Reckless Refuge - Catherine Cowles

  

Reckless Refuge, an all-new emotional standalone romance filled with intrigue and suspense from Catherine Cowles, is available now!

 

 

There were shadows I was running from.

Ones that haunted and taunted.

Ones that made it so I had no choice but to disappear.

 

I’d spent years hiding from the world.

My little island haven, the only assurance of safety.

 

It all changed the moment he showed up at my door.

The hint of pain in his eyes told me that something haunted him, too.

And I couldn’t help but be drawn closer.

 

But finding the person I needed most came with risks I never expected.

And when our ghosts find us again, neither of us may make it out this time.

 

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Reckless Refuge is the fourth title in the Wrecked series featuring Brody and Shay.  Shay appeared as a side character in Wrecked Palace, and I was eager to discover more of her story.  This title is a romantic suspense with equal parts mystery and intrigue.

This pair of characters are complex yet flawed and both have demons from the trauma of their past.   Shay and Brody are strong, yet vulnerable and completely endearing. 

Shay is the caretaker to a small island of the coast of Anchor Island.  She’s pretty much a jack of all trades doing everything from gardening to maintenance around the island.  She keeps to herself and craves the isolations and solitude of island life.  Due to her past Shay is incredibly strong and resilient but struggles with opening up and trusting others.

Brody is a famous artist, who much like Shay is seeking the anonymity and solitude of island living, to rediscover his muse.

The attraction between this pair is instantaneous, and they push each other in the best way possible.

I loved the cameos from the characters who have appeared in the previous Wrecked titles.

Overall Reckless Refuge is an enthralling and engaging read with romance, betrayal, forgiveness, healing, hope, friendship, secrets, and loss.  I will be eagerly awaiting the next title in the Wrecked series and can’t wait to see what happens next.

Prologue

Shay

 

PAST

 

It burned. Everywhere and nowhere. Slices in my skin that made it feel as if hot lava had been poured into my flesh. I couldn’t count them, had lost track after the tenth. I tried to move, to somehow escape. Only my fingers twitched.

 

Sounds. Voices. Hovering above me. They were everywhere and yet nowhere. Pinpricks of light, like glimmering stars on the darkest night.

 

“Miss? Can you hear me?”

 

I managed a low moan. I only wanted the pain to stop. The agony tearing through my body. I craved a blanket of nothingness. An endless sea where I would cease to exist altogether.

 

“I’m an EMT. You’re safe. We’ve got you.”

 

“Hurts.” It was the only message I cared about getting across. This woman might have the power to lessen the burn.

 

A hand slipped into mine, blood sliding down my arm to bind us together, the liquid already growing tacky with the passage of time.

 

“I know. Just hold on.”

 

I didn’t want to hold on. I wanted to float away to a world where none of this was real. Where pain didn’t exist—only light and peace and relief.

 

“Can you tell us who did this to you?”

 

My eyes fluttered. My cracked lips parted. I could only manage two words.

 

“My brother.”