Hunter's Moon (Half-Moon Ranch) [Mass Market Paperback]

Bobbi Smith (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

In the first installment in the four-part, four-author Hunter Family saga, an Old West series full of pride, passion, and problems, Brent Hunter's world turns upside down when his alcoholic father murders his mother. With his father in prison, Brent is left to care for his three younger siblings as well as the struggling family ranch. When Crystal's parents die, her brother uses her as a shill while he gambles. Crystal runs away after a brutal attack, and Brent saves her from a would-be robber. They fall in love, but more trouble is brewing, and Smith's cliffhanger ending, with an old enemy swearing revenge on the Hunters, will hook readers for the next installment. Shelley Mosley
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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 369 pages
• Publisher: Leisure Books (July 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0843951559
• ISBN-13: 978-0843951554
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.3 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #200,725 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

After working as a department manager for Famous-Barr, and briefly as a clerk at a bookstore, Bobbi Smith gave up on career security and began writing. She sold her first book to Zebra in 1982.

Since then, Bobbi has written over 40 books and 6 novellas. To date, there are more than five million of her novels in print. She has been awarded the prestigious Romantic Times Storyteller of the Year Award and two Career Achievement Awards. Her books have appeared on numerous bestseller lists.

When she's not working on her novels, she is frequently a guest speaker for writer's groups. Bobbi is mother of two sons and resides in St. Charles, Missouri with her husband and three dogs.

Romantic Times Storyteller of the Year

NY Times Bestseller

USA Today Bestseller

Inducted into the Sigma Tau Delta Literary Fraternity

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Beginning to the Series!, July 28, 2003

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Jennifer French (Garland, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hunter's Moon (Half-Moon Ranch) (Mass Market Paperback)

After the death of his mother, Brent Hunter must take over control of the family ranch because his father, convicted of murder, must spend 10 years in jail. After discovering that the family ranch was deeply in debt, Brent sets off to take care of paying off the debt.

In an attempt to gain more money for the ranch, Brent travel to a fort in order to obtain a government contract for horses. Unable to secure the contract, Brent steps into a saloon for a drink. Once there, he hears one of the best singers, a dance-hall girl named Opal.

"Opal" a/k/a Crystal, is running. She changes her name and hair color often, in an attempt to stay ahead of the brother she believes betrayed her. After a brief meeting with Brent, she is taken by his charm, but realizes that she has to move on, she puts him from her mind.

HUNTER'S MOON begins the Hunter clan story strong. Brent and Crystal's love develops well, under the artistic hand of Bobbi Smith. I look forward to the other books in the series.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Love Story!, November 5, 2006

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Mike and Shannon "music & books" (Utah) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hunter's Moon (Half-Moon Ranch) (Mass Market Paperback)

Well the same 4 authors do it again in another 4 part series beginning with Bobbi Smiths Hunters Moon. Again there are family serets and a family torn apart by the secrets. Thankfully you get a wonderful love story out of the books. Brent Hunter meets and falls in love with Crystal Stewart who sings in a saloon and uses the name Rudy. Very entertaining.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bobbi Smith made me lose sleep!, August 17, 2003

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A Bobbi Smith fan (New Hanover, IL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Hunter's Moon (Half-Moon Ranch) (Mass Market Paperback)

Bobbi Smith made me lose sleep! Her latest novel (which is first in a series) is too good to put down. I quickly got caught up in the tale of Brent and Crystal. They are very realistic characters. Bobbi's writing is fast-paced, yet doesn't leave holes in the story. She left a lot of threads for the future writers to pick up, and I hope they do half a good a job as what Bobbi did!