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Sunday, March 29, 2026

Review: Across the Vanishing Sky by Catherine Cowles

Author: Catherine Cowles
Publisher: Bloom Books
Publication Date: March 2026

Braedyn Winslow never expected to return to Starlight Grove—the town that took everything from her. Not after her best friend, the one who’d sacrificed so much for her, vanished without a trace. But with a young son to raise and a past that won’t stay buried, Brae is back…and determined to uncover the truth.

She just didn’t count on the brooding, reclusive mountain man living next door.

Dex Archer is the stuff of local legend—silent, rugged, and surrounded by whispers of his and his brothers’ violent father. But Brae sees through the scowl and his parentage to the man beneath: fiercely loyal, unexpectedly kind…and just dangerous enough to protect her when someone starts warning her off her search.

The closer she gets to the truth, the harder it is to stay away from Dex. And as things get more perilous, Brae realizes the only person she can rely on is the one man who swore never to trust again.

Only someone isn’t happy that Brae has been digging, and they’ll do anything to stop her. But Dex? He’ll do anything to save her, even slip back into the dark…

Across the Vanishing Sky is the first book in the Starlight Grove series.  This one involves Dex who has shown up in a a few of this author's other books.  He has always intrigued me, so I was excited to finally get his story.  Dex moves back to his hometown and moves in next door to Braedyn and her young son.  Braedyn has moved to town to continue searching for her best friend who has disappeared a year earlier while they were on a hike.  

This book met all of my expectations.  I love how this author can always take me by surprise with the mystery reveal in the end.  I am constantly surprised by her reveals.  I think that is why I keep reading her books.  There was a great balance of msytery and romance in this one.  I just loved Dex and Brae together.  Dex is a great balance of computer nerd, protective male and friend.  He is exactly what Brae needed.  You really have to admire Brae's drive to find out what happened to her friend when most people would have given up.   I also loved the relationship Dex formed with her son.  The rest of the characters added a lot of life to the book.  I can't wait to read about the other brothers and see them get their HEAs.  I highly recommend this one.



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