Beautifully Broken Pieces by Catherine Cowles

The Sutter Lake Series Book 1

🎧Song to set the mood🎧

🔞No under 18’s🔞

⭐ 10/5

🌶️ 3/5

🚫Content warnings include, but are not limited to:

• Grief/Loss( parent and partner)
• Stalking
• Serial Killer
• Violence/Death

“Life doesn’t always take us on a path we understand, but I know that even with the moments you think will break you, there’s always something beautiful waiting. If you keep pushing on.”

Overview:

A woman who’s lost everything.

Taylor is looking for peace and quiet away from the memories of all she’s lost. A small mountain town where no one knows her seems like the perfect escape.

A man battling the ghosts of his past.

Walker loves his life just the way it is. His town, his family, his brothers in blue.

Everything simple and easy–until a chance encounter changes it all.

When Taylor’s solitude is interrupted by the rugged cop, they find that the very thing they were avoiding might be just what they both need.

As their iron wills clash and passion flares…a killer lurks.

And you never know who might be caught in the crosshairs.

“I’m broken, Walker.”

“Well, then all your beautifully broken pieces are mine.”

Tropes:

• Dual POV
• Found Family
• Small Town Romamce
• Romantic Suspense
• Sheriff Hero
• Heroine with a tragic past

Review:

OMFG! This book!! This is my first book by this author and it was absolute GOLD. I cried and laughed and cried some more! I loved it so much. Definitely going up there with my top reads for the year!

In this book we follow two lovely people who both had to deal with the devastating loss of a loved one. It’s heartbreaking and it’s sad and it’s just ugh! But that’s not all! While they get to know each other and all those “things”, there is something horrifying going on in the small mountain town of Sutter Lake, people disappearing and turning up dead!

“Still gotta let yourself experience them. Then, maybe one day, you won’t cry because of what you’ve lost, you’ll smile because of what you had.”

This book is the perfect mix of suspense and romance and just oh well everything! I really loved it so so much. It’s sad and heartwarming at the same time and maybe that doesn’t make sense but that’s what I got lol. It was so good! Omg and when everything was revealed!! I gasped! I never would’ve thought!

I absolutely loved their relationship, both broken in their own way but also so good for each other! And the side characters! I love these people! I love them! I’m moving to Sutter Lake!(Just kidding but man!)

And the spice! It’s not much like spicy spicy on my scale but it’s *swoon*:

“He took my mouth in a soul- consuming kiss. I swear I saw stars behind my eyelids as his tongue stroked mine, and his finger continued to tease me. “God, you taste like heaven,” he said against my mouth. “I want you to ride me. First my face, and then my cock.”

I also love how they are all like “You’re mine” and “I’m yours”😍

It’s safe to say this book is a 10/5 and I’m so excited to read all the rest! ( Or listen since I do audio at work and reading at home)

FYI the bonus scene is totally sweet and so worth it🥹🥹