Publisher: Recorded Books
Genre: Fiction
Source: Library ( audio )

Goodreads: An emotional and heart-warming novel from the bestselling author of TikTok sensation Pack up the Moon.

‘A raw and genuine look at motherhood, A Little Ray of Sunshine is a lovely ode to love in all of its many forms, family lost and found’ Ashley Poston, author of The Dead Romantics

A kid walks into your bookstore and… guess what? He’s your son. The one you put up for adoption eighteen years ago. The one you never told anyone about. Surprise!

And a huge surprise it is.

It’s a huge surprise to his adoptive mother, Monica, who thought she had a close relationship with Matthew, her nearly adult son. Until he secretly arranged a vacation to Cape Cod so he could meet his birth mother… without a word to her.

It’s also a surprise to Harlow, the woman who secretly placed him for adoption so many years ago. She has built a quiet life, running a bookstore with her grandfather, and is happily single… though she can’t help gravitating toward Grady Byrne, an old friend who has moved back to town, three-year-old daughter in tow, and no wife in the picture.

When Matthew walks into Harlow’s store, she faints. Monica panics. And all their assumptions about what being a parent really means explode…

This summer will be full of more surprises as both their families are redefined…and as both women learn that for them, there’s no limit to a mother’s love.

Ope’s Opinion: This story was about adoption from every point of view – birth mother, birth father, adopted mother and father, siblings, the child and an adult child.

I think I learned a lot. I also got frustrated with Cynthia’s story – she was very negative and depressing until towards to the end. She was not likable.

The ending felt realistic. A little sad, but it was good to see where everyone ended up.