Mixed Blessings

Three Couples, One Desire — A Child to Call Their Own

Mixed Blessings by Danielle Steel is a heartfelt, emotionally charged novel that explores the hopes, heartbreaks, and complicated choices faced by couples longing to become parents. With her signature warmth and insight, Steel paints an intimate portrait of love, sacrifice, and the many paths to family.

The Journey to Parenthood is Never Simple

Diana Goode and Andrew Douglas are the picture of California success — young, in love, and eager to start a family. But as months turn into years without a pregnancy, they begin to question how far they’re willing to go and what toll it may take on their marriage.

Charlie Winwood, raised in an orphanage, longs for a bustling home filled with children. But his glamorous wife, Barbie Mason, has other dreams — and motherhood isn’t one of them. Can a baby mend what fame and ambition have torn apart?

Prominent attorney Pilar Graham, in her forties, marries an older man, Judge Brad Coleman. But when maternal longing strikes, she and Brad face the complexities of high-tech fertility treatments and the emotional rollercoaster that comes with them.

A Touching Tale of Love, Hope, and Second Chances

Mixed Blessings is a moving exploration of what it means to build a family — and how love can endure, even in the face of life’s greatest trials.