Across the Vanishing Sky: The gripping new spicy small town romance full of mystery and suspense from the bestselling author of Fragile Sanctuary

Name: Across the Vanishing Sky: The gripping new spicy small town romance full of mystery and suspense from the bestselling author of Fragile Sanctuary
Rating: 5 (6 reviews)

Catherine Cowles

Mar 2026 · Starlight Grove Book 1 · Random House

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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.

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6 reviews

Wendy Livingstone

March 3, 2026

This is the first in a new series, and this is Braedyn and Dex’s story. Brae is a single mom who never expected to come back to the town that took everything from her when her best friend disappeared, but she needs answers, and Dex is a mysterious hacker, who is her neighbor. Brae sees through the persona Dex presents and convinces him to help her. What happens when someone in town is not happy that they are on a quest to reveal the truth? This is a well written story, with found family, friends

Victoria R

March 4, 2026

I have loved getting to spend more time with Dex after meeting him in CC's previous series, seeing him with his family was both heartbreaking for what they had been through and were still going through, but also wonderful with the banter, honesty, group chats and how when they let you in they'll never let you go. The story held my attention throughout and I appreciated the different layers to it. I enjoyed reading it and I am voluntarily leaving this review after receiving an ARC.

About the author

USA Today bestselling author Catherine Cowles 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.

USA Today bestselling author Catherine Cowles 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...

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