As the manager of a large pet store, Gracie's life is overflowing with long days filled with the chaos of pet owners and their overly hyper pets. Then, after a long day at work, she goes home to her six-year-old son Ian, who makes the hyper dogs seem lazy. But Gracie would have it no other way.
At twenty-four, Gracie is told she should be dating, looking for that mythical, perfect husband and father for her son. But who has time for that? Or, at least, that's what she tells herself. Deep down, she knows the real reason is that one date seven years ago, that she only partly remembers-filling her with fear that all men are like Ian's father. A mishap at the pet store leads Gracie to meet Ashton, the last thing she needs. Not taking no for an answer, Ashton continues to pursue her until one day, Gracie considers that maybe all men are not like the one she wants to forget. When Gracie meets Peter, the single father of Ian's best friend, at a school science fair, she gives him little thought. But when the friendship between their sons keeps forcing her and Peter together the two end up cultivating a new friendship. As Gracie navigates the never-ending challenges of being a single mom to a little boy with poodle levels of energy, life never lets her breathe or rest-God, what she wouldn't give for a nap-confirming her belief that she has no room in her life for a relationship. For Love of Ian is the sequel to For Love of Gracie, a continuation of a young woman's life as she navigates adulthood with her young son in a sometimes terrifying and neverending adventure of life, romance, and parenting.
This novel can also be read as a stand-alone.