| | Ultimately, Hunter and Carissa are able to work through their concerns and agree to date each other, with two conditions: no rock concerts and no dates involving private jet travel. (In the follow-on book, ''[[Child of Love (book)|Child of Love]]'', the two are engaged and marry, and further agree that Carissa will continue to work in the diner until their marriage, after which she will restart her nursing degree plans, while in the final book of the series, ''[[Child of Hope (book)|Child of Hope]]'', Hunter has officially adopted Rachel, and he and Carissa are expecting a child of their own.) | | Ultimately, Hunter and Carissa are able to work through their concerns and agree to date each other, with two conditions: no rock concerts and no dates involving private jet travel. (In the follow-on book, ''[[Child of Love (book)|Child of Love]]'', the two are engaged and marry, and further agree that Carissa will continue to work in the diner until their marriage, after which she will restart her nursing degree plans, while in the final book of the series, ''[[Child of Hope (book)|Child of Hope]]'', Hunter has officially adopted Rachel, and he and Carissa are expecting a child of their own.) |