Where to Start with Catherine Cowles
- Best entry point → Across the Vanishing Sky
- Start the Wrecked #1-3 series → Wrecked Beginnings: Reckless Memories / Perfect Wreckage / Wrecked Palace
- What fans keep coming back to → Shadows of You
- Highest rated by listeners → Beautifully Broken Redemption (Sutter Lake #5)
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Wrecked Beginnings: Reckless Memories / Perfect Wreckage / Wrecked Palace
Wrecked #1-3 • Book 1
Narrated by Joe Arden, Andi Arndt, Maxine Mitchell, Ava Erickson
★ 4.33 ABR Score (1.6K ratings)★ 4.5 Goodreads (553) ★ 4.78 Audible (1.0K)More about this pick
Four talented narrators handle this small-town romance trilogy packed with protective heroes, childhood friends, and dangerous secrets threatening new love.
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Beautifully Broken Redemption
Sutter Lake • Book 5
Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Aaron Shedlock
★ 4.37 ABR Score (13.1K ratings)★ 4.25 Goodreads (12.4K) ★ 4.73 Audible (729)More about this pick
Anna hides devastating secrets while fighting her attraction to Mason, who battles his own demons from military service. Maxine Mitchell and Aaron Shedlock create chemistry between two damaged characters learning to trust again.
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Shadows of You
Lost & Found • Book 4
Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Zachary Webber
★ 4.48 ABR Score (32.6K ratings)★ 4.34 Goodreads (31.9K) ★ 4.79 Audible (658)More about this pick
A single mom flees to a mountain town seeking safety, only to find herself drawn to the gruff local who helped rescue an injured deer. Maxine Mitchell and Zachary Webber capture the fragile hope and protective instincts perfectly.
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Beautiful Beginnings
Sutter Lake #1-3 • Book 1
Narrated by Maxine Mitchell, Aaron Shedlock
★ 4.21 ABR Score (1.5K ratings)★ 4.41 Goodreads (703) ★ 4.66 Audible (801)More about this pick
Mitchell and Shedlock make these protective heroes impossible to resist; you get small-town romance with actual danger.
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Across the Vanishing Sky
Starlight Grove • Book 1
Narrated by Jason Clarke, Samantha Brentmoor, Sebastian York, Adam Gold, Teddy Hamilton, Connor Crais
★ 4.56 ABR Score (10.8K ratings)★ 4.54 Goodreads (10.3K) ★ 4.85 Audible (564)More about this pick
The ensemble cast—Clarke, York, Brentmoor leading the charge—transforms this dark mystery into something gripping and layered. Multiple narrators handling a complex past makes the twists land harder.
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Perfect Wreckage
Wrecked • Book 2
Narrated by Joe Arden, Maxine Mitchell
★ 4.23 ABR Score (11.4K ratings)★ 4.27 Goodreads (11.3K) ★ 4.77 Audible (124)More about this pick
The dual narration is perfectly cast to capture a chemistry that's real enough to justify the risk, while Cowles keeps the stakes terrifyingly high.
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The Lost & Found Box Set
Lost & Found #0.5-5
Narrated by Jason Clarke, Sebastian York, Erin Mallon, Andi Arndt, Ava Erickson, Maxine Mitchell, Zachary Webber, Joe Arden
★ 3.94 ABR Score (203 ratings)★ 4.47 Goodreads (126) ★ 4.81 Audible (77)More about this pick
Complete small-town romance series plus exclusive bonus content follows a found family through steamy relationships and suspenseful mysteries. The powerhouse narrator lineup - including Jason Clarke and Andi Arndt - ensures each book gets distinct voices.
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