Counting Stars (Four Stars)

LDS fiction
Counting Stars
Michele Paige Holmes
Covenant Communications, Inc.
©2007
ISBN 987-1-59811-357-0
384 pages
$16.95

My sister, Janna, recommended this book to me. It is written by an author of my faith (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints), and I wasn’t quite sure what to expect of it. I found it to be a beautiful tale of love and hope.

Jane is nearing 30 and nearing desperation being single in a church that celebrates family above all else. She finally turns to the personals page in a newspaper and finds a singularly interesting entry: someone seeking a mother for two young children. As it turns out, Paul has terminal cancer and his wife just died in a car accident, leaving two babies behind for him to care for.
Knowing that marriage would be impossible, Jane takes the job anyway, and becomes a legal mother to the two babies after Paul dies. Unknown to her, Paul had another surprise in mind for her as his twin brother, Peter, returns home from Afghanistan. At first they merely tolerate each other as they raise the children, but their minds softly turn to love.

This book was well-written, had an engaging plot line and an easy reading pace. I greatly enjoyed reading it and will probably add it to my library.