Falling Embers bk 2
By Catherine Cowles
[Tattered & Torn Series]
Date of book published: 12th April 2022
Author: Catherine Cowles
Format: E-book
My Rating: 8/10
I've loved Calder Cruz from the moment he taught me how to fly. Racing down a mountain and giving me the release I so desperately needed. My understanding. My safe space.
Hadley has fought for a life of her own ever since her sister's kidnapping. When she was drowning in expectations and family pressures, Calder was always the one who understood her.
Until one night changed it all. From best friends to strangers in a single breath.
She's like a fire that lives inside me. Even when I thought it was all burned out, there were still embers that lived in my bones.
Calder knows what it's like to almost lose the people he loves most. He'll never make that kind of mistake again. Working at the fire station and taking care of his daughters are the only things he needs.
All it takes is a single moment to make him realize how wrong he is. A split second of coming close to losing the woman he has always loved.
But as long-buried embers light anew, there are those who lurk in the shadows. And they'll do whatever it takes to extinguish that flame for good…
Falling Embers bk 2 [Tattered & Torn Series]
These books are a small town Romantic Suspense books and they follow different couples in each book but you will see all the characters through the books too.. It follows the Easton family and a sweet small town theme
This book follows Calder and Hadley.. You will find Friends to lovers, Brothers best friend, Single dad, Small town, Mystery, You see some of the pain that Hadley has been holding onto because of her Mum, You get to see some of Calder's past and how he finds his way back to finding love with the one person he has cared about for years and some family drama.. I really liked that there was a prologue at the start of the book so you could read about what happened in the past..
The heroine Hadley wants to have a life of her own and do what makes her happy but her mum always try's to get in the way all the time and hadley had no one on her side.. Everytime she needed to feel something that would take her mind of her family she went to do stunts with her friends which made her happy.. You can see how much hurt she is trying to keep for everyone and the only one that can see her pain is Calder which when he finds out she is still doing stunts he is mad at the start because he does not want to lose her but then once he sees all the pain in her eyes then he can see that she needs this so he sticks by her side and even stands up for her when her mum starts on her again and again which i think is so sweet
Hadley is an EMT at the firestation, She has a sad past and has been hurt a lot though her life by her Mum, She is sweet, strong, kind, caring, Brave and knows what she wants, She is close to her family as best as she can apart from her Mum, she is closer to her big brother Beckett because they understand each other more, She has a couple of close friends called Toby & Jinx, She has loved her brothers best friend for years and always been in his life as friends but she always wanted more, She loves reading and babysitting Calder's kids Bridie and Sage, She falls for Calder all over again
I feel sorry for Hadley because she has been trying to have her own life and doing what she loved even if her mum was not happy about it which made me sad for her because you could see how much pain she was in and her mum did not care she just thought she knew everything.. I was glad when you get halfway through she has Calder on her side and once her mum goes over the stop then the whole family is on Hadley's side which i though it was really sweet and about time because i think she would of broke if she did not have Calder and the family on her side.. I really liked when the family told their mum to ger help because you could see how much the family cared about Hadley..
The Hero Calder is a firefighter and he was always hanging out with Hadley because he really cared about her but things happened and he pulled way because he did not want to get hurt but he also did not want to hurt hadley.. He can see now after all these years that pulling away for hadley was wrong and he can tell that he hurt her by pulling way.. Even when he hurt hadley she still stayed in his life and was always there for his kids no matter what, So he made it his mission to make things up to her and find a way to tell her how he fells.. It's nice to see that onces they work things out Hadley sticks by him because he has a sad past too that he is still working through as well
Calder is a Firefigher, He is sassy, kind, caring, always there for anyone that needs help, He does not talk much to his family, The easton family are more to him than his own family, He has two amazing daughters called Bridie and Sage which he loves so much and when something happened in his past he closed himself off from people so he would not get hurt, He has always loved Hadley but did not want to show it but now years later he can see her in pain and that helps him to make things up to her and always have a her back when she needs help, He falls for Hadley all over again
This book is packed full of:
⦁ Awesome characters
⦁ Firefighter/EMT Romance
⦁ Friends to Lovers Trope
⦁ Single Dad Trope
⦁ Brothers Best Friend Trope
⦁ Forced Proximity
⦁ Workplace Romance
⦁ Second Chance [sort off]
⦁ Romantic Suspense
⦁ Strong Family Relationships
⦁ Possessive hero/Touch her and you die trope
⦁ Content: A lot of talk about the past, Hadley getting hurt from a car and an ex-friend, A lot of words hurting Hadley by her mum, Dark themes, Overcoming their past, Caretaking, Slow Burn Romance, Calder's Ex making Drama and family drama
⦁ Some Steam
⦁ Dark themes
⦁ Hadley doing stunts that make her happy
⦁ Fast read
⦁ Action packed
⦁ Mystery
⦁ Small town
⦁ Each book follows a different couple but you will see all the characters through each book too
I really liked Hadley's character and story because you could see all the pain she is keeping from everyone so it's nice to see when Calder stands on her side and helps her with all the pain and also stands up to her mum which then makes all her family stand up to their mum because they are wanting to help hadley and be on her side for a change which i thought was so sweet.. I really liked seeing all the characters from the 1st book in this story as well.. I really liked that Hayes dog was in this book because he was so sweet and cute.. I really liked that Shiloh was on Hadley's side too and you also got to see more of her character in this book which was awesome..
Fav characters are:
⦁ Calder [Firefighter, Hayes best friend]
⦁ Hadley [EMT, Hayes sister]
⦁ Birdie [Calder's Daughter]
⦁ Sage [Calder's Daughter]
⦁ Hayes [Sheriff, Engaged to Everly, Brother to Hadley]
⦁ Everly [Works at the vet and building a Sanctuary for Animals, Engaged to Hayes]
⦁ Koda [Hayes dog]
⦁ Addie [Everly's cousin]
⦁ Shiloh [Sister to Hadley]
⦁ Beckett [Doctor, Brother to Hadley]
⦁ Toby [Friends with Hadley]
⦁ Jinx [Friends with Hadley]
⦁ Mr Easton [Gabe are awesome]
Wow this book was amazing and i loved the relationship between Hadley and Calder because they are so cute together and made for each other.. I am glad that everything worked out and they got a happy ending.. [The author done amazing job writing this book and i can't wait to read the rest of the books in this series]
characters I did not like are:
⦁ Jackie [Calder's Ex]
⦁ Calla [Hadley's Ex-friend]
⦁ Evan [New guy in town]
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