04008cam a2200709 4500 2579725330 TxAuBib 20251002120000.0 ||||||s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780593498774 0593498771 B0DRWH14RP Amazon 50e42c23-d2bb-45e0-bd0a-8defa27fe4f1 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 11493580 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Steel, Danielle. The Portrait [e-iNC eBook] : A Novel. Random House Publishing Group, 2025. Danielle Steele new releases 2026. Danielle Steel new releases 2026. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. The Portrait Danielle Steel. contemporary romance books. romance books for women. danielle steele books. Contemporary Romance. danielle steel books. good books for women. Women's Fiction. Danielle Steele. gifts for women. Danielle Steel. romance novels. relationships. Romance Novel. romance books. gifts for mom. gifts for her. the portrait. Friendship. love story. Creativity. mom books. romance. painter. family. artist. Death. women. Drama. grief. widow. love. HTML:<b>A gifted portrait artist and a high-powered subject confront past wounds to embrace new love in this poignant novel by #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Danielle Steel.</b><br /> Devon Darcy’s reputation precedes her. As a highly sought-after portrait artist, she seems to have the ability to peer into the souls of her subjects and then capture them on canvas. But the world doesn’t know about the devastating losses she has endured, first as an orphan, then as a far-too-young widow.<br /> When entrepreneur Charles Mackenzie Taylor sees her at a New York gallery event, he is instantly haunted by her beauty and her talent. Having lost his mother when he was thirteen, and still living in the cold shadow of his late banker father’s disapproval, Charlie has given up on love. He’s resigned himself to a loveless marriage to avoid the inconvenience of divorce.<br /> But Devon awakens something in him across that crowded gallery, and she is in turn intrigued by Charlie. He approaches her to paint his portrait, and while her schedule is booked for many months before she can accommodate him, with the electricity between them palpable.<br /> When they encounter each other over the summer in the Hamptons, their connection deepens as they each release years of pent-up emotions and unfulfilled longing. But the ghosts of their pasts are not easily put to rest. Charlie wrestles with his fear of real intimacy for the first time in his life, while Devon struggles with her fear of abandonment. And after an accident endangers Devon’s career, they must decide together what their future holds.<br /> Danielle Steel’s sensitive portrait of two successful people who have built walls around themselves is a wise chronicle of the rocky path to true courage and connection. Literature. Fiction. Romance. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-10-01 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=50e42c23-d2bb-45e0-bd0a-8defa27fe4f1&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=50e42c23-d2bb-45e0-bd0a-8defa27fe4f1&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)