I was sooooo excited when I got approved for an ALC of All The Missing Pieces, and it was absolutely amazing! I loved watching Ridley be so determined to find answers for her sister, and I loved the suspense this one brought!! I was on the edge of my seat and had no clue how it would turn out. The Sheriff takes all I’ve ever seen from protective!!! Colter Brooks 😍 Loved them together and the strength they both found through this case.

Catherine Cowles is the queen of romantic suspense! I have yet to read a book of hers where I could guess who the culprit is, and this was no different. As a true crime podcast fanatic, I absolutely loved this and that aspect of this story.

Ridley was such a strong fmc who was determined to find out what happened to her sister who disappeared. Colt is the broody small town sheriff who won’t let this new-to-town true crime podcaster get in the way of his job. The banter between Ridley and Colt was great. I absolutely loved these two. They had me swooning and choked up.

This audio was amazing. Andi Arndt & Sebastian York really brought these characters to life.

What the expect:
- enemies to lovers
- romantic suspense
- small town
- fun furry friends
- dual pov

This book is full of the small town romance with some mystery and suspenseful vibes that Catherine Cowles is known for. I love the way grief was brought into this story with the different ways family members react to traumatic events in their life. Whether it be the driving force behind Ridley’s podcast or the protective instincts Colt has honed that make him a great sheriff. This book will keep you guessing who is behind the murder of Ridley’s twin and the attack of Colt’s sister. Once again my list of suspects didn’t have the bad guy on it.

Enemies to Lovers
Small Town Romance
Sheriff MMC
True Crime Podcaster FMC
Cutest Cat Sidekick Tator

🎧Audiobook Review🎧
Andi Arndt and Sebastian York slayed this dual narration audiobook. The way they both made you feel all the emotions Ridley, Colt and the rest of the cast go through brought this book up a notch. Andi and Sebastian were the perfect narrators for this audiobook.

It is no surprise, but Catherine Cowles has done it again! She has a new book coming out TOMORROW (Tuesday, 1/7) and I was lucky enough to get an advanced copy. Let me tell you, I could not put this one down. I listened to the audiobook because I had a lot of driving to do and I honestly was hoping for traffic so I could read more! Ridley is a badass FMC who has a true crime podcast and works incredibly hard to get justice in cold cases. Colt is the Sheriff of a small town named Shady Cove who is not happy when Ridley comes to town to dig into a cold case, which happens to be the case of his half-sister. Ridley’s research for Sounds Like Serial (her podcast) puts her at risk and Colt steps in to take care of her and her cat who likes to give “tooth hugs.”
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Colt & Ridley’s relationship is adorable, the town of Shady Cove is somewhere I want to visit, and I cannot wait to see who else in Shady Cove gets a love story. Plus, the antics of the pets in this book made me laugh out loud. I also loved that I thought I knew who the killer was, but then I was so surprised when the reveal happened.
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Go pre-order this book so you can have it first thing tomorrow! You will not be disappointed.
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Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Audiobook Review – All the Missing Pieces (3.5/5 stars)

All the Missing Pieces delivers a thoughtful, emotionally layered story about grief, identity, and healing. Juliana Goodman crafts a compelling narrative through the voice of a young boy navigating the aftermath of his father's death and the mysteries that seem to haunt his new town.

The audiobook narration is solid overall. The narrator captures the protagonist's vulnerability and growing curiosity well, with clear pacing and emotive delivery. However, the performance lacks some variation in character voices, making it harder at times to distinguish between dialogue. A more dynamic approach could have elevated the listening experience.

All the Missing Pieces is worth a listen for fans of middle-grade mysteries with heart, but it may not fully satisfy those looking for a tightly woven plot or a standout performance.

Read of you love romantic suspense & Overbearing alpha males who are too good with their tongues. 😉

I had the privilege of getting to beta read this last year and I seriously loved it so much! This had all the amazing Catherine Cowles feels but with a fun new twist on the suspense with the podcaster! And as always you will NOT see the ending coming and will be shookith with the twists and turns. Law man & chaos are truly everything.

Read if you like:
🧩 True Crime Podcaster
🧩 Sheriff Hero
🧩 Grumpy/Sunshine
🧩 Forced Proximity
🧩 Lovable Three-Legged Cat
🧩 Small Town Suspense
🧩 Hurt/Comfort
🧩 Hilarious, Meddling Townsfolk
🧩 Enemies to Lovers

Listen... it's no secret that Catherine Cowles has become one of my all time favorite authors (if not the author holding steady in the number one spot) so when I heard she was releasing not only a new book but one that featured a true crime podcaster as the FMC I think I actually dug and laid down in my own grave. As a true crime podcast fanatic I was literally salivating to get my hands on this book and see where she'd take us.

I adored how nuanced and layered both Ridley and Colter are in this book. IMO Catherine Cowles always does such a good job at providing fully fleshed out characters with pasts and current motivations that really brings to them to life on and off the page. I read this months ago and I'm still a little bit (okay, a lot) obsessed with Ridley. I wanted to throat punch Colter a few times in the beginning for how judgmental and assuming he was in regards to her and who she is as a person, but in hindsight I think his initial impressions and thoughts/comments really set the stage for an emotional impact when he finally started to come around.

All in all, I was fully sucked into this story once I started and couldn't put it down... but I've come to expect that with anything she writes. I'd highly recommend reading if you love true crime, suspense, small town settings, enemies to lovers, forced proximity, etc. in your romance books.

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, to Catherine Cowles and her team for gifting me an ARC of this book.

All the Missing Pieces by Catherine Cowles was my first book I've read by here and I had a great time reading/listening to the audiobook! It makes me excited to start more of her books. 4.5 stars!

With romance and mystery being my two favorite genres, I felt like this was a perfect blend of both!

Thank you Catherine for the ARC and PR package with the incredible goodies inside. Excited to read more of your backlist.

This was not my favorite. I was hoping this would hook me on CC’s writing and push me to dive into her other series, but unfortunately this standalone fell flat for me. I loved the premise of the story but truly wished it was just a mystery instead of a romantic suspense. I didn’t feel invested in the FMC and MMC’s relationship at all.

I don't usually listen to audiobooks but I really enjoyed how the narrators brought the story to life. Ridley is a traveling true crime podcaster who clashes with the local sheriff when she comes to town to solve a case. When Ridley uncovers new evidence in a case that puts her in danger, the sheriff has to step in and protect her. A small town, close proximity, enemies to lovers romance that is Catherine Cowles at her finest.

Catherine Cowles has done it again folks. I ended 2024 on a high after reading this one! Not only did it get 5 stars from me, but it made it to my top reads of 2024 list.

Ridley Sawyer is a true crime podcaster that has an emotional tie to the work that she does. She begins a new project that takes her to the small town of Shady Cove to research and report on a kidnapping case that’s gone cold. On her first day in town, she gets into it with the town’s hot and grumpy sheriff, Colt. Ridley and Colt can’t seem to stop bumping into each other and despite their rocky initial meeting, they team up to hopefully find answers to the cold case.

No one does romantic suspense like Catherine Cowles. She has truly mastered the perfect blend of romance, suspense, twists, and of course comedic relief (looking at you Tater!). I was so invested in the story and so eager to see what would happen next. I’ve read all of Catherine’s book so I’m no stranger to playing the guessing game when it comes to the bad guy, but this one truly had me staring into space SHOOK.

Ridley and Colt were the perfect contrast, the grumpy sheriff and the bubbly podcaster living in an RV with her three-legged cat. Ridley made it her job to push all of Colt’s buttons and I love love loved it. There’s so much chemistry between these two that when we get to the “f it” moment I was kicking my feet.

Sebastian York and Andi Arndt narrated this one and did a fantastic job! I love having the audio of Catherine’s books because they’re some of my go-to rereads so I definitely recommend the audiobook for this one!

Hoping we’ll get more from this world because there are some characters I’d love to get to know better 🤞

I’m always excited to read a romantic suspense book, because I don’t read them nearly enough and that is another one of my goals this year. Read more suspense!! Catherine Cowles never fails to give us a solid romantic suspense story. She has a way of making us care about each small town and its cast of characters, while keeping us on our toes with the mystery she weaves.

I liked the unique premise of this one, where a true crime podcaster sets out to put the pieces together in finding what she believes to be a serial unaliver. She is met with resistance from the local sheriff but they soon find themselves working together to solve the crimes. Both are living with grief and guilt, and soon Ridley and Colt find a connection that neither expected. This one had twists, turns and heart racing moments, that had me guessing until the very end. And I’m really hoping we get a love story for Emerson!!!

Romance and true crime podcasts are two of my favorite things in life, and this book had both, so I just had to pick it up—and let me tell you, I was not disappointed.

The characters (especially Ridley) felt so lifelike, their emotions so raw that I often found myself crying and laughing right alongside them.

The story follows Ridley, a true crime podcaster who lost her twin sister just before college graduation. The police never recovered her body—only a keychain Ridley had gifted her, stained with blood. Unable to move on, Ridley starts investigating on her own and discovers that her sister might not have been the only victim. There were others. So, she heads to a small town to solve the cold case of Emerson’s abduction, believing the same person might be responsible. The only issue? The hot sheriff Colt—Emerson’s older, overprotective brother—wants nothing to do with an outsider digging up painful memories for views. But as danger closes in and threats turn to violence, Colt might not have a choice but to let her help.

The mystery kept me on the edge of my seat. The author did a fantastic job making sure readers trusted no one—I found myself side-eyeing everyone. That was so well done! However, I have to admit the ending left me a little disappointed. It felt like the whole mystery could’ve been solved much earlier if someone had just looked at a certain thing and made the obvious connection.

Still, this was such a compelling read. I loved the atmosphere, the tension, and the chemistry between the leads. If you're a fan of romantic suspense with a strong mystery element, this one is definitely worth checking out.

I absolutely love this this one especially the audiobook. The mystery element of Ridley hosting a crime podcast to find the bad people has this one case close to personal. She wants to find her missing twin sister and the small town of Sheriff Colter Brooks may have a common denominator for a case that went cold over 10 years ago. I loved the meet cute Ridley and Colter had and loved watching their romance developed. All the missing pieces leading to the reveal I didn't guess at all. This was a great pace read. I highly recommend it.

Narrators Andi Arndt; Sebastian York are a great fit for this series. Andi for sure put the emotional impact to her performance.

I received this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this unbiased review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘦. 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵. 𝘮𝘺 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥. 𝘮𝘺 𝘨𝘰𝘥𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘭…✨

🔍true crime podcaster x sheriff
🏞️small town
🔍enemies to fwb to lovers
🏞️three-legged sassy cat
🔍suspense
🏞️grumpy x sunshine

all the missing pieces is my no.1 book by @catherinecowlesauthor 😍

this book was quite emotional so please read tw because it deals with feelings of grief which were quite hard to read at times💗

ridley is a true crime podcaster with a tragic past, her twin sister went missing and she won’t rest until she knows what happened to her. it is ridleys mission in life to try and help victims and their loved ones get some closure by investigating unsolved cases, often involving missing people💗

colter brooks is a grumpy cop in a small town, with an equally tragic past. he’s not a fan when ridley comes storming into his small town bringing chaos in her wake, and what it might mean for the people he loves most💜

these two had a rocky start but the tension was tensioning from the start🤭 there was so much passion and fire between these two, they were inevitable. they just needed to let the other in and realise that they shared the same goal, and what they could accomplish when they worked together👀

overall this book was a classic catherine cowles small town, suspense that had me questioning EVERYONE. i swear, i have trust issues because of this woman!!! as usual, i did not guess the unsub correctly 😂 but would it really be a catherine cowles book if i could?🤭

thank you @catherinecowlesauthor for an ARC & ALC of this book, the narrators did a fantastic job bringing colt & ridley to life 🫶

Ohh I had such high hopes for this one but I think it really fell flat :( I found that I wasn’t gripped by this book, or excited to pick it back up at any point, it wasn’t bad by any means just not high stakes or exciting enough for me to be hooked on it!

This follows Ridley, a true crime podcaster who visits Shady Cove to try and solve a string of abductions and murders over the last decade, as she believes it’s the same person who took her twin sister. It’s a small town, everyone knows everyone’s business and people don’t take to kindly to her at first, especially not the sheriff Colt, who happens to be the victims older brother.

It has really good tropes-
Grumpy x sunshine
Small town
Romantic suspense
Dislike to love

However I just did not feel connected to Colt or Ridley at all throughout this and I didn’t believe in there initial connection either. I did like Ridley’s character she was so fiery, and I liked that about her, but I didn’t think the balance of romance and plot worked well

I thought the twist felt SO flat, I thought it was going to be something twisty and clever but it just revealed someone who you may not have seen coming and that to me felt average 🤷🏽‍♀️ I didn’t find the investigating or anything exciting or page turning it was a bit slow I think for me!

All the Missing Pieces is the first book in the Shady Cove series by Catherine Cowles. This is the first book I’ve read by the author, and I really enjoyed it!

As much as I enjoy mysteries, I’ve never gotten into the true crime podcast space, but I was very curious when I saw this book! This actually made me want to find a new podcast to listen to!

I thought this book was fascinating! I read it in a day because I had to know how things would work out! As this book unfolded, I found myself more engrossed and on the edge of my seat.

This was more NSFW than I expected, but not in a bad way! It was definitely part of the character development! I really liked the characters and hope we’ll get to know them more!

I loved the narration by Andi Arndt & Sebastian York!

I look forward to what will come next in the Shady Cove series. This book seemed to be tied up nicely with a bow, so I’m very curious to see where the author will take us next!

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

All the Missing Pieces (Shady Cove #1) by Catherine Cowles
Narrated by Andi Arndt & Sebastian York
Publisher: Dreamscape Media
Genre: General Fiction (Adult)
Published: January 7, 2025

Catherine, imo is the queen of romantic suspense and with the added element of a true crime podcaster with a deep drive from a life experience made this a very bingable book!
I loved the MC’s so much! The tension was amazing and when it turned to “enemies with benefits”. I adored the unfolding story of a similar pain and finding healing together.
As always you also fall in love with all the side characters and pets.

I loved this book so much. I am so thankful that I got to read this book. I loved the themes, and I thought that a normal person solving an incredible missing persons case was incredible. I really loved our relationship between our grumpy sheriff and our happy true crime podcaster. Catherine Cowles always writes amazing love interests and has great twists and plot points! She is INCREDIBLE!

New Favorite Catherine Book! I'm a fan of true crime documentaries and podcasts, so this book spoke to me on that level as well as an emotional one... Because boy does Catherine put us through it in this one. I knew what was going to happen the moment we started the prologue. Catherine put my heart in a vice grip and didn't let it go until the end of the story.

This is an Enemies to Lovers, small town suspense. Our FMC runs a true crime podcast and helps solve cases along the way. An opportunity presents itself to Ridley, which brings her to shady cove, as well as our Grumpy Sherrif Colt. Ridleys case brings these unlikely two together, can she help Colt solve his sisters attack? can these two learn to work together?

I loved, seeing Colt start to warm up to Ridley, even though Shes been through trauma and loss, Shes still more of the sunshine when it comes to her and Colt. seeing these two become closer and the relationship grow, I completely loved!

Also in true Catherine fashion, I was wrong with my guess' for who the bad guy was.