Across the Vanishing Sky by Catherine Cowles (Paperback)

Braedyn Winslow never planned to return to Starlight Grove, the town that changed her life forever. Years earlier, her best friend disappeared without a trace, leaving behind unanswered questions and memories Brae has tried to leave behind. Now, with a young son to raise and the past refusing to stay buried, she returns determined to uncover the truth about what really happened.

Back in town, she finds herself living beside Dex Archer, a quiet and brooding man surrounded by rumours tied to his family’s violent history. Known as a reclusive mountain man, Dex keeps his distance from others and from the life he once tried to escape. Yet beneath the hardened exterior, Brae begins to see someone fiercely loyal and capable of far more than the town’s whispers suggest.

As Brae continues her search for answers, unsettling warnings begin to surface, making it clear that someone wants the past to remain hidden. The deeper she digs, the more dangerous her investigation becomes.

With tension growing and danger closing in, Dex is drawn into protecting Brae despite his determination to stay away from trouble. To keep her safe, he may have to return to the very darkness he spent years trying to leave behind.