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

A swoony, suspenseful small-town romance from USA Today bestselling author Catherine Cowles...

Fractured Sky, a moving and passionate, small-town contemporary romance from USA Today bestselling author Catherine Cowles, is out now!


Damaged. Broken. Destroyed. I’ve heard it all. A single moment of trusting the wrong person shattered my life into pieces, and my family has never looked at me the same. It’s impossible to convince them that I’m anything more than the broken girl they rescued all those years ago.

Until I meet him.

Ramsey’s surly demeanor and menacing scowl scare most of the world away. But not me. Not when I’ve seen his gentle hands soothe an abused colt or comfort a terrified mare.

And when I finally get up the courage to strike out on my own, Ramsey’s there. Roommates felt like such a safe proposition until Ramsey’s lingering touches and wicked smile light a fire in me I don’t think will ever be extinguished. And he feels it, too…

But just as my new life begins to take root, an evil from my past emerges from the shadows, casting a darkness on my newfound freedom. And this time, they won’t settle for pieces of me. They want everything…



Keep reading for a look inside Fractured Sky!
“Live with you?” she squeaked. “We’ve only ever spoken twice.”
My world tilted sideways at that truth. I didn’t let people I didn’t truly know onto my property, let alone invite them to live there. But I kept right on talking. “I’ve got a guest cabin.”
I’d let one other person live there—a friend of someone I’d known from prison. It was a favor I’d only done for the brother who’d watched my back in that hellhole. But Boden had moved out months ago into some fancy lodge with his fiancée, Laiken. The guest cabin was just sitting empty.
I saw Shiloh turn the idea over in her mind. “I don’t want to make you do that. I know you don’t like people on your property.”
I hated it. But Shiloh wasn’t people. She was something else altogether. The truth was, she’d become a touchstone over the last several years. And I had a burning urge to help. To protect. Maybe because I knew how it felt to believe there was no way out. Maybe because I saw those wings of hers that had been so badly clipped. The offer might’ve been reckless, but I couldn’t find it in me to care.

MY REVIEW

We all know the bare bones of Shiloh's story. She's the one who was kidnapped as a child. Of course with that comes all the requisite effects. On her. On her family and loved ones. Since then she's naturally afraid to open up to others, to trust them, to be around them. Even as an adult, she's not been one to gravitate toward men and relationships. But something happens when she sneaks off to Ramsey's property and watches him with his horses. Something about him calls to her, calms her, makes her feel safe and secure. She's never approached him, just watches him at work. Little does she know that something about her calls Ramsey to her.

Ramsey's an island. A grumpy recluse of a man. He doesn't like or trust most people. So by all rights, he should be annoyed that Shiloh sneaks over to his property and watches him with his horses. Should be annoyed his dog seems to like her more than he likes him. But there's just something about her. He knows the pain in her eyes. Can he be the man to soothe it? To heal it while healing himself?

I've got a new favorite story, a new favorite couple, of Catherine's. I have been waiting all along for Shiloh's story. Damn did it not disappoint. If anything, it exceeded my expectations. It's got all the prerequisites of a Catherine story - emotional and gut wrenching storyline, damaged but not broken characters, so much intense physical and emotional connections, and the most beautiful ending. But there's just something about Shiloh and Ramsey that is extra. I absolutely love this couple and the beautiful, heartbreaking journey they take with each other. I'm going to remember it and them for a long, long time.


About Catherine Cowles
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's not writing she can be found exploring her home state of Oregon, listening to true crime podcasts, or searching for her next book boyfriend.

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