"Addie and Beckett’s story is heart-achingly beautiful—Hidden Waters is another must-read from Catherine Cowles! —Samantha Young, NYT Bestselling author.
HIDDEN WATERS, an all-new moving and passionate roommates to lovers, small-town romance from bestselling author Catherine Cowles, is AVAILABLE NOW!!
ABOUT THE BOOK.
My family tried to break me. But, somehow, I made it out alive, even though the wounds from that survival are forever carved into my bones. Now, my only wish is for…normal. To know what it’s like to have friends, a job, a home.
The last thing I want is for my new roommate to see the scars I’m so desperate to keep hidden, especially not the ruggedly handsome man who steals my breath and sends my heart into overdrive.
But something tells me that Beckett has demons, too. I see it in the shadows haunting his gorgeous eyes and the way he looks at me with gentle understanding.
As our unlikely friendship becomes so much more, forces from my life slink out of the shadows. And we could both lose everything we’ve fought so hard for—down to our very last breaths…
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“You deserved so much better.”
“I’m getting it. I’m making that beautiful life now. And I’ll appreciate it so much more because of what I’ve been through.”
It wasn’t enough for me. It never would be. But I admired how Addie could view her past. I struggled not to hold her too tightly. The urge to burn the world down around me was too strong. I wasn’t good the way Addie was. I still wanted to start with Allen.
“Beckett,” she whispered against my ear. “I’m okay. It doesn’t hurt. The skin is ugly but—”
I reared back. “Nothing about you is ugly.”
Her cheeks flamed. “It is. It’s just facts. I don’t care. There are so many more important things.”
“Show me.” I was already climbing to my feet.
“W-what?”
“Show me.”
Addie stood shakily. “I don’t want you to see it.”
My gaze locked with hers. I poured everything I was feeling into that one look. “Please.”
She didn’t say anything for a moment, searching my face for something. Then she nodded and turned around. Slowly, so painfully slowly, she unbuttoned her blouse. When she was done, she simply stood there, not lowering the shirt. Her ribs expanded and contracted in ragged breaths. Then she let the fabric fall to the floor.
Angry slashes crisscrossed her back. They were varying tones, shapes, and depths. In that moment, I knew Allen had done this to her over and over. My hands fisted so tightly I was in danger of breaking a knuckle.
I moved closer and then sank to my knees again. “It’s just me.” My hands went to Addie’s hips. She gave a slight jolt. I stilled. “You okay?” She nodded, the movement jerky, her breaths ragged. I slowly swept my thumb across a patch of raised skin. Then I bent forward, my lips going to the worst of the scars. I ghosted them over the flesh that had been torn apart but had come back together stronger than it had been before.
“Beauty in the strength that carried you through. Beauty in how you refused to be broken. Beauty that you never let yourself become cruel like him. Addie, there isn’t a thing about you that isn’t beautiful.”
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MY REVIEW.
5 Stars from Tiffany!
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The Perfect Match.
Two broken souls is one of my favorite genres (yes, I have many), but there's nothing like the broken pieces of characters finding one another. In this third installment of the Tattered & Torn series, Catherine Cowles makes Addie and Beckett live up to the series title, as these two get pretty tattered and torn before it's all said and done.
If you've read the series, you know a little about Beckett and Addie, but this time the spotlight is directly on them. Beckett is from the perfect-on-the-outside Easton family...a family that is close, however has a darkness that effects them all. Addie the cousin of Hayes Easton's soon to be wife. Addie and Everly lived on the outskirts of the small town of Wolf Gap and like her cousin, Addie has had enough of the backwoods life and wants to finally live for herself. Beckett is back in the small town to take a break. He's a doctor and has been traveling the world in a Doctors Without Borders type of situation and has decided he needs to get back to the slow lane of life for a bit.
It was instant like for me with Beckett and Addie. While I was getting slightly bored with Addie's storyline, I felt we'd gone through it with Everly, I liked the chemistry between her and Beckett. They played off of each other nicely. Beckett is a born helper like his siblings, so of course he is all in when he realizes that Addie needs a little help to get her away from her past completely.
The book is well written and Catherine Cowles tested young Addie's strength time and time again. While there isn't a lot of angst, there are a few "when is the shoe going to drop" moments, which I also liked. Along with Beckett and Addie, the rest of the Easton family is present and accounted for to help move the story along. Hidden Waters can be read as a stand alone, but is much more fun read within the series.
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MEET CATHERINE COWLES.
Writer of words. Drinker of Diet Cokes. Lover of all things cute and furry, especially her dog. Catherine 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.
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