Fireside vs Il était une fois l'amour: Which Should You Read?

Fireside Susan Childress · 2009 ★★★★☆ 3.7 400 pages · ≈ 7 h 24 m · Moderate

Baseball hopeful Bo Crutcher is about to get his shot at the majors. That is, until life throws him a curveball. When AJ, the son he's never met, lands on his doorstep, Bo's life becomes a whole new ball game. He needs…

Il était une fois l'amour Danielle Steel · 1981 ★★★★☆ 4.0 341 pages · ≈ 6 h 19 m · Moderate

“when it snows on Christmas Eve in New York, there is a kind of raucous silence, like bright colors mixed with snow.”

Millions adored Daphne Fields, for she shared their passion, their pain, their joy, and their sorrow. But America's most popular novelist remained a closed book to the world -- guarding her life with a fierce privacy no…