Release date: March 3, 2026
Publisher: Bloom Books
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Synopsis:
He spent a lifetime trying to escape his dark past…but to save her, he’ll wade back into the shadows.
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…
Review:
In Across the Vanishing Sky, Catherine Cowles delivers everything I crave in romantic suspense: layered emotion, high stakes tension, and characters you instantly invest in. Braedyn Winslow’s return to Starlight Grove is heavy with history and heartbreak, and the mystery surrounding her best friend’s disappearance adds a haunting undercurrent that propels the entire story forward. The suspense threads are intricate, with multiple plot paths unfolding at once, and as always, Cowles masterfully plants clues that make you think you’ve figured it out, until she completely flips the script.
Dex Archer is the perfect counterpart to Brae. The brooding man with a troubled family legacy could have felt familiar, but instead he’s deeply nuanced—protective, restrained, and quietly devoted. The slow burn romance develops at a believable pace, rooted in trust, proximity, and shared vulnerability. What truly elevates this story is Brae herself: a fiercely protective single mom whose devotion to her son Owen shapes every decision she makes. Watching Dex with Owen adds an extra layer of tenderness that balances the danger circling them.
This feels like just the beginning of something bigger. The groundwork laid for the Archer brothers hints at so many directions the series could take, and I’m already fully invested. With shocking reveals, emotional depth, and perfectly calibrated romantic tension, Across the Vanishing Sky proves once again that no one blends heart pounding suspense and swoony romance quite like Cowles.
Overall rating: 5/5
Thanks to the publisher for my review copy.
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