Danielle Steel wore a pearl and diamond tiara and a sable-trimmed satin gown at Friday's private ceremony, according to the San Francisco Chronicle

Art imitates life

Romance novelist Danielle Steel weds for fifth time

March 31, 1998
Web posted at: 5:14 p.m. EDT (1714 GMT)

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) -- Bestselling romance novelist Danielle Steel has wed for the fifth time, tying the knot with venture capitalist Thomas J. Perkins.

The 50-year-old writer, who has sold some 380 million books worldwide, wore a pearl and diamond tiara and a sable-trimmed satin gown at Friday's private ceremony, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Monday.

Perkins, 65, wore a dark blue suit and "radiated happiness" as he stood with his new bride under a massive arch made from hundreds of lavender roses and purple violets, the paper said.

Steel said last month that her love affair with Perkins bloomed during a correspondence that served as the inspiration for her next book, "The Klone and I."

Perkins, who helped found high-tech giants Genentech, Compaq and Tandem Computers, is also a founding partner in the San Francisco-based venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

The couple gave two dinner dances over the weekend to celebrate their marriage and plan to hold another Tuesday evening in New York, the Chronicle said.

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