Hardcover
ISBN: 0451217640
Pub. Date: March 2007

From the inside cover:

Renowned televangelist Warner Brice has met the woman of his dreams — Marin Alexander, an acress blessed with both beauty and deep faith. Despite the differences in their careers, the marriage seems made in heaven, and Marin agrees to give up celebrity for motherhood. But for Marin, the provocative lure o f the spotlight and the wayward gratifications of fame are too desirable to leave behind…

Reviving her career is more difficult than Marin imagined. Seduced into a dark Hollywood underworld of drugs and illicit sex, she falls into a downward spiral — one that threatens not just her family, but her life as well. And when the limelight proves as elusive as the pleasures it promises, Marin discovers that her only hope is her last: a prayer for redemption before all she really loves is lost forever.

I’ve noticed Jacquelin Thomas loves writing about the Hollywood life. I’ve read several other stories by this author in which she has a Hollywood star as the main character.

This book portrayed a lot of obstacles for Warner and Marin to overcome. First, he was a preacher of a large, well-known church. Marin is a famous actress. It’s nearly impossible to mix the two, which is why the couple had to overcome so many problems just to get married and stay married. Warner’s sister never really accepts Marin into the family, and Marin struggles with her self-image due to her mother’s ridiculing comments.

I loved this story, however, the ending really surprised me. I wasn’t expecting the book to end the way that it did. I’d highly recommend this book if you want to read a story about how we need to really keep centered on our faith in order to overcome all obstacles in a romantic (or any) relationship. It takes a man of great faith (like Warner) to take Marin back after all that she’d done to hurt him.

Here are a few other books by Jaquelin Thomas that I’ve read and enjoyed: