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Blue skies
568 pages
A high-stakes, emotional cowboy romance where a marriage of convenience and medical vulnerability pave a rocky road to lasting joy.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like stepping into a rustic, emotionally charged Oregon landscape where sudden passion collides with high-stakes vulnerability. The narrative moves at a steady, heartfelt pace, wrapping the reader in an atmosphere that is both swoony and fraught with medical tension. It explores the raw edges of a marriage of convenience, balancing the heroine's fragile new lease on life with the hero's fiercely protective, if initially overbearing, devotion. The prose is accessible and earnest, leaning heavily into the dramatic complications of unexpected pregnancy and the terrifying threat of losing one's sight. It is a deeply romantic experience designed for readers who crave stories of rugged cowboys, sudden commitments, and the hard-won journey from a practical arrangement to joyful, permanent love.
- Mood
- hopeful
- tense
- rustic
- swoony
- Tone
- earnest
- dramatic
- romantic
- protective
- Pace
- steady
- Themes
- marriage of convenience · unexpected pregnancy · medical vulnerability · protective love · second chances
- The writing
- Accessible and emotionally direct, focusing on heartfelt romantic tension and the raw vulnerability of its characters.
- The arc
- Moves from the dizzying heights of sudden passion through terrifying medical vulnerability to a hard-won, joyful commitment.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave high-stakes emotional romances featuring rugged cowboys, marriages of convenience, and heroines overcoming physical vulnerabilities.
Content notes
- pregnancy complications
- threat of blindness
- coercive marriage dynamics
About the book
(Kendrick/Coulter/Harrigan #4)
Carly Adams feels as if she's been given a new lease on life. Born with a rare eye disease, she was blind until a recent operation restored her sight. Now, she's eager to experience everything the world has to offer—including the sweet talk of a handsome cowboy who rouses her with desire. But she isn't prepared for the consequences, especially when a night of searing passion results in a pregnancy that threatens her eyesight—and all her dreams for the future....
Hank Coulter has no plans to settle down—until he discovers that Carly Adams is carrying his child. Obsessed with making things right, he bullies the blue-eyed beauty into marrying him. With her radiant smile and remarkable goodness, Carly is exactly the kind of wife he's always imagined by his side. But if Hank wants their practical arrangement to become permanent, he's going to have to convince Carly that one moment of risk can bring about a lifetime of joy...
Description from Open Library.
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