Acts of Love Michael, Judith

Review “Intrigue, twists and turns, love, hate, loyalty, and betrayal naturally abound.” –The New York Times Book Review Product Description Bestselling author Judith Michael's most moving and captivating novel spans the pastoral beauty of the Pacific Northwest . . . the glitter of Broadway . . . the spectacular vistas of Sydney, Australia . . . and the myriad acts of love that will reunite a lost woman with her dreams, her destiny, and the one man who truly believes in her talent--and in their love. . . . When director Lucas Cameron finds letters to his grandmother from her protégé--the brilliant young actress Jessica Fontaine--who had vanished mysteriously after a tragic accident, he is intrigued, and determined to find her. When finally they meet, they have one magic week of passion and love. But still Jessica cannot return with Lucas to his world--and he cannot share hers--unless they discover the many kinds of love, and the inner strength, that can triumph over the past and open the way for their hands and hearts to join. From the Inside Flap author Judith Michael's most moving and captivating novel spans the pastoral beauty of the Pacific Northwest . . . the glitter of Broadway . . . the spectacular vistas of Sydney, Australia . . . and the myriad acts of love that will reunite a lost woman with her dreams, her destiny, and the one man who truly believes in her talent--and in their love. . . . When director Lucas Cameron finds letters to his grandmother from her protégé--the brilliant young actress Jessica Fontaine--who had vanished mysteriously after a tragic accident, he is intrigued, and determined to find her. When finally they meet, they have one magic week of passion and love. But still Jessica cannot return with Lucas to his world--and he cannot share hers--unless they discover the many kinds of love, and the inner strength, that can triumph over the past and open the way for their hands and hearts to join. From the Back Cover "Intrigue, twists and turns, love, hate, loyalty, and betrayal naturally abound." --The New York Times Book Review "A mélange of fantasy and everyday life." --The Wall Street Journal "[A] glamorous world . . . Intriguing." --Publishers Weekly "Holds the reader's interest to the last page." --Chattanooga Times "An endearing love story which holds us captive from start to finish." --The Daily Sun About the Author Judith Michael is the pseudonym of a husband-and-wife writing team, Judith Barnard and Michael Fain. They live in Chicago and Aspen. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Jessica and Luke had met only a few times before she disappeared. They had met casually and briefly, and they had not liked each other. "Why don't you like her?" his grandmother had demanded. "Good Lord, Luke, you're a director; she's an actress--one of the most brilliant in the world, which you know perfectly well--she'll take my place if I ever retire, and I'm sure you know that, too--and she's gloriously beautiful and a friend of mine even though she's young enough to be my granddaughter, and you don't like her. You don't even know her. What did you two talk about last night?" "The play. How wonderfully the two of you work together on stage. The usual things at an opening night party." "The usual things. Luke, you have the whole world to talk about! You share the theater and she's warm and clever and interested in everything--" "She's interested in herself." He heard the impatience in his voice and tried to make it softer. "Opening nights don't lend themselves to leisurely conversations; you know that. It was her night, and yours, and it was a triumph, and everyone wanted to talk to the two of you. She wasn't interested in me and I wasn't impressed with her. Except on stage, of course; do you know how many times I've called her agent because I wanted her for one of my plays? She's always been busy, or she's been in London; she spends a lot of time there." "She likes it the