Most important of all, she told me about the change that came over her life that enabled her to beat her addictions and to make peace with her turbulent and painful past. It is the most shocking, moving, and powerful story I have ever heard, and it was the privilege of my writing career to help Grace put her story in book form. It took Grace and me a couple of years to hammer out this book, The Longest Trek . It was a constant balancing act, trying to tell her story honestly, but without crossing the line into becoming lurid. She is very candid about her drinking and drug abuse, her sex addiction, and the many people she hurt before her life was transformed by recovery and a relationship with God.
Grace is a class act.
Of the forty-odd books I have been associated with, I am proudest of this one by far. Best of all, Grace has become a good friend to me and to our family. In the short time since The Longest Trek was published, Grace has shared with me story after story of people she has met, people whose lives have been changed by their encounter with her powerful story in this book. I challenge anyone to read her gripping story and not be changed. Knowing Grace and working with her on this book has certainly impacted my life in a powerful way.