{"id":68459,"date":"2023-01-31T08:00:19","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T13:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=68459"},"modified":"2023-01-31T08:28:34","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T13:28:34","slug":"release-arc-review-whispers-of-you-lost-found-1-by-catherine-cowles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.escapistbookblog.com\/?p=68459","title":{"rendered":"Release & ARC Review: Whispers of You (Lost & Found, #1) by Catherine Cowles"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Whispers of You is live!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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 make amends, drama, suspense, and an epic love story. It\u2019s a gorgeous read, and I loved it!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Blurb<\/strong><\/h4>\n

One night\u2014a single moment\u2014cost me everything.<\/p>\n

My body, broken beyond repair. The boy I\u2019d thought was my forever. The life I\u2019d always dreamt of.<\/p>\n

Now, Holt\u2019s back. And he\u2019s no longer a boy, but a man with shadows in his eyes and\u00a0demons haunting him.<\/p>\n

He says he\u2019s here to make things right. To get back a little bit of all we\u2019ve lost. And he doesn\u2019t show any signs of leaving the small town that has been my refuge.<\/p>\n

As stolen moments turn to days, Holt\u2019s around every corner. With his burning stare and lingering touches. Before long, my walls come crashing down and I\u2019m just hoping that taking this second chance isn\u2019t as reckless as it feels.<\/p>\n

But not everyone is happy that Holt has returned. As tragedy strikes again, I\u2019m the one left in the crosshairs. And Holt might not be able to save me this time\u2026<\/p>\n

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Review<\/strong><\/h4>\n

5 stars!<\/b><\/p>\n

The start of a new series from Catherine Cowles, this is a beautifully romantic and swoony second-chance-romance with a feisty heroine, a damaged hero desperate to make amends, drama, suspense, and an epic love story. It\u2019s a gorgeous read, and I loved it!<\/p>\n

Readers of Cowles books will have met Holt Hartley before, as he has popped up in a couple of her books now. He\u2019s an ex-military, security expert and runs his own company, but before he was the badass that we know him as, he was a teenager from a small town who was madly in love with his childhood friend-turned girlfriend, Wren.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love you, Cricket. With everything I have.\u201d
\nEverything in me soared. \u201cI love you, too. I always have.\u201d
\nHe grinned, the devastating kind that always took me out at the knees. \u201cWe\u2019re gonna have a beautiful life.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Holt and Wren were there kind of couple that are meant to be \u2013 blissfully happy, deeply in love and unquestionably committed. Until one brutal tragedy changed everything. Holt could not deal with the fallout and, consumed with guilt, he left town and didn\u2019t look back, honestly thinking that he was doing the right thing for everybody. Now he\u2019s returning home to see his family, and he\u2019s finally ready to face up to everything that he left behind.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not an easy homecoming for Holt. Not only because he has to make amends with his family and friends for being gone for so long, but he knows that he\u2019s going to have to see Wren again. Wren is the best friend of Holt\u2019s younger sister, and she has been a much-loved part of the Hartley family since she was a kid \u2013 even after Holt left town. All of the parts of his past are all tangled up, but at the centre of it all is Wren, and with one glance at her, he knows he won\u2019t be able to leave her again.<\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t matter if it had been ten days or ten years. A love like that ruined you for all others. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Wren has done her best to move on from Holt in the ten years since he\u2019s been gone. She was at her lowest point when he left, and she\u2019s rebuilt her life without him, and it\u2019s a good life, though definitely lacking in the romance department. But suddenly, her first love and the man she\u2019s never been able to forget is back in town, and showing up everywhere, throwing her calm and peaceful life into disarray.<\/p>\n

Sparks fly when Holt and Wren see each other again. Despite their traumatic past, you can see that there is still SO much emotion between the two of them. Holt knows that he has to make up for his past actions and the years of heartbreak between them, and he wastes no time in trying to make up for his mistakes.<\/p>\n

Holt held me tighter against him. \u201cI\u2019m so sorry, Cricket. You\u2019ll never know how much. I\u2019m here. I\u2019m not going anywhere.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

And when danger returns to their small town once again, Holt declares himself Wren\u2019s protector, promptly moving herself into her house to provide around-the-clock security (and upping the chemistry), and in no time at all, they find themselves falling back together.<\/p>\n

I still couldn\u2019t get close enough. I was a woman starved. Cut off from the most beautiful thing I\u2019d ever experienced and finally feeling it again for the first time. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There\u2019s a lot they need to talk through, and there\u2019s a lot they need to move past, and it\u2019s an emotional journey for them as they revisit that devastating time and work through the trauma, grief and guilt from it all. My heart ached for both of them and all that they have struggled with, but their love for each other shines through all of it, and Holt holds nothing back in his determination to be a part of Wren\u2019s life once again.<\/p>\n

\u201cNever stopped loving you. Not for a single second.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Their reunion is emotional, passionate and swoonily romantic. Holt is full of gorgeous declarations and I loved seeing them come back together so easily despite all that they\u2019ve been through.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou with me?\u201d<\/em>
\n\u2026 \u201cI\u2019m with you.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

But it wouldn\u2019t be a Catherine Cowles book without some sort of mystery\/suspense, and this one is intense with some interesting twists. It really makes the heart pound, bringing even more drama to the story and showing the strength of the connection between Holt and Wren as they cling together to get through it all.<\/p>\n

Helping and supporting them through it all is the entire Hartley family. Holts parents are great, and his siblings are so entertaining and bring a lot to the story. Their reactions to Holt and Wren\u2019s reconnection is so much fun! I can\u2019t wait to get to know them more as the series continues, and there\u2019s already a great set-up for Nash\u2019s story up next.<\/p>\n

This is a beautifully romantic story that really pulls the heartstrings, and I loved watching Holt and Wren overcome so much to find their way back to each other.<\/p>\n

5 stars!<\/p>\n

An Advanced Review Copy of this book was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Lost & Found<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Visions of You (#0.5) <\/strong>(West & Lex)
\n<\/strong>Review<\/a>
\nFree via Bookfunnel:\u00a0\u00a0Ebook\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0\u00a0Audio<\/a><\/p>\n

Whispers of You (#1)<\/strong> (Holt & Wren)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Echoes of You (#2) <\/strong>(Nash & Maddie)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Glimmers of You (#3) <\/strong>(Caden & Grae)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Shadows of You (#4) <\/strong>(Roan & Aspen)
\nReview<\/a>
\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n

Ashes of You (#5) <\/strong>(Lawson & Hallie)
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\nBuy:\u00a0 Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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About Catherine<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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Writer of words. Drinker of Diet Cokes. Lover of all things cute and furry, especially her dog. Catherine has had her nose in a book since the time she could read and finally decided to write down some of her own stories. When she\u2019s not writing she can be found exploring her home state of Oregon, listening to true crime podcasts, or searching for her next book boyfriend.<\/p>\n

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Check out our Catherine Cowles Author Spotlight<\/a> for more awesome reads!<\/strong><\/h4>\n

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