Pink Moon

`Pink Moon' by Stef Ann Holm is great novel. I was apprehensive because most single parent novels tend to forget about the children are part of the story. This novel tells a love story of two single parents with six-year boys. The boys become friends and slowly the parents start trusting and it turns into more. The male characters are real and very humorous. I was up until mid-night devouring this wonderful novel. I would also recommend Undressed and Leaving Normal both by Stef Ann Holm

I love this author's books - but this was one of her best! Nick a single father and Lauren a single mom are raising their sons after being deserted by their respective counterparts. Now Nick's ex-wife wants her son back and Nick has a fight on his hands. He meets Lauren in Bella Luna and their boys who are so different become fast friends. Those boys are amazing - it is worth the read just for them.

Lauren Jessup sees a postcard of the town of Bella Luna and is compelled to move there with her young son Billy. Lauren has been searching all her life to belong. She meets Nick DiMartino who really needs a friend. Nick DiMartino is raising his son alone after his wife left them. He and his son Nicky J. are thriving with his family near by. But his ex decides she now wants her son. Nick is in for the fight of his life. Lauren and Nicks relationship is barely started when Nick's court case rears its ugly head. Nick is torn between his growing feelings for Lauren and being on the straight and narrow for court. Lauren feelings for Nick are put to the test when he needs to cool things for a bit. Pink Moon is a very emotional book, the family and friends dynamics will bring you to tears. Lauren and Nick are characters who will make you believe in fairy tales. They have an amazing connection as friends and as lovers. This book will stay with you long after you are done reading it.

Ever since reading Harmony, Stef Ann Holm has been one of my favorite authors. Her transition to contemporary romance fiction is good news for readers everywhere. PINK MOON shows Ms. Holm's talent for creating wonderful characters and tugging the reader's heartstrings, over and over again. Her descriptive passages are so real and wonderful they make me want to visit Bella Luna, her fictional town. I highly recommend this wonderful book to anyone looking for an excellent read.

In, "Pink Moon", Lauren is a struggling single mother who finds constant obstacles thrown her way when searching for a good paying job. She shifts from several low paying jobs, only to find herself in another low paying position as a waitress. A postcard attracts her attention where she decides a change is needed. It is during this transition that her son befriends another six year-old boy. His father, Nick DiMartino, is needing a friend. What the both find is much more than friendship. For they began to fall in love. The strong display of love with a zest of romance between Lauren and Nick, along with the obstacles that each face helps mend them together.