Falling Embers

The Tattered & Torn Series, Book 2

De: Catherine Cowles

Narrado por: Joe Arden, Vanessa Edwin

I’ve loved Calder Cruz from the moment he taught me how to fly. Racing down a mountain and giving me the release I so desperately needed. My understanding. My safe space.

Hadley has fought for a life of her own ever since her sister’s kidnapping. When she was drowning in expectations and family pressures, Calder was always the one who understood her.

Until one night changed it all. From best friends to strangers in a single breath.

She’s like a fire that lives inside me. Even when I thought it was all burned out, there were still embers that lived in my bones.

Calder knows what it’s like to almost lose the people he loves most. He’ll never make that kind of mistake again. Working at the fire station and taking care of his daughters are the only things he needs.

All it takes is a single moment to make him realize how wrong he is. A split second of coming close to losing the woman he has always loved.

But as long-buried embers light anew, there are those who lurk in the shadows. And they’ll do whatever it takes to extinguish that flame for good....

©2021 The PageSmith LLC (P)2021 Catherine Cowles

Great Friends-to-Lovers with Twists and Suspense

4.5⭐️
“Everyone but you could see how much you owned me, way before you should've.” Review: This is book 2 in Catherine's new Tattered and Torn series. I always love the small town romances Catherine writes with the added element of suspense. My favorite trope is Brother's Best Friend and I think a lot of the times it's because the characters have history together as younger kids. Those feelings for each other when they are little just always wrap me up in a warm hug. I love it! This one did not disappoint. Hadley has always had feelings for Calder until something happened altering those feelings. Calder is a single dad working as a fire fighter on the same crew as Hadley. I LOVED Calder! Ugh he is the best especially with his protective nature. I love how he stood up for Hadley and would stop at nothing to protect her. Once he decided, there was no going back for him. I loved Calder's girls. Twins are always a weak spot for me!👭 I loved Hadley's relationship with the girls and how she just knew what each one needed. The twists surprised me since I had my eye on the wrong suspect.😂 I did want to smack Hadley's mom upside the head mutltiple times. She made me mad!😂 I loved the updates on Hayes and Everly. I listened to the audiobook by Joe Arden and Vanessa Edwin. Joe was great and brought Calder to life. Vanessa was a little breathy for me, but once I sped up the speed to 1.5x (I ususally listen to books at 1.25) I was fine. I love the characters that Catherine has created in this series. I am excited for Addie and Beckett next! Addie deserves all the happieness in the world and I can't wait to get to know more about Beckett!

addicting series

𝙄’𝙙 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝘾𝙖𝙡𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝘾𝙧𝙪𝙯 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙝𝙚’𝙙 𝙩𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙡𝙮. 𝙍𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣 𝙖 𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙄’𝙙 𝙨𝙤 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙙.

After finishing 𝘛𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘴, I wasn’t quite ready to leave these characters behind, so I jumped right into book 2.

Here we meet Hadley, who has butted heads with her overly overprotective mother, since *the incident*.

Her older brother’s friend, Calder, became her gateway to feeling free, but when his life was turned upside down, he stopped living his life, and their friendship (that *could* have become something more) was left by the wayside.

This was another suspenseful, who’s the baddie, emotional read.

I was particularly pulled in by the strained relationship between Hadley and her mother. We meet her mother in book 1, and she is so lovely with Everly, so it was interesting to see how differently she behaves towards her own daughter. I could somewhat understand her frustrations, but I still gasped a bit at what her mother would say to her.

The romance was very sweet. Calder finally being able to *see* Hadley again after all these years. And Hadley was amazing! Definitely stubborn, but in all the best ways, not letting anyone hold her down.

The ending was a little wild, like just when you thought it was over, it was decidedly NOT. But still, I’m really enjoying these books, and plan to continue on with book 3.

Audiobook notes: I always enjoy Vanessa Edwin, and she did an absolutely fabulous job here. Note: The male narrator is problematic. I personally felt the female POV took precedence here, but very much understand this could affect other’s enjoyment.

What this book is giving:
✅ Small Town Romance
✅ Romantic Suspense
✅ Dual POV
✅ Cyber stalker/bully
✅ Overprotective mom
✅ Second chance

Rating:
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️½ / 5
🌶️🌶️ / 5

Cute Story!

Cute story with a happy ending. I have enjoyed this series by Catherine Cowles so far!

Wow!

I have a hard time flowing a series sometimes but this one has been awesome so far. There’s characters that are contours in all the books but each character and story line is so different. There’s no repeating the same thing in each book. The narrators do an amazing job and you really get hit in the feels with the writing and the emotions being brought to life.

Amazing Story with Wonderful Narration

This story is EVERYTHING!! Catherine writes the best stories that will pull on your heartstrings and make you love the characters she writes!

I love Calder and Hadley together.. They are the perfect match and you can see that instantly. The way they find their way together is wonderful..
The love these two have is one I love to read about.

Calder is one of my favorites characters, he has such a big heart and and so loyal!
Hadley has so much spirit, and you will love her!

I love the suspense you get with this book. It keeps you guessing and will keep you at the edge of your seat!

This book is one of my favorites! I listened to an early copy of the audio... The narrators do a perfect job with this book!! I could not stop listening to this, I finished in one sitting!

You don't want to miss this book or this series!! Catherine has a way with words that writes a beautiful story!