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WaterBrook Press, Colorado Springs, Colo. : 2006.

Between here and the past, there lies a place ... a okaceof longing for what has been rather than hoping for what could be.

WaterBrook Press, Colorado Springs, Colo. : 2005.

While the headlines screamed Hollywood Heartthrob Marries Girl Next Door, the public relationship of Jack Harrington and Grace Winslowe never revealed the private struggles that threatened to pull them apart--and when celebrity biographer Jada Eastman starts digging, she discovers that there's more to this couple than anyone could guess. Their relationship began like a scene from one of Jack's movies. Leaving behind a dead-end relationship and the bitter Chicago winter, Grace had moved to Southern California to start a new life. Meanwhile, Jack had established himself as an up-and-comer with considerable acting talent, and a private heartache. When a fateful accident pulled the two of them together, they couldn't avoid their initial attraction or the vast differences in their values and lifestyles. Now, against the backdrop of Beverly Hills and the 24/7 nature of the entertainment world, Jada grapples with her own beliefs as she encounters the spiritual chasm of this famous couple. Can Grace and Jack face the consequences of their own personal histories--and can the biographer avoid being affected? As the three of them examine the couple's bittersweet story, it becomes clear that everyday decisions can carry lifetime consequences when individual worlds collide.