Glimmers of You

The Lost & Found Series, Book 3

By: Catherine Cowles

Narrated by: Joe Arden, Erin Mallon

He hadn’t always just been my brother’s best friend. There was a time when he was mine, too. Until he disappeared from our small town when I needed him the most.

Now, Caden’s back. With his cocky smirk and infuriating nicknames. And I’m struggling to ignore his presence.

When my ex refuses to leave me alone, Caden steps in, suggesting that it will get my ex and Caden’s calculating father off both our backs if we just pretend to be madly in love.

There’s just one problem.… Nothing I feel for Caden Shaw is fake—even when I thought I hated him. And there’s no denying how the touch of his lips sparks a flame I’ll never be able to extinguish.

As those pretend moments start to turn oh so real, someone’s watching. They’re not happy about Caden’s new role in my life. And they’ll do anything to rip me away from him—even burn us all to the ground….

©2023 Catherine Cowles (P)2023 Catherine Cowles

Wow!!!

I just can't!! This was amazing, Catherine does it again!!! Loved Grae and Caden's story!! It had all the mystery and suspense you come to love from all Catherine's books. Can't wait for the next one!!

Caden & Grae

Oh my goodness, oh my goodness! Catherine Cowles does it again with another hair-raising, swoon-tastic, small-town romantic suspense! Readers have been anxiously awaiting Grae Hartley’s HEA ever since her introduction in Whispers of You! The only woman of five siblings, Grae has always been protected by her four brothers, especially after a health scare in high school. Grae is a vehemently independent woman who doesn’t put up with nonsense or coddling. Caden has always been close with the Hartley family, especially Nash and Grae, the girl who had always seen him and his kind heart. Family tragedy changed Caden forever and clouded his judgment when it came to Grae. After a decade of distance, the animosity between them thaws as they are thrown together time and again. I loved the ferocity with which Grae & Caden protected each other. I was smitten with Grae and Caden’s sizzling chemistry, snarky banter, and soulmate energy. Their friendship was endearing, but their love story will dissolve your heart. From the heart-wrenching prologue to the epilogue, Catherine sends readers on another emotional rollercoaster full of gripping twists and turns.

Erin Mallon & Joe Arden were perfectly cast as Grae & Caden. This swoony duo is one of my very favorite narrator teams, and when they narrate Catherine’s stories the final product is pure magic! Erin brings a delightful blend of wit, snark, and sweetheart in her portrayal of Grae. Joe is fantastic as Caden; his performance as the brilliant, rich businessman with a heart of gold is utterly charming. Glimmers of You is a riveting, low-angst, passionate love story.

So many favorite tropes!

To say that I’m in love with this series would be an absolute understatement. If you haven’t yet picked up any of the Lost and Found books by @catherinecowlesauthor then I strongly urge you to give them a shot! There’s so much heart and feels! Gahhhh!

Glimmers of You gives us a lot of the same stuff that made the previous two books spectacular, but we get a whole new twist and a boatload of new tropes.

Here’s what I loved:
💗 Family is still very much a focus — whether it’s the one you’re born into or the one you make for yourself. The Hartleys are wholesome, loving, protective, and fierce. They simultaneously want to protect their baby sister, Grae, FROM Caden (their lifelong friend) as well as welcome him INTO their family. It’s cute!
⛰️ The battles that both main characters wage are the kind that leave lasting impacts on their day to day lives. Grae lives with Type 1 diabetes and struggles to prove herself to her family and friends daily. Whereas Caden fights silent battles with his father and older brother that leave him feeling defeated and broken.
💗 Fake dating? Billionaire? Brother’s best friend? Small town? Romantic suspense? YES, PLEASE! Catherine’s books have quickly become some of my favorite “palate cleanser” books in between heavy epic fantasy reads.

I have listened to this entire series on @audible and they’re the perfect books to listen to—dual narration, amazing narrators, and the suspense elements will keep you listening straight through!

Love it!!

This was one of my favorites and couldn’t stop listening to it!! Performance were perfect and I love the family and love shared. Every family has their issues.

BEST INTRO TO CATHERINE UNIVERSE

Can not believe it took me so long to give in to the Catherine Cowles hype. I listened on audio + I love that we get some suspense tied into the romance. It just adds another layer to the stories and I can’t wait to read more. Gray and Caden were childhood friends to practically strangers after events caused them to distance from one another. Years later Caden is back in town and can’t seem to remember why he tried to hard to put space between them. The mystery aspect had me on my toes and every time I thought I had it figured out I was proved wrong!

A Solid Second Chance Romance

Glimmers of You is a romantic suspense story. Gigi made some pretty dumb decisions, because she didn’t want people to continue to smother her. That was on par for her character development, so it worked. The second chance romance and the mystery more than made up for it. Plus, I didn’t guess who was the villain in the end!

Loved Grae and Caden so much!

Catherine stole my heart once again! Glimmers of You was a small town brothers best friend romance with perfect touch of danger and suspense! I am loving this Lost and Found series so much, and with each trip back to Cedar Ridge I fall a little bit harder for the Hartley family! Grae and Caden’s emotional and gripping love story will have you on the edge of your seat and swooning from start to finish.

Erin Mallon and Joe Arden narrated this audiobook, and both brought on the feels and chills! Erin’s portrayal of Grae’s stubborn, determined, and passionate persona was spot on. Plus, her moving performance had me wishing and willing for Grae to find her true happiness with Caden. Joe turned on the charm with his performance of Caden showcasing his guarded, vulnerable, and loving personality which made this girl swoon several times over. Both narrators captivated my attention with Grae and Caden’s slow burning simmering hot chemistry.

Overall, I LOVED this book. If you are a fan of a brothers best friend romance with a hot hunky billionaire, a sassy outgoing adventurer, overprotective brothers, fake dating, luxury hotels, the Clara Foundation, an overbearing father, arson, hiking tours, slow burn steamy times, speaking your truths, letting your guard down, galas, danger, threats, a jaw dropping climax, and a HEA that will glimmer bright in your heart forever, then you will love Grae and Caden’s story. I always look forward to more from Catherine Cowles.

The prologue queen strikes again!

“If I only had this one stolen moment with him, this one glimmer of everything, I wanted to experience it all.”⁣
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The prologue queen strikes again! Catherine certainly knows how to hook me in, this brother’s best friend romance was addictive from the start.⁣
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First off - Fake Dating – YES PLEASE. You could feel the tension between these two with all their banter and bickering to start, even while Grae held so much animosity towards Caden and how he ended their friendship, that sexual tension was undeniable. Nothing like an attractive man that pushes your buttons. And there was so much history between them that it just seemed natural that once they were forced together in a room that the walls would start to breakdown. Especially once Caden found Grae in danger because when it came down to it, he knew when to stop and step up to be the man Grae deserved to have in her life. She wasn’t going to let her diabetes or threats against her life hold her back and she didn’t need a man that wasn’t going to advocate for her.⁣
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“I’ve wanted you for longer than I ever should’ve. I tried to hide it, to shove it down. But there’s only been one person who’s ever owned me. You.”⁣
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The vulnerability that these two had with each other, it's honestly one of my favorite parts of the story. Anytime one of them would open up to each other it just made me feel their connection even more. Caden had a lot to work through, still grieving the loss of sister and the past incident with Grae and while it was difficult for him to work through, his sensitivity made me love him even more. All the swoons with these two! And that kitchen scene - holy cannoli. “Good Girl” MELTINGGGGGG. These two were absolutely scorching. Overall this story really hit the mark for me, the underlying theme of family, the suspenseful moments of danger, the swoon worthy protective moments and the vulnerability of both Grae and Caden made this a five star read for me.

Narration was stellar - Joe and Erin were fantastic together, bringing the banter, longing and lust to life!

A great series

I really enjoy how Catherine Cowles writes small town romance! There is always a bit of mystery and danger to her books but it definitely adds to the development of the story and the characters.

Didn’t see him coming!

Never suspected the book to end the way it did. Catherine has a way of reeling you in and holding you captive to the very end. Loving her books!