A review by karina_dreamsinwords
Delicate Escape by Catherine Cowles

fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐞: romantic suspense
𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐜 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐑𝐞 π―π’π›πžπ¬: those eyes by new west
𝐦𝐲 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐒𝐧𝐠: πŸ’/πŸ“β­οΈ

Delicate Escape is book 𝟐 in the π’π©πšπ«π«π¨π° π…πšπ₯π₯𝐬 series following Shepherd & Thea, an unlikely pair at first glance, but fit together effortlessly.

Thea is the elusive new girl in town that keeps to herself at the risk of her past catching up to her. Shep is the golden boy with a successful construction business & is always willing to help those in need. When Thea has a water leak in her home, Shep offers to fix the problem and just might be the one to allow her to open up & heal in the process.

β€œπ’†π’—π’†π’“π’šπ’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒂𝒃𝒐𝒖𝒕 π’šπ’π’– π’”π’„π’“π’†π’‚π’Žπ’” 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 π’šπ’π’–β€™π’—π’† 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 π’‡π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’•π’Šπ’π’ˆ 𝒂𝒍𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒐𝒐 π’…π’‚π’Žπ’ π’π’π’π’ˆ. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅 π’”π’π’Žπ’†π’π’π’† 𝒕𝒐 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 π’„π’‚π’“π’“π’š 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π’˜π’†π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’• 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂 π’π’Šπ’•π’•π’π’† π’˜π’‰π’Šπ’π’†. 𝑰 π’Žπ’Šπ’ˆπ’‰π’• 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒐 π’‡π’Šπ’™ π’†π’—π’†π’“π’šπ’•π’‰π’Šπ’π’ˆ, 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝑰 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 π’„π’‚π’“π’“π’š 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒂𝒅.”

That quote perfectly encapsulates the pure soul that Shep is. He is so gentle and patient with Thea, understanding that she has past traumas, yet refuses to let her go through the dark alone. He is truly an acts of service King😍

Thea is guarded, for good reason. In book one we see her character as a bit standoffish, but we learn about her past from the Prologue in this book and I was hooked right away. Thea is such a strong and independent woman, but seeing her slowly let her guard down with Shep was such a beautiful sight to see. Their slow to start of a friendship flourishing into something more was easy and made so much sense. I adored their relationship & the chemistry was sizzlin’ good!

I said it last time and I’ll say it again, Catherine’s romantic suspense plot lines are 𝗧𝗒𝗣 π—§π—œπ—˜π—₯. She keeps you guessing and still surprises you in the end. You’re going to 𝐄𝐀𝐓 her books uppp!!

πŸ› οΈgolden retriever x black cat
πŸ› οΈ forced proximity
πŸ› οΈhe falls first & harder
πŸ› οΈ touch her & πŸ’€
πŸ› οΈsmall town

**I was kindly gifted the arc by Catherine and her team. All thoughts are my ownβ™‘