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Across the Vanishing Sky

by Catherine Cowles

Book 1 in Starlight Grove

Come for the single-mom grit and broody hacker next door; stay for the Archer brothers, the small-town secrets, and the steady pressure of a case that refuses to stay buried.

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  • Content warnings: Childhood trauma, Grief, Stalking, Kidnapping, Violence, Death, Sexual content, Murder, Gun violence, Panic attacks, Injury detail, Domestic violence, Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Coercive control, Emotional abuse, Torture, Blood, Gaslighting, Death of a parent, Physical abuse, Medical trauma
Length432 pages
Series statusOngoing series
Spice4/5 · Passionate / intense
PacingFast

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Romance promise

  • Grumpy sunshine
  • Male/female pairing (M/F)
  • Slow burn
  • High
  • Passionate / intense
  • Adrenaline rush
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  • Morally gray
  • Protective love interest
  • Emotional / vulnerable intimacy
  • Romantic fulfillment
  • Hurt/comfort
  • Possessive/protective
  • Found family feels
  • Grumpy protector
  • Touch her and die
  • Tension / anticipation
  • Earned hope
  • Secretly soft
  • Found family
  • Tension
  • Who did this to you
  • Longing glances

Fantasy promise

  • Romantic suspense
  • Neighbor romance
  • Small town / village
  • Contemporary
  • Humans only
  • Single parent romance
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  • Forest / wilderness
  • Mountain / highlands
  • Forced proximity
  • Who hurt you

Reading experience

  • Dual POV
  • Fast
  • Suspenseful
  • Emotional
  • Heavy
  • Medium
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  • Single mom
  • Plus size MC
  • Romantic
  • Survivor
  • Fast-paced
  • Protector
  • Tense
  • Character-driven
  • Protect at all costs
  • Page turner
  • Unputdownable

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Book details
Length
432 pages
Publisher
Bloom Books
Language
English
Format
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