Blue skies

Format:

Book (large print)

Title:

Blue skies

Author:

Anderson, Catherine (Adeline Catherine)

ISBN:

9780786265275

Publication Information:

Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2004.

Physical Description:

568 pages (large print) ; 23 cm

Series title(s):

Kendrick/Coulter ;

Thorndike Press large print basic series.

Number in series:

04.

General Note:

"Thorndike Press large print basic"--Title page verso.

Summary:

When Hank Coulter discovers that Carly Adams is carrying his child and that the pregnancy threatens her eyesight which has recently been restored by an operation, Hank tries to convince Carly that one moment of risk can bring about a lifetime of joy.

Subject(s):

People with visual disabilities -- Fiction.

Pregnant women -- Fiction.

Genre:

Holds:

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Summary

A New York Times Bestseller Born with a rare eye disease, Carly Adams was blind until a recent operation restored her sight. Now she's eager to experience all the world has to offer - including the sweet talk of a certain handsome cowboy. . . . Hank Coulter has no plans to settle down until he learns that Carly is carrying his child. She's exactly the kind of wife he'd always imagined by his side, but now he's going to have to convince Carly that one moment of risk can bring about a lifetime of joy. Available only in Basic 6 and 7.

Author Notes

Catherine Anderson was born in Grants Pass, Oregon on December 22, 1948. She is the author of more than thirty historical and contemporary romance novels including Cherish, My Sunshine, and New Leaf. She received the Romantic Times Reviewers' Career Achievement Award.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Anderson (Sweet Nothings, etc.) again explores the ways in which a physical disability can impact a relationship in this moving contemporary romance, set in picaresque Crystal Falls, Ore. Blind since birth, Carly Adams is celebrating the surgical restoration of her sight with a friend at a Western bar when she meets rancher Hank Coulter. Hank plies Carly with liquor, intent on a one-night stand, but he gets more than he bargained for when he learns that their brief encounter has resulted in pregnancy. Neither consider abortion for a second even though pregnancy will have dire consequences for Carly's sight and her plans to attend graduate school. Nor does Carly worry that her child might inherit her condition, lattice dystrophy. Instead, Hank bullies her into marriage. Hank redeems himself as the story progresses, treating Carly with tender care as she deals with her pregnancy and her deteriorating sight, but his most daunting hurdle may be her emotional insecurities. It's evident that Anderson has thoroughly researched lattice dystrophy, and this, more than anything, will help readers gain a better understanding of Carly. The last-minute revelation that Carly was burned in a previous relationship feels superfluous, but readers will embrace Anderson's characters and her message-that love bridges all divides. (Dec.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Booklist Review

Carly had to wait 28 years to see what a man looked like. Born with Lattice dystrophy, Carly's sight has only recently been restored; and to celebrate, she accompanies a friend to a bar. Unused to alcohol and the attention of a handsome cowboy, Carly lets Hank Coulter take her to his truck, but that humiliating experience not only leaves Carly not caring if she ever has sex or sees Hank again but pregnant as well, which threatens her sight. As soon as Hank finds out, he tries to convince Carly to let him help her. The two agree to a marriage in name only to solve Carly's financial problems, but Hank realizes that he's in love and sets out to do whatever it takes to turn their temporary arrangement into something permanent. Readers might need to wipe away tears as they read Anderson's latest contemporary romance featuring another of her Coulter brothers, since few will be able to resist the power of this beautifully emotional, wonderfully romantic love story. --John Charles Copyright 2003 Booklist