Tess and Corby wrote this book, but writing isn't usually their thing. They are two ordinary people living their lives--Corby having spent the last twenty years in a wheelchair and Tess having dealt with less outwardly obvious struggles. Corby is a software developer and amateur public speaker on topics such as resilience and gratitude; he even does occasional sit-down comedy gigs! Tess juggles creative projects and side jobs and mostly tries to keep their lives from descending into chaos. They have spent years statistically proving that they are evenly matched at strategic board games. They also play video games, construct Lego sets, and host elaborate murder mystery parties. This list probably makes them sound like nerdy teenagers, but they are, in fact, adults--proven by the fact that someone let them have a Costco membership. They own a house in Utah that is haunted by a sprinkler-system poltergeist.

"Readers who cheer for slow-burn romance novels should give this nonfiction romance a try. . . . This book is an honest, often light-hearted view into navigating romance, marriage, and life when each partner has a disability and is an important addition to disability literature."

-- "Booklist" (2/13/2026 12:00:00 AM)

"What a great love story this is! Many believe you should not have to change who you are in order to please someone else. On one level that is true, but Tess and Corby's story shows the value of not giving up on who you are while making changes because you want to do things to bring joy to someone else."

-- "Compass Book Ratings" (3/2/2026 12:00:00 AM)

Publisher: Shadow Mountain

Pub date: 2026-03-03

Length: 288 pages