Beauty: A Star-Laced Photograph is the second book in the Tripping the Light Fantastic trilogy. It covers the protagonist's fall into a schizophrenic break following his son's brutal death and his subsequent struggle to recover. It also encompasses his search for love in the twenty-first century and the beauty he sees in life. It asks the question, "Can a disabled man find his true love in today's fast-paced world of greed and lust?