在这部动人的当代言情小说中,作者安德森再次探究了残疾能够影响关系的方式。故事发生在俄勒冈州有冒险色彩的水晶瀑布。先天失明的卡尔利·亚当斯与一个朋友在西部一个酒吧一起庆祝经过手术视力复明时,遇到一位牛仔汉克·库尔特。汉克为了一夜情,不停地向她敬酒,不过当他得知他们短暂的结合导致怀孕之后,他认识到事态要比他想象的严重得多。即使知道怀孕将给视力以及读研究生计划带来可怕的后果,卡尔利毫不考虑堕胎,也没有担心孩子有可能受到她的格子状变性这种病的遗传。相反,汉克威逼她和自己结了婚。故事进一步展开,汉克自我弥补,在卡尔利怀孕和视力恶化期间,他用心呵护她,不过他最大的难题也许是卡尔利在感情上的不安全 In this touching contemporary romance novel, author Anderson once again explores the ways in which disability can influence relationships. The story takes place in Oregon with an adventurous Crystal Falls. Congenitally blinded, Carly Adams met a cowboy Hank Kurt with a friend who celebrated after undergoing surgical vision in a bar in the west. Hank kept toasting her for a one-night stand, but when he learned that their brief union led to pregnancy, he realized that the situation was much worse than he had imagined. Even knowing that pregnancy will have terrible consequences for eyesight and graduate programs, Karli does not consider abortion, nor does he fear that her child may be inherited from her trellis-like degeneration. Instead, Hankwe forced her to marry herself. As the story goes further, Hank self-satisfies. During Carle’s pregnancy and deterioration of vision, he takes care of her, but his biggest problem may be Carli’s emotional insecurity.