Blue Skies

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Summary: what a rich story!
Review: Blue Skies has been well reviewed so I will just say that I really enjoyed the book. What a storyline. I thought the characters of Carly and Hank were both very deep. I have grown to love the Coulter/Kendrick families. They are so loyal to one another and have a deep love. Hank wanted only to have a little fun with Carly..a one night stand, no strings. But...Carly finds out that she's pregnant. Hank has felt heartsick since that night and looks for her but he doesn't know her last name. When he finds her he bullies her into getting married. But...he finds that she is really everything he would have picked in a wife and wishes that things could have started differently. He is so kind and gentle to her and always thinking of her and she appreciated all he does but is still very reserved because she knows that eventually when she goes blind he will leave her. The story is very tender and shows that love can overcome all obstacles. Love is for the long haul. This is a keeper. Highly recommend.

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Summary: Oh yeah.
Review: Carly wants to see everything now that she is no longer blind, and one of the first things her eyes fall on is well worth a second look. Hank Coulter is all man, and their dance goes from the barroom to the bedroom. Then, soon after, Carly discovers she's pregnant, and though Hank made a big impression on her, he can't even remember her name when she calls to tell him. To make matters worse, pregnancy will probably undo all the surgery's miracles, leaving her blind once more.

Hank's memory needs some work, but his honor functions well. He immediately wants to do the right thing and marry Carly. She agrees out of need, but as Hank spends weeks caring for her and showing her all she can see before the world goes dark, convenience turns into reality. Hank's world is full of innocent peril, forcing Carly to choose love or life.

(...)Catherine Anderson's name on a book is all that is needed to assure readers of a story that goes on the keeper shelf. It will always be heartwarming, filled with characters who jump off the page to your soul. (...)

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Summary: ~ Wow What A Story ~
Review: Catherine Anderson as done it again, Wow what a story! I enjoyed reading this book, to think that there are Carly's out there going through what she went through, I don't know if I would of taken it so good going blind again and missing all that is beautiful in the world, I have learned a lot from Carly and what she has went through, now tell me who wouldn't love to have Hank as a husband I just fell in love with him, you could feel the love that he has for Carly and how bad he felt the way they met, when he was looking for only one thing and one thing only and never looking back, I like that way he stay and handle his responsibility's a very good read, Thank you Catherine for Blue Skies that we get to see in this book.

Happy Reading Lisa

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Summary: Heart Warming, powerful, & informative
Review: Catherine Anderson has a way of creating characters that feel like family. You are right there with them feeling every emotion and stuggle they are going through.

Catherine provides extensive information about Carly's blindness and what she has to face. And Hank is just the man to stand by her.

I found the ending to be powerful and emotional. Love it!

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Summary: Heart Warming, powerful, & informative
Review: Catherine Anderson has a way of creating characters that feel like family. You are right there with them feeling every emotion and stuggle they are going through.

Catherine provides extensive information about Carly's blindness and what she has to face. And Hank is just the man to stand by her.

I found the ending to be powerful and emotional. Love it!

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Summary: Rich in emotion !
Review: Catherine Anderson's writing skills are like a fine wine -- they only grow better with age. Blue Skies and my view? This is an absolutely wonderful book, packed with heart-rending emotion, but deeply satisfying. Anderson again pens the ultimate male hero in Hank Coulter. Tall, rugged, masculine to the core, yet this male oozes kindness and sensitivity.

In true Anderson fashion, she pivots her story around a blemished woman. Here it is the enchanting Carly Adams. Blind since birth, Carly's doctors have given her a new lease on life with a recent eye operation. Her sight restored, she innocently sets out to taste all life's experiences. One of those morsels happens to be the handsome Hank Coulter.

Outside a seedy bar, in the back seat of Ford pickup, Carly and Hank perform the mating game with successful consequences -- they solve the breeding formula. Reality rears its ugly head, and one month later what becomes of two conscientious strangers?

What I most enjoy with an Anderson novel, is the fact her two main characters are always cast together. Her characters must work on their unfamiliar pairing and work they do - but along the way the reader gets to enjoy their effort. This skilled author controls emotion with an iron fist. Catherine Anderson inflames her words with immense passion pressuring her reader to turn the pages.

This is part of Anderson's fine Kendrick/Coulter series and I think it is the best of the lot. I look forward to Zeke's tale.

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Summary: Love doesn't always begin smoothly
Review: Hank Coulter notices a young woman at a bar, beautiful but a bit shy and inexperienced. He's been chugging drinks with his buddies all evening and matters rocket out of control. He hasn't used protection and also rushes heedlessly to his climax, then passes out in his truck -- and in the morning only vaguely remembers the night before, including the girl's name.

Carly Adams had been blind until surgery temporarily restored her sight and she faces a future of repeated surgeries which eventually will no longer be able to retain her vision. Her unexpected pregnancy threatens her newfound sight sooner than anyone expected, putting her new life and grad school plans on hold.

Hank steps up to the plate despite Carly's vehement reluctance to have anything more to do with him, and marries her to help her through the pregnancy. Falling hard for this beauty while she is determined to keep her independence and still is hurt, angry and distrustful, Hank has his work cut out for him.

This is another visit to the Coulter and Kendrick clans, a great addition to her recent books. If this is your first Catherine Anderson, welcome to ranch life on the high dry plains of eastern Oregon, so different from the Pacific coast cities and mountains. You'll want to explore the stories of the rest of the families as soon as you finish Blue Skies.

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Summary: Not Blue Skies for friend/family trust
Review: I purchased Catherine Anderson's latest title with anticipation. I've read most of her books and enjoyed them consistently. Although Catherine Anderson's obvious writing and plot development skills are again apparent in this latest novel, I was taken aback and dismayed by the general disrespect given to the heroine, a 28 year old adult, by Bess and Hank. Bess consistently violates Carly's trust by discussing Carly with Hank - a man Bess doesn't even know! She even suggests the despicable tactic Hank eventually uses to initially win over Carly's approval to his "solution" to their problem. This trend continues when Carly's father also reveals information to Hank without Carly's permission. The final straw is when Hank (again with Bess's help) finds Carly and removes her against her will from her chosen place of refuge - with her father's approval and help!! Catherine Anderson has thus painted us a disturbing picture: it's okay to go behind a friend's back, to reveal personal information without permission or even the involved person's knowledge, forcibly move physically challenged persons from where they want to be, refuse them the right to make decisions regarding their own future - all in the name of that person's own eventual good!! The erroneous assumption here is that these people know what that person's eventual good is. It's impossible to know that, and it is extremely dangerous to assume that one does. The pervasive disrespect shown to the heroine throughout the book made this book impossible for me to enjoy. I hope the author's next heroine gets better treatment.

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Summary: Great, Quick Read
Review: I thought this book was great! The beginning was a little too quick and I couldn't feel the chemistry between the two characters. As I kept reading, there it was . The author really brought it all together. As you read deeper into the story, you really felt the chemistry. Hank really goes to great lengths to care for Carly and you really feel that he loves her. I do wish they talked about the baby a little more.

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Summary: Wonderful Read!!!!!
Review: I thought this book was great!!!! Couldn't put it down, I don't know why others didn't like it. I can't wait for her next book. Keep up the good work Catherine!!!