway, I saw this book, liked the summary, and thought I would give it a chance. Boy, am I glad I did. There is something about the way Ms. Steel sets up the world, especially the way she builds the family - through the many generations- that just had me intrigued immediately. I also had a feeling of coming home, of recognizing the style of writing and just immediately loving going along with the flow.

I enjoyed this story immensely. I liked both of the MC's - both the female Spencer and the male Mike. I loved having feelings of immense dislike for Mike's wife, and then feeling annoyed with Spencer's husband Bart. I'm not sure what I'm trying to say other than she built the world so well, that it was fun to just fall into it and enjoy the ride.

The story follows a family from several generations as they build, lose, and rebuild the family business - an exclusive retail store. We end with the "now" that has Spencer - a woman - rising up to taking over the family business and the problems that arise due to unforeseen circumstances.

Then we meet Mike Weston, a brilliant financial genius who excels in finding investment opportunities in unique areas. His strengths lie in bringing investors together to make lots of money. He is made aware of Spencer's store and decides he wants a part of it. Unfortunately, his wife is just AWFUL (that's really neither here nor there, I just wanted to mention it.....but I digress).

This story is really about everyday life. Life as families grow, as children are born, those children grow up and have families of their own. How the wishes of the parents are not always the wants of the children. About the ability to have it all and the sacrifices that are required to make it all work.

Like I said before, I really enjoyed this book. I also realized that I missed Ms. Steel and just might go back and see what other books I might have passed over recently. All in all - this was a wonderful afternoon spent listening and a warm and comfortable experience.