Review: Fractured Sky 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…

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It’s been seventeen years since Shiloh Easton was kidnapped by an unhinged and dangerous 

man. Seventeen years - and she is still treated with kid gloves, over-protected, and 

considered fragile. Broken. Even odd. She finds peace around animals, and sanctuary at 

the nearby ranch where Ramsey Bishop rehabilitates abused and neglected horses. 

Desperate for a chance to assert some independence, Shiloh accepts Ramsey’s offer to 

move into the guest cabin on his property.

Wrongly accused of a crime and mistreated by those in authority, Ramsey was sent to prison 

when he was still a teenager. Even when exonerated, people still looked upon him with 

suspicion. Mistrusting of people ever since, Ramsey chooses to distance himself and spends 

his time nurturing horses who are just as untrusting as he is. He surprises himself when he 

makes an exception and invites Shiloh to stay on his ranch. Like calls to like, and these two

 damaged people seem to understand one another in ways that others cannot. As their 

tentative friendship starts to shift into something more, a danger from Shiloh’s past is back

 to threaten her future.

It was so fulfilling to watch Shiloh spread her wings and start to find her voice. She harbored

 so much fear and guilt over the years and she defaulted to keeping the peace with her family,

 not making waves, since she felt as though they has already gone through so much because

 of her kidnapping. But she did so at her own detriment. Her family loved her, but they

 suffocated her. It felt as though her trauma did not end when she was rescued at the age of

 ten. Her parents and her siblings unintentionally continued it with their constant worry and

 hovering and over-protectiveness. With Ramsey, she didn’t have to “act okay.” With him, 

she could be herself – speaking if she felt like it, staying silent otherwise – and there was

 total acceptance. He gave her the freedom to push her limits while still feeling safe.

Ramsey, despite his gruff and surly demeanor, was incredibly patient and kind. His willingness

 to just let Shiloh be warmed my heart. His backstory was heartbreaking and went a long way

 in explaining his loner tendencies. The way Ramsey and Shiloh connected – both through 

their traumatic pasts and through their gentle understanding of the horses they worked with – was

 developed slowly and naturally. I loved that Shiloh had the bravery and confidence to forge 

this new relationship, despite the (sometimes vocal) misgivings from most of her family. 

(Speaking of family, kudos to Hadley for being Shiloh’s constant cheerleader throughout this

 story!) The healing that took place – mostly between Shiloh and her mother, but also for the

 entire family – was handled beautifully and had me feeling so optimistic for them all. There 

were moments that had me shedding tears as Shiloh and Ramsey fought outside forces in order

 to keep their peace, and the ending brought even more tears because I was so happy they had

 come through the other side, both in such better places than where they started.

I switched between the ebook and the audio version while reading and both provided a

completely immersive experience. Joe Arden and Erin Mallon were the perfect match for

Ramsey and Shiloh. Their narration took the story to the next level and I could hear and feel

every emotion in their nuanced performances.

I’ve been anxiously awaiting Shiloh’s story from the very first book. After meeting Ramsey in

 Shattered Sea (the fourth book in the Tattered & Torn series) and learning that Fractured Sky

 would be his and Shiloh’s story, I was ecstatic. I’m going to say it now: Catherine Cowles 

saved the best for last. I adored these characters and their journey to finding peace and 

acceptance. I’m sad to see the series end because, over the span of five books, I fell in love 

with the Easton family and those in their circle. Cowles creates characters that feel like living,

 breathing people – flaws and all – and it makes their stories all the more engrossing and 

emotional. Despite being not-quite-ready to say goodbye, Fractured Sky was a stellar end 

to the series. - ⭐⭐⭐⭐.5

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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