Blindsighted - by Zan Hough (Paperback)

About the Book

Cade, the star athlete, fails to get the attention of the academic overachiever, Neil. In Europe, an accident pairs them together. Cade has the opportunity to show Neil that he's serious enough to be in Neil's perfectly curated future.

Book Synopsis

The school soccer star and unapologetic class loudmouth, Cade Riley, has been in love with academic superstar Neil Erickson for years-long before he was old enough to understand what it meant. He flirted badly. Constantly. Loudly. None of it ever quite landed.

Neil never noticed, or pretended not to.

Everything changes during their senior European train adventure when a prank goes wrong, and Cade temporarily loses his vision. For four days, he can't see the world-or Neil-at all. Neil agrees to be his guide.

What begins as an obligation turns into intimacy as they travel from Scotland through southern Italy, navigating crowded streets, quiet hotel rooms, and conversations neither of them planned. Stripped of sight, Cade finally finds the courage to say what he's always meant. And Neil, for the first time, begins to truly see him.

But attraction raises harder questions. Can Cade convince Neil he's serious enough to belong in his carefully constructed world? Do they share enough to build something real-or are their differences exactly what makes it work?

Blindsighted is a tender, slow-burning romance about perception, vulnerability, and the moment you realize the person you overlooked has been choosing you all along-stretching from Europe and back home to Nashville, where seeing each other clearly might be the biggest risk of all.

Review Quotes

"Blindsighted is a beautiful, heartfelt romance about identity, vulnerability, and the kind of love that changes you forever. Honest, moving, and deeply relatable, it's a story for anyone who has ever felt invisible-and hoped to be truly seen." - A. Norris, ARC Reviewer

"Blindsighted is a story about learning to see people (and ourselves) in a truer light. It reminds us to not only live authentically but to give others the space to do the same. An exploration of young love, perception, and the courage to be seen." - B. Pepin, ARC Reviewer

"A coming-of-age romance whose love endures the struggles and pressures of the world around them. A story so sincere and gripping, it's impossible to put down." - N. Webber, ARC Reviewer