She’s always been his safe place to land.Jensen has shared a special bond with Tuck for as long as she can remember, their friendship a language that never needed words. But as life threw her one curveball after another, that secret language turned to stony silence. He’s always been her protector.Tuck has looked out for Jensen since the day she was born. As his best friend’s little sister, he’s … friend’s little sister, he’s tried to keep her firmly in the friend category. But she’s always been more.
All it takes is one moment of weakness to send Tuck’s fiercely guarded walls crumbling to the ground. As a new fire burns between them, someone watches. Someone who doesn’t like the new life Jensen’s building for herself.
And they’ll stop at nothing to keep her in the dark.
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This is the third book in the Sutter Lakes series, and they just keep getting better! Catherine Cowles has an effortless writing style that makes it easy to devour her books in one sitting. Beautifully Broken Spirit is a friends to lovers slow burn romance that makes the reader root for both the H/h to wake up and realize that despite their past relationship histories, they can have a wonderful loving relationship together. There is also suspense involving some amazing wild horses that are clearly support animals for Jensen because the horses help her as much as she is helping the horses with their rehab. The characters are well drawn and seem like old friends. This book can be read as a standalone, but reading the earlier books would enhance your experience. Believe me, you will love them all!
Wow, Wow, Wow!!! Every time I think I find THE book by Ms. Cowles I’m wrong. Because each book I pick up just gets better and better. And I have to say in this case, I’ve been waiting for Tucker and Jensen’s book. There has just been something about these two from the very beginning that I fell in love with. And I have to say, I’ve had top book boyfriends before and Tucker, he’s right up there. He is everything and then some. But most of the time, the ones who think they are “damaged” turn out to be the ones that love the most and the deepest and honestly, have the heart of gold. Tuck is no different. This man, just he is EVERYTHING. I think I could go on about him for days and not get tired of it. And then Jensen… this girl has been through hell and back. And she has kept on trucking. Some days are not easy, but Tuck is always there to pick her up when needed. Jensen is one tough cookie and one I know I’d be good friends with if I could just figure out how to jump into this book and this series. Because I just really want to go to Sutter Lake. I’m in love with this town, these characters, and the words that Ms. Cowles writes. I don’t think I will ever get enough. And I can’t wait for the next read by her. Because I know it’s going to be everything and then some… Just like Austin and Carter, Walker and Taylor, Liam and Tessa, and of course my new favorite book best friend and boyfriend Tuck and Jensen. Seriously, I love these two. One click today for an amazing read!!
Catherine Cowles continues to amaze me with her Sutter Lake series. She knows how to give us the perfect combination of edge-of-your-seat suspense, sweet romance, and crackling sexual tension. Neither Tuck nor Jenson were looking for love. In fact, both had come to the conclusion that a romantic relationship would never be in their future. So when their attraction to one another becomes unbearable they decide to give in… while refusing to get the heart involved. However, that was a lot harder to achieve than either of them anticipated. I definitely recommend Beautifully Broken Spirit and all the Sutter Lake novels. I suggested reading the first two books first ro avoid spoilers, but it is not required.
This book. This series. My heart is happy.
If there is any couple you’d die to know in real life, Tuck and Jensen is it. Their hearts are both so pure, but so broken and you can just feel how deeply they care.
Jenson has had her share of hardships when it comes to raising her sweet boy and building a good life for him. She has endless support from her wonderful family, but her happy facade slips often and Tuck is the one to see through it all. The silent support he offers to Jenson, and the love he openly shares with Noah, makes Tuck one of those book boyfriends you’ll never let go of!
A lifetime of love between them, of all varieties, a bond so solid there just isn’t another option… Tuck and Jenson will make you feel good down to your soul.
In his perfect simplicity, Tuck says everything with “Love you, Wilder”.
It’s very difficult to put into words how much I love this book and enjoyed reading it.
Jensen and Tuck’s relationship is so incredible. The first few pages had me nearly crying but I was hooked on every single word, I could not get enough of their relationship. I love how again Catherine has taken what can been seen as a difficult topic (Jensen being a single mum and fighting for the horses) and make is so beautiful. It is very easy to relate to the characters and call in love with them. I love all the emotions that brings when reading their story.
I cannot wait to see what the next book from the amazing Catherine brings!
Tuck has known Jensen from the day she was born. As her brother’s best friend he was just always there looking out for her. They have a special bond. Tuck knows Jensen is questioning her life choices and withdrawing from her family and friends. Tuck wants to be more than friends with Jensen but he can’t take a chance that he turns out like his father. Will Tuck and Jensen find a way to be more than friends?
Catherine Cowles has done it again. Beautifully Broken Spirit is a beautiful story with just enough suspense to keep me on the edge of my seat. Catherine writes characters that are everyday people and are so relatable. BBS can be read as a standalone but the characters do carry through from the previous books in the series. I have loved this series from book one and can’t wait to see where the author takes us next.
I received this book in exchange for an honest review. Can’t say enough about Catherine Cowles and her Sutter Lake Series! She has a way to make you feel all the emotions and this book had them all. I loved Tuck and Jensens story and sweet Noah. Tuck is Jensens brothers best friend and Jensen is a single mom who owns the Tea Kettle and rescues wild Mustangs, that alone will pull on your heartstrings. Tuck and Jensen love just bloomed so naturally in this book you could tell right away they had chemistry and no one knew the other better than these two. Tuck doesn’t do relationships because of his childhood and Jensen isn’t looking for love after her last two relationships took a toll on her. It was so great seeing them come together even with all the issues that stood in there way.
This is a must read and if you haven’t already read her grabbed the other books in this series . You won’t be disappointed.
What a great story! I loved Tuck and Jensen together. They were perfect for each other. They were able to connect to each other in a way no one else could. Tuck was the perfect protector for Jensen and she was just what Tuck needed for peace in his life. Loved it!!!
Jensen Cole is burning the candle at both ends and working herself to the point of exhaustion trying to keep her business afloat and keep everything under control at home. In addition to her work life and home life she is also harboring some serious guilt and trying to outrun some demons. She finds herself constantly looking over her shoulder, and her fears keeping her awake at night. Her family and friends are starting to notice her sleep deprived eyes and offer their help, but she is determined to do everything on her own. That is until she gets to the point where she can no longer do it all, and her friend Tucker takes notice and swoops in to save her…and stirs up some serious sparks in the process.
Jensen doesn’t want to lean on another man, the last time she let one in, she unknowingly let a killer into her life, and he almost took everything from her. She knows Tucker would never hurt her, but convincing her heart of that fact is a little harder said then done.
Beautifully Broken Spirit is packed with riveting suspense, scorching intensity, smoldering passion, and heart-torturing emotion. This compelling story line grabbed my attention instantly, and had me scooting to the edge of my seat. Between the slow burn romance and the constant danger lurking this one had me on edge the whole way through… and dying in anticipation. This is by far one of the best reads I have stumbled onto in a while, the words were perfectly penned and soul penetrating, still feeling their impact the day after. I highly recommend you get your hands on this one… it is sure to leave you singing it’s praises!
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Ms. Cowles is a master of romance with a healthy dose of suspense thrown in. This third book in the Sutter Lake series is as engaging and enthralling as the previous books in this series. This is a standalone book, but reading the previous books in the series, help provide depth and background to the characters. The book is so descriptive that you can truly imagine yourself in this beautiful town and out on the farm with Jensen and her herd.
Tucker Harris has been in Jensen’s life since she was born. As her older brother’s best friend, he has always been around and protected her as if she were his sister. But as his feelings for Jensen grow, he tries to quash them, because she is his best friend’s sister, and that makes her off limits. But when circumstances force them together, sparks turn into fireworks and there is no holding back. As their past comes back to haunt them, both Jensen and Tuck worry that they are making the same mistakes as before and refuse to acknowledge what they feel inside.
Beautifully Broken Spirit is beautifully written, with characters that make you love them and want to see them overcome all obstacles, this story sucks you in from the very first page. LOVED IT!!
I’ve been wanting to read Jensen and Tuck’s story from the first book and Catherine didn’t disappoint.
Beautiful friends to lovers book. Slow building and lots of suspense. I was rooting for Jensen and Tuck so heart. I wanted, no..I needed them to have their HEA.
“It all came down to trust. A five-letter word that was so incredibly fragile. With others, but even more with yourself.”
Jensen Cole didn’t trust. Not herself and she didn’t trust herself in a relationship.
Not after past mistakes. She couldn’t forgive herself. And it was killing her.
Tucker Harris didn’t do relationships. But Jensen was always his more. But she’s his best friend’s little sister and he’s afraid to go there because he’s not good enough for her.
This book is so beautiful. So many emotions while reading. Catherine Cowles is a queen of small town romances. Her writing style is one of my favorites and you could feel the emotions coming from the pages.
“Tucker Harris, I’ve loved you since before I knew what the word even meant. “
If you love small town romance, protective alpha males and suspense, you have to read this series.
5 STARS!!
From the very beginning after reading Beautifully Broken Pieces I have wanted Jensen’s story, I always knew her story was going to be such an emotional roller coaster but it was better than I could have hoped!
Jensen has had a series of not great luck in the love department first was her college boyfriend Cody that left her pregnant and alone, being a single mom to their son Noah and the latest love interest tried to kill her brother Walker and his fiancé Taylor. Jensen feels somewhat responsible for what happened to her brother and his fiancé and is determined to live her simple life with Noah determined not to bring another man into their lives.
Tuck is happy with his series of hookups and never having a meaningful relationship with anyone. His father has never been a role model and Tuck is determined to never hurt anyone the way his Father has been hurting his mother for years.
Jensen and Tuck have always had such a special relationship and bond but it was never in a romantic way. They’ve always been a rock for one another to lean on, they can each see the scars and secrets they hold deep inside and maybe the biggest thing they share is their love for the wild horses.
Tuck and Jensen start to realize their always simple friendship may have some chemistry that is simmering below the surface. What happens if they start this though and it ruins their friendship? Tuck and Walker have been best friends forever and they both know how he would feel if Tuck and Jensen started seeing one another. Will these new feelings for one another save each other or be the reason for their downfall?
I truly can’t sing this books praise enough! It has everything you’re looking for in a romantic suspense novel, it kept me on the edge of my seat, it was full of heartwarming moments, steamy scenes and we got to catch up with some of our past favorite couples.
I do highly recommend starting at the very beginning with Beautifully Broken Pieces to get the most out of this amazing and unforgettable series by Catherine Cowles.
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This is the third book in The Sutter Lake Series by Catherine Cowles. It still amazes me that she is so new at writing and creates these wonderful, heart touching stories.
This is a Friends to Lovers story. With Jensen being a single mom to the adorable Noah and Tuck being best friends with Jensen’s brother. It was so sweet watching 2 Broken souls lean on each other, be there for each and that relationship continue to grow in a ‘want you and need you in my life always’ love.
You will get so much out of this book: love, laughter, heartbreak, suspense, and tears. You will feel like you are right in the middle of this story with Jensen and Tuck, family and friends.
As always, Catherine Cowles is a 1-Click author and will always deliver 5+ Stars.
All the stars for Jensen and Tuck! This friends to lovers romance was sweet, suspenseful and steamy all rolled into a beautiful package set in the mountains and a small town. I love series because you get to peak in on other couples which you definitely see in this story. Beautifully Broken Spirit also introduces new characters for hopefully future books. Jensen and Tucker were everything you could hope for in seeing these two secondary characters become main characters in their own love story. With both being nature lovers and horse lovers, there was a deeper bond between the two especially since they also grew up together. I highly recommend this book and is one of my top reads of 2019 thus far.
This story is amazing, full of action and heat and so much passion. The love that tuck and Jensen share is something dreams are made of, and Jensen’s passion for the things she loves shines through in everything she does. Catherine hit this one out of the park!
ALL. OF. THE. FEELS!!
I didn’t think it was possible but Catherine’s writing gets better with every book she writes. I love the world she has built around Sutter Lake along with the people who inhabit that world.
Tuck and Jensen’s story was beautiful and even more amazing than I could have even hoped for. Tuck’s relationship with Noah is everything, every kid deserves a man like that in their life. Pretty sure I experienced every emotion there is during this story, it is amazing to me when an author can make you genuinely feel something, positive or negative, for the characters in their books. I wanted to physically punch someone, I wanted to hug someone and tell them everything would be okay. By the time “The End” was written, my heart was as happy as the ending just from having read such an amazing story.
The next Sutter Lake book can’t get here fast enough, I need more time with these amazing characters.
I’ve been waiting for Jensen and Tucker to get their story, and I was not disappointed by it at all! They’ve been friends forever, but giving in and becoming “more” to each other may make or break everything Jensen and Tuck have ever known. It doesn’t help that someone is targeting Jensen’s peace/happy place, a vicious ex is back for trouble, and Tuck has always been certain that his genetic makeup doesn’t allow for long term anything with a woman. Their journey from friends to pretending that they’re only friends with some benefits to love and all that comes with it is a beautiful one. Painful at times, a little sad (oh, how I wanted to cry for both of them), a tad suspenseful and dangerous, and a lot entertaining and un-put-down-able, Jensen and Tuck fight through to the bitter end to prove that they’re both willing to stick together to find the HEA that they so richly deserve. Yet again, I was impressed by this author’s ability to hook me from the very first pages, and I can’t wait to see what comes next from her mind.
This is such a beautiful love story of two people who don’t think it’s in their cards to be in love and all the situations that throw them together and show how strong their love is. It will grip you and not let you go until you have felt all the emotions for everyone in this book.
They’ve knows each other since Jensen was born, have always been in each other’s lives and understood each other in a way that no one else ever has. The problem Tuck is Jensen’s brother’s best friend and both Tuck and Jensen has pasts that make them believe they are destined to not be in a relationship and will be alone.
Absolutely blown away!!! Tuck and Jensen…. I knew from the moment I read Beautifully Broken Pieces that I wanted Jensen and Tuck’s story, yet I can’t believe what I just read. The author has a serious way with words that just flow.
This beautiful story needs to be rated over 5 stars. One of the best books I have read in 2019 that is for sure. Character development is spot on. Plot just flows and it keeps you turning the page. The detail throughout the book is simply amazing. You feel as if you are on that boulder with Jensen and her mustangs! Beautifully Broken Spirit, just like the rest of the books from the Sutter Lake Series, has an element of suspense. Catherine Cowles seriously nails romantic suspense!!
I am not sure what else I can say, this is one that will be reread very soon!
“I have to warn you now. You can try and leave, but I’ll just follow. I’ve been chasing you since the day I could walk, and I don’t think that’s ever going to change”
When I read the first book in this series, I fell in love with Sutter Lake and every single character!
Once again, Catherine Cowles gives us an unforgettable story and with every new book she is making it hard for me to pick a favorite. She knows how to write romance and page after page she surprises us with her imagination and unpredictable storyline.
To say this book is emotional is an understatement. It’s touching and guarantees to make you cry and laugh chapter after chapter.
Tuck and Jensen have been an important part in this series since book one, they are absolutely amazing and their loyalty is one of the things I love the most.
And now, in Beautifully Broken Spirit the author delivers the perfect HEA for this couple.
The story is sweet, beautiful, full of love and steamy moments that make it imposible to put the book down. It has this power to take you to Sutter Lake and out of reality.
I can’t wait to read more about this family, this small town and their journeys.
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