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Catherine Cowles

Audio Review: Secret Haven (Sparrow Falls, #6) by Catherine Cowles

November 9, 2025November 9, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review “You’re my person. Always.” 4 stars The sixth and final book of the Sparrow Falls series, this is the long-awaited love story for Kye and Fallon, a slow burn, forbidden, ‘it’s always been […]

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Audio Review: Chasing Shelter (Sparrow Falls, #5) by Catherine Cowles

August 15, 2025August 15, 2025 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy:  Amazon Review 4.5 stars Oh, I love a grumpy/sunshine romance, and this one is so, so good! Grumpy and antisocial single dad and town Sherriff, Trace, meets his match when bright and bubbly Ellie moves […]

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Release: Chasing Shelter (Sparrow Falls, #5) by Catherine Cowles

July 22, 2025 AJ Book News

Chasing Shelter by Catherine Cowles is live! “I came here seeking sanctuary, I never meant to fall for the broody single dad next door.”   Amazon  |  Audiobook  |  Deluxe Edition       Blurb […]

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Review: Beautiful Exile (Sparrow Falls #4) by Catherine Cowles

April 16, 2025April 15, 2025 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Buy:  Amazon Review 3.5 stars A small town, brother’s-best-friend, billionaire romance with drama and suspense, this is the fourth book in the Sparrow Falls series, and it’s a really enjoyable read. Arden is the youngest of […]

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Audio Review: Broken Harbor (Sparrow Falls, #3) by Catherine Cowles

December 26, 2024December 27, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

Buy: Amazon  |  Audiobook  |  People Paperback  |  Alt Paperback Review 3.5 stars The third book in the Sparrow Falls series, this is a gorgeous single parent sports romance with a woman in hiding and an […]

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New Release: Broken Harbor (Sparrow Falls, #3) by Catherine Cowles

November 19, 2024November 20, 2024 AJ Book News

  The third book in the Sparrow Falls Series by USA Today Bestselling author Catherine Cowles is now available! A single mom x hockey hero small town romance   Amazon  |  Audiobook  |  People Paperback  […]

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Audio Review: Delicate Escape (Sparrow Falls, #2) by Catherine Cowles

September 9, 2024September 7, 2024 AJ Audio Recommendation

  ICYMI, Delicate Escape by Catherine Cowles is live! The second book in the Sparrow Falls series, this is such a gorgeous read! A small-town romance with heartwrenching drama and suspense, and the sweetest, most […]

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Release & Review: Fragile Sanctuary (Sparrow Falls, #1) by Catherine Cowles

May 16, 2024January 20, 2026 AJ Book News

  Fragile Sanctuary by Catherine Cowles is live! Get ready to fall for Anson and Rhodes in this brother’s best friend, age gap, small town romance   Buy at Amazon   Blurb The scowl should’ve […]

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Release & Review: Ashes of You (Lost & Found, #5) by Catherine Cowles

February 8, 2024April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  Get ready to fall for Lawson and Hallie in their single dad x nanny age gap, small town romance, from USA Today Bestselling Author, Catherine Cowles!   Amazon  |  Audio Audio narrated by Ava […]

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Review: Lights, Snow and Mistletoe Anthology

December 22, 2023April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

  The Lights, Snow and Mistletoe is a short-release collection of eleven holiday-themed novellas from some of our favorite authors!   Dylan Allen | Catherine Cowles  |  Helena Hunting  |  A.L. Jackson  |  Adriana Locke   K.C. […]

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Release & Review: Shadows of You (Lost & Found, #4) by Catherine Cowles

October 19, 2023October 27, 2023 AJ Drama

  Shadows of You by Catherine Cowles is live! The fourth book in the Lost & Found series, this is a beautifully emotional story! Roan and Aspen stole my heart with their painful secrets and […]

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Release & Review: Glimmers of You (Lost & Found, #3) by Catherine Cowles

August 1, 2023July 29, 2023 AJ Brother/Best Friend

  Glimmers of You by Catherine Cowles is live! An oh, so beautiful brother’s-best-friend, friends to lovers, fake-relationship romance with mystery, suspense, and all the feels, this book and its characters owned my heart, and […]

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Release & ARC Review: Echoes of You (The Lost & Found, #2) by Catherine Cowles

May 2, 2023May 1, 2023 AJ Drama

  Echoes of You by Catherine Cowles is live! Oh, be still my heart! This is a beautifully swoony friends-to-lovers romance with a wonderfully protective hero and all the feels. This book captured my heart, […]

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Release & ARC Review: Whispers of You (Lost & Found, #1) by Catherine Cowles

January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 AJ Drama

  Whispers of You is live! The start of a new series from Catherine Cowles, this is a beautifully romantic and swoony second chance/forced proximity romance with a feisty heroine, a damaged hero desperate to […]

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Review: Visions of You (Lost & Found, #0.5) by Catherine Cowles

November 24, 2022April 11, 2024 AJ Age Gap

Free via Bookfunnel:  Ebook  |  Audio Blurb I’ve only ever had one secret: I’ve been in love with my best friend’s brother for as long as I can remember. West Castille is everything my little-girl […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Fractured Sky (Tattered & Torn, #5) by Catherine Cowles

October 26, 2022August 28, 2025 AJ Drama

Fractured Sky, a moving and passionate, small-town contemporary romance from USA Today bestselling author Catherine Cowles, is out now   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Apple Books  |  Nook  |  Kobo  |  Google Play   […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Shattered Sea (Tattered & Torn, #4) by Catherine Cowles

September 14, 2022August 29, 2025 AJ Age Gap

He was the last person she expected to fall for… Shattered Sea, a sexy, suspenseful, small town romance from USA Today bestselling author Catherine Cowles, is out now!   Amazon  |  Amazon Worldwide  |  Apple Books  […]

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Release, Excerpt & ARC Review: Hidden Waters (Tattered & Torn, #3) by Catherine Cowles

June 22, 2022August 29, 2025 AJ Age Gap

“Everything amazing about a small town romance…family, secrets, old wounds, unforgettable connections, plus the sweetest love story that had my heart soaring. An absolute must read! Addie and Beckett were magic together!” – A.L. Jackson […]

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Review: Snowbound (Tattered & Torn, #0.5) by Catherine Cowles

May 14, 2022February 15, 2023 AJ Brother/Best Friend

Originally titled Escape to Mistletoe Mountain and published in a Christmas anthology, this novella is now available free in ebook and audiobook.   Free on the author’s website   Review 4 stars! This is such […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Falling Embers (Tattered & Torn, #2) by Catherine Cowles

April 13, 2022August 28, 2025 AJ Brother/Best Friend

“A top must read for 2022” —Samantha Young, New York Times bestselling author   Falling Embers, an all-new must read moving romance from Catherine Cowles, is available now! A friends-to-lovers, brother’s-best-friend, single dad romance with family drama, […]

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Blog Tour, Excerpt & ARC Review: Tattered Stars (Tattered & Torn, #1) by Catherine Cowles

February 2, 2022August 29, 2025 AJ Age Gap

“Small town romance at its best! Absolutely unputdownable. Cowles grabs you from page one and doesn’t let you go. A brilliant tale packed with heat and heart.” —Adriana Locke USA Today bestselling author   Tattered […]

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Release & ARC Review: Beautifully Broken Redemption (Sutter Lake, #5) by Catherine Cowles

November 10, 2021August 29, 2025 AJ Drama

Beautifully Broken Redemption, an emotional marriage of convenience romance filled with suspense from Catherine Cowles, is out now!   “I adore the fake relationship trope and Catherine Cowles knocked this one out of the park! Emotional, […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Beneath the Wreckage (Wrecked, #5) by Catherine Cowles

September 22, 2021August 28, 2025 AJ Drama

“This book has the perfect blend of small-town feels, an unputdownable mystery, and a love story that will have you cheering for the happily ever after. I loved this book!“ ~Willow Aster, USA Today bestselling […]

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Blog Tour & ARC Review: Reckless Refuge (Wrecked, #4) by Catherine Cowles

May 12, 2021May 12, 2021 AJ Drama

  “Beautiful, emotional, and riveting. Catherine Cowles pens a romantic masterpiece that remained in my heart long after the final page was turned.” –K.C. Lynn, bestselling author of the Men of Honor series    Reckless Refuge, […]

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Review: Further to Fall by Catherine Cowles

March 19, 2021January 31, 2023 AJ Angsty

Buy:  Amazon  |  Paperback Review 3.5 stars An angsty and emotional friends-to-lovers/second-chance-romance with a bit of suspense, this is the debut novel from Catherine Cowles, and it’s an intense and captivating read. After discovering Catherine […]

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