Published: May 26, 2011
Words: 97375 (approximate)
Language: English

Ebook short description

Lesbian Romance set in a future fashion world. Lots models, melodrama, sass & heart! Young Supermodel Rena Hilst is passionately in love with her manager twice her age, Shell Dawes. Age gap aside, they appear to have a perfect relationship save for something on Rena's part--other women. MOONGLOW tells a story rich in emotion that proves, no matter what era we live in, love is our strongest ally.

Extended description

If anyone had told super model Rena Hilst she would find true love and happiness with someone twice her age, she would have laughed them out a window. Yet, there she was, at 22, living her dream as one of the fashion industry's top talents, in passionate love with her 43-year-old manager at Moonglow Model Management, Shell Dawes. From the outside, no cracks in the crystal of their relationship were apparent save for something on Rena's part:

Other women.

Rena never really hunted for people to cheat with but being far away from home on jobs with the most beautiful and interesting people on the planet occasionally led her to party too much and end up in another girl's bed. In fact, Rena repeatedly promised herself to stop straying on Shell. Then, at a fashion & celebrity elite gala, she meets Koko Dean and Lilly Morgan, 18-year-old best friends on the path to stardom in their own rights; Koko, an up-and-coming fashion model and Lilly, a musician with a knack for fashion design. Koko an... (Read more) If anyone had told super model Rena Hilst she would find true love and happiness with someone twice her age, she would have laughed them out a window. Yet, there she was, at 22, living her dream as one of the fashion industry's top talents, in passionate love with her 43-year-old manager at Moonglow Model Management, Shell Dawes. From the outside, no cracks in the crystal of their relationship were apparent save for something on Rena's part:

Other women.

Rena never really hunted for people to cheat with but being far away from home on jobs with the most beautiful and interesting people on the planet occasionally led her to party too much and end up in another girl's bed. In fact, Rena repeatedly promised herself to stop straying on Shell. Then, at a fashion & celebrity elite gala, she meets Koko Dean and Lilly Morgan, 18-year-old best friends on the path to stardom in their own rights; Koko, an up-and-coming fashion model and Lilly, a musician with a knack for fashion design. Koko and Rena hit it off right away, which puts a damper on Lilly's plans of finally telling her best friend she loves her beyond the boundaries of friendship.

Rena finds herself wedged between an inclination to get to know Koko better or finally stay true to Shell. Feeling it's about time to change her ways, she opts for the latter but temptation won't let her off the hook that easily. Booze-fueled circumstances put her in line to stray yet again; this time, with her childhood best friend, Shannon Sadoveanu, a socialite who recently lost the love of her life by tragic means.

Shell had always put Rena's flings aside, chalking it up to necessary life experience for someone so young and free-spirited. She rationalized them as indiscretions of youth, fully believing that nothing -- especially a few meaningless affairs -- could rupture their love and bond. However, when she finds out what happened with Shannon, the crystal cracks. Something about it doesn't seem so meaningless. She feels the loss of Shannon's girlfriend may have opened the door to a hibernated love with Rena. Not sure how to deal, Shell wonders if she is to blame for tolerating Rena's occasional bouts of horseplay. For the first time in their four-year relationship, Shell questions the promise of "happily ever after." Together, they must finally confront the skeletons that have hung in their closet for far too long.

Set against the eclectic fictional cities of Moonglow, USA, and Utsukushisa, Japan, MOONGLOW will titillate your imagination, strum your heartstrings and prove that -- no matter what era we live in -- love is our strongest ally.
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Review by: Robert Hensley on Jan. 24, 2012 :
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. As someone who has never really had much interest in the world of fashion, I found the story, the characters and the interactions throughout to be very gripping and intriguing. I became deeply and emotionally involved in the multiple romances and the highs and lows that came along with each of them.

This book and its writer have certainly opened my eyes to greater things and broadened my horizons over the years and I look forward to what the future holds for him, for the world of Moonglow and whatever else may come. Excellent read. Highly recommended to all. You don't have to be a fashion enthusiast to enjoy this book, but if you're not, you may become one by the time you're finished. Enjoy!
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: PJ Port on Nov. 11, 2011 :
An imaginative yarn well worth reading.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Sue Owen -Paper Mustang on Aug. 23, 2011 :
Not only does this book take you inside the world of high fashion but it also gives a hard looks at same sex relationships. There’s definitely a message here even though I felt the author may have played a little to the cliché side of the fashion world and promoted the lesbian relationships inspired by this profession. Still, the relationships were real and the author shared the pain and immense highs that go with any pairing.

Moonglow was well written and the story moved along even though there was a lot of exploring of feelings and stage setting. I don’t think it was overdone however there might have been a character or two that could have been left out entirely. Sometimes its so easy to get pulled into liking a character that its hard to see when they actually have no value to the story.

Generally, I liked this story. There were no surprises but it was a nice, down home look at a different type of love and I think a good read. I recommend it.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: rubaiyna oozeer on June 11, 2011 :
OMG this is an amazing book that contains all the finer things in life.This a futuristic novel with a twist.Can I please mention the "living dresses".Mooonglow is one of a kind that depicts a love story that trumphs at the end despite all the misunderstandings and pain that Reena and Shell go through.
(reviewed the day of purchase)

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