Certain Hallmark movies break the standard mold.
Grace writes back and the girl’s mother, Noelle (Durance), receives it.
The father-daughter duo connects with Noelle since Jack’s wife has sadly died as well.
Soon, they create a bond deeper than the usual Hallmark romance.
In that initial draft, Jack struggled with alcoholism.
“I’d never seen anything like that before,” Rady admitted.
“There are so many beats along the way of this story that are unique.
Romance isn’t on the surface, and it’s about a more profound connection.
More importantly, it’s about humans helping each other along this path of grief.”
Thus, they had to find the right balance of grief and their love connection.
“It’s a more beautiful connection, I think.”
This movie came along, and I could identify with it."
