The addictive writing of Catherine Cowles had me losing sleep as I devoured this book in one sitting. All The Missing Pieces weaves together mystery, suspense, romance, and some great small-town characters that had me in awe at the end. Catherine is known for her surprise twists & this one is no exception.

Qᴜɪᴄᴋ ᴏᴠᴇʀᴠɪᴇᴡ: ʀɪᴅʟᴇʏ ꜱᴀᴡʏᴇʀ ʟᴏꜱᴛ ʜᴇʀ ᴛᴡɪɴ ꜱɪꜱᴛᴇʀ ʙᴜᴛ ᴄʜᴀɴɴᴇʟꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʟᴏꜱꜱ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʜᴇʟᴘɪɴɢ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀꜱ ꜰɪɴᴅ ᴍɪꜱꜱɪɴɢ ʟᴏᴠᴇᴅ ᴏɴᴇꜱ ᴠɪᴀ ʜᴇʀ ᴛʀᴜᴇ ᴄʀɪᴍᴇ ᴘᴏᴅᴄᴀꜱᴛ. ꜱʜᴇ ᴛʀᴀᴠᴇʟꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴡɴ ᴏꜰ ꜱʜᴀᴅʏ ᴄᴏᴠᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴜɴʀᴀᴠᴇʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴡɴ'ꜱ ꜰᴀᴍᴏᴜꜱ ᴄᴏʟᴅ ᴄᴀꜱᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ'ꜱ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ꜱʜᴇ'ʟʟ ᴀᴅᴍɪᴛ. ʙᴜᴛ ꜱʜᴇʀɪꜰꜰ ᴄᴏʟᴛ ʙʀᴏᴏᴋꜱ ɪꜱɴ'ᴛ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ɪᴛ - ᴀʟʟ ʜᴇ ꜱᴇᴇꜱ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ɪꜱ ᴄʜᴀᴏꜱ. ʜᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴇᴄᴛ ʜɪꜱ ꜱᴍᴀʟʟ ᴛᴏᴡɴ ʙᴜᴛ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʀɪᴅʟᴇʏ'ꜱ ɪɴQᴜɪʀɪᴇꜱ ꜱᴛᴀʀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴜɴᴠᴇɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʀᴜᴛʜ, ᴄᴏʟᴛ ᴄᴀɴ'ᴛ ꜱᴛᴇᴘ ᴀᴡᴀʏ - ᴇꜱᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟʟʏ ᴡʜᴇɴ ʀɪᴅʟᴇʏ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍᴇꜱ ɪɴ ᴅᴀɴɢᴇʀ...

Ridley is a fierce & determined FMC. She's compassionate & turns tragedy into motivation. She finds the light in the dark - something she teaches Colt. I LOVED her story & her witty banter. Ridley never backs down - even when her life is on the line.

Colt is a grumpy but protective MMC who has shut down parts of himself that Ridley pries back open. His quick-to-judge demeanor at the beginning gives way to some enemies-to-lovers banter that I just ate up. This is a slow burn as it takes time for Ridley & Colt to trust each other but when they do, they go all in. The spice hits perfectly & doesn't diminish the focus of the case.

The mystery of the serial killer had me guessing at every turn. The suspense is addictive & reeled me in. The delicate ripple effect that this case has on not only the immediate people involved but the entire small town of Shady Cove had me invested in all the supporting cast of characters. I especially love Emerson & Trey.

Everything about this book is perfection. I am obsessed with Catherine's writing & this is just another example of why.

🏡 Small Town
❣️ Romantic Suspense
☀️ Grumpy x Sunshine
🎙️ True Crime Podcaster x Town Sheriff
❤️‍🔥 Enemies to Lovers
🔥 Slow Burn
🫶 Found Family
🛏️ Forced Proximity
✌🏻 Dual POV

All the Missing Pieces is my absolute favorite Catherine Cowles book to date! The romance, suspense, grumpy x sunshine-- it all was done to perfection! I was hooked from the first sentence and couldn't put it down. I wish I could give it more than 5 stars. I'll never stop thinking about this book. Top 5 read of the year!

Recap: Ridley is a crime podcaster. She chases down unsolved cases of missing women. It's personal to her since her twin sister went missing and was never found. Ridley is investigating a case in a small town called Shady Cove. One of the surviors who escaped a string of missing women she's connected over the years. Colt is the town's sheriff and is grumpy and gorgeous. He's been researching the case of the individual who kidnapped his sister for years but hasn't been able to make any breakthoughs.

To find the person responsible for the devastation caused by the kidnapping and disappearances of their sisters they have to work together. And they find they have more in common than they thought. They help each other forgive themselves and let go of the guilt they've held on to.

It's been a while since I've read a Catherine Cowles novel and I'm glad that All the Missing Pieces was the novel I decided to try; it had an interesting premise and romance and it sounded like just the thing to cure my book slump; it was (and I'm happy to say it's launched a week of good reading).

As you can see from the synopsis, this novel features a small town sheriff (Colt), a true crime podcaster (Ridley), and a cold case. Sounds good, right? Well, as you get deeper into the narrative, all of those things thread together in the most readable way.

The novel starts off with an absolute tragedy for Ridley, which is the thing that launched her current career, and has her searching for clues for a cold case in the small town that Colt oversees as sheriff. As Ridley begins to uncover new details of the cold case, Colt finds it impossible to control her and ends up housing her in his home to keep her safe. These two instantly seem to rub each other the wrong way, which bodes well for all of us romance lovers, because even though they aren't enemies, they annoy each other and it's fun to read that, knowing that all of that annoyance is really just hiding attraction and curiosity.

As Ridley gets closer to solving the case, things get more dangerous, Colt gets more protective, and their romance blossoms. Throw in some small town tropes and that mystery of whodunit, and you have yourself a read easy to escape into. Now, of course, I'm eager to read the next novel in this series because I know it'll be a fun read.

This book was not for me. The dialogue, the characters, and the plot felt unrealistic (beyond allowable suspension of disbelief for fiction writing) in a way that really took me out of the experience.

Catherine Cowles does it again. I couldn't put this book down. It was the perfect amount of chemistry and suspense. The enemies to lovers aspect was written so well. I loved the connection between Ridley and Colt. You could feel the tension between them through the whole book. I loved how much they were able to bond over their trauma. This book was a truly wonderful experience.

Thank you to Catherine Cowles and Sourcebooks Casablanca for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

All The Missing Pieces
By Catherine Cowles

This was a wonderful read. I had forgotten how much I enjoy mysteries. I haven’t read one in years. But this one was sooooo good it had me hooked on the first page. Such a page turner. Great love story too. The subject matter was delicate and upsetting and could have been traumatic. It wasn’t because of the way in which the author presented and handled it.
I think this author did a remarkable job. Bravo, Catherine Cowles.
I was provided with a free copy provided by NetGalley

woooowweeeeeee - catherine!!!! this is SO GOOD. a time crime podcaster, a broody sheriff, a story that left me guessing until the very end. i seriously haven’t stopped thinking about this since i read it & i can’t wait for everyone else to experience it too

I really wanted to like this book. I love the idea of a mystery romance combination but this one fell short.
The main character, Ridley, is a murder podcast host who travels around the country to report on cold cases that are similar to one she has a personal connection to. The male main character is the town sheriff, Colt. He is not pleased by her arrival but they make a quick turn from enemies to lovers. There is good suspense building in the case Ridley is trying to crack but I became so focused on the trite dialogue that I couldn’t enjoy the book. If you’re looking for a fast paced romance and are ok with some cheesiness this is the book for you.

If you're into true crime podcasts about serial killers, this a romance you need to read. I mean, serial killers and love go together, right?!?!?!

ALL THE MISSING PIECES follows true crime podcaster Ridley as she goes into a small town searching for answers about her missing sister's case and how it might be connected to a kidnapping from 10 years ago. The only roadblock to Ridley finding the key to the case? Town Sherif Colter who seems keen on running Ridley out of town, along with the mystery suspect. But as things heat up and coincidences don't seem like coincidences anymore, Colter and Ridley team up to hopefully solve the case.

I really enjoyed this one! It definitely had a different feel from Cowles' other books, but i really enjoyed the shakeup. Colter and Ridley have a great enemies to lovers vibe going on from the beginning and I loved how all the townspeople were rooting for them before the pair even noticed their chemistry. I love true crime podcasts and this book reminded me why. There are so many pieces to the puzzle and sometimes you have to look at all the information through a different lens to figure out what you've been missing all along. The one thing that impressed me the most about this book is that I did not guess the suspect and it totally took me by surprise when it was revealed who it was.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️

Catherine Cowles does it again! All the Missing Pieces is the perfect combination of romance and suspense. I was only a few pages into the prologue when my heart was already in my throat and I badly needed the answers to what had been taking place.

Ridley's twin sister Avery went missing 5 years ago and to numb the pain and support herself, Ridley has become a successful true crime podcaster that solves cases for other families suffering from the pain of losing loved ones without getting answers.

Ridley is a hard-headed heroine and I loved her character so much. She kind of wears her heart on her sleeve but at the same time she's not, it's hard to explain it but you'll understand once you read the book. She's strong and independent, a justice seeker that refuses to give up. Even if she is hurt in the process, she will keep going to assure that no one else gets hurt. She was so selfless and loving, and I felt so strongly for her, needing her to find the answers she was looking for.

Colt, our grumpy sheriff, is naturally hesitant to Ridley when she first arrives to town but it doesn't take long before his closed up heart is opening up for her. Ridley and Colt are total opposites in many ways but their chemistry and banter is PERECTION, and dare I say that they are two puzzle pieces that fit so perfectly together, and they heal each other in ways no one else could ever do <3

Cowles also builds up the small town and the side characters perfectly and I could imagine exactly what it looked like and what each character contributed to its town. Perhaps, we will get a second book with some of these side characters? Here's to hoping.

I was absolutely blown away by this book and I can't wait for its release on January 7, 2025, so everyone else gets to experience the masterpiece that this book is. Thank you so much Catherine Cowles and Sourcebooks Casablanca for the eARC before its release 🥰

This is for you if you love this:

🧩 Grumpy x Sunshine
🧩 Small Town
🧩 Romantic suspense
🧩 True Crime Podcaster x Sheriff
🧩 Three-legged cat

WOW.

Catherine has outdone herself with All the Missing Pieces. I call myself a BIG romance reader and will occasionally read a thriller/suspense. This book literally had the perfect balance of the romance I love (hello hate to love) with a good thriller/suspense component. The true crime podcast made this story that much more fun. I also freaking loved Tater, and her 'tooth hugs'

I had multiple thoughts the entire book about who could be the bad guy and even down to the last few pages before it was revealed I was thinking it was someone else. I was SHOOK.

Ridley and Colt were perfect for each other MCs. What a beautiful love story.

Also, Catherine, can we get an Emerson story? Please???

I REALLY loved this story! Ridley was such a lovable character and Colter wasn't at first but he grew on me. I loved their romance and I loved that they got to catch the bad guy together.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this arc in exchange for an honest review!

I've loved Catherine Cowles' books for a while now, so I was so excited to read her first traditionally published one. It did not disappoint! I love the way she seamlessly blends romance, mystery and suspense. I hope this is the start of a new series for her because I can't wait to read more.

Catherine Cowles has become one of my favorite authors over this last year. It's not surprising that this was a five star read for me.

Ridley is a podcaster who travels from town to town trying to solve or bring might to murders. After her sister disappeared four years ago, this true crime podcast has become her passion. She finds herself in a small town investigating an attempted abduction that occured 10 years ago. She knows that the welcome mat won't be rolled out, but she doesn't expect the sheriff, Colten Brooks, to be such a grumpy human.

They need each other's help .. but can they trust each other?

I loved Ridley and Colton. They had great banter and personalities. Part of the reason I love Catherine Cowles so much is her mystery component. I had NO idea who the bad guy was. I was completely surprised. I can't wait to read the next book in this series !

Will post review on Instagram soon. Posting on Goodreads now.

Loved this book! It was a great mix of suspense and romance. Ridley was a gutsy, determine character determined to connect multiple missing people cases to a serial killer while also getting rest for her twin sister. Colt was a fiercely loyal character determined to protect his sister from the world as she never recovered from being assaulted and left for dead. Ridley and Colts world collide and slowly they work together and fall in love along the way.

In All The Missing Pieces, CC takes us on a thrilling adventure with Ridley Sawyer as she sets out to not only heal what others have broken but to ultimately find the person responsible for her sister's disappearance. What she ends up finding is Colt-- a grumpy sheriff of the town that it all began.

Catherine never ceases to amaze me with the web she weaves in her novels. I was absolutely floored over this one. Her ability to give you the right amount of spice to suspense is incredible.

While the enemies was strong with this one, it didn't take long for Colt to feel this protection over Ridley. The burn was slow but boy did it deliver. And in true CC fashion, I was on my edge of my seat THE ENTIRE TIME. Anticipating what was going to happen next and looking for any clue I could find as to who the k!ll3r could be.

SPOILER ALERT... I didn't guess correctly. In fact, I was absolutely SHOCKED.

As always, the stars. Infinite. Never ending. Just like my love for this author. 🤭

The queen of romantic suspense.
Holy heck she hit this one out of the park.
I’ve read everything Catherine Cowles and this has to be my current favorite.
I’ve already pre ordered it. It is that good.

5⭐️ 2🌶️

- true crime podcaster x town Sheriff
- Small town
- Grumpy x sunshine
- Serial ☠️
- Forced proximity
- Enemies with benefits
- Nicknames for each other

Ridley is a true crime podcaster who decides to head out to Shady Grove for her next bit of cold case research. At least, that’s her plan until she immediately has a run in with Colt, the grumpy town sheriff, and they do not get off to a good start.

He soon realizes that Ridley is here specifically to investigate his sister’s disappearance from 10 years ago that he still hasn’t been able to solve which he goes into protective-brother mode and shuts Ridley out even more. Or, at least he tries to…until Ridley gets into some trouble at her camp site leaving her van uninhabitable for the foreseeable future.

“I don’t have a home.” “You’ve got one for now, Chaos.”

“You didn’t have to jump after me.” “Always going to jump after you.”

I am a sucker for anything by Catherine Cowles, but All the Missing Pieces has blown me out of the water. Catherine has such a natural storytelling ability, to write a beautiful romance combines with a suspense filled mystery. The way that she can capture a reader from the beginning, leaving them wondering to the end whodunnit is incredible.
From the very beginning there was a strong connection between Ridley and Colt that was captured and had me as the reader wanting more. Their banter has to be some of my favorite I have ever read. The crazy tension and buildup had me lost in the pages, never wanting to put it down.
Even when the enemies do become lovers, I still couldn’t stop, just wanting to see who the true villain was. After reading every one of Catherine’s books, I am always prepared to expect the unexpected. Once again, I was stumped and left shocked to the end. She has made me a bit of a true crime and mystery fan throughout the years.
I have always loved the way Catherine has written emotionally intense situations. She recognizes the way that people process these moments differently, how familial reactions play a role, and the long term effects. All the Missing Pieces shined so much light into that, from Ridley wanting to live for her and her sister, to Colt being protective and cautious in the wake of tragedy.
This book is on my Top Reads of 2024 list! I absolutely loved reading this story, and could not put it down. Once I became invested, there was no stopping me from pulling an all nighter to find out what happened next.
Thank you especially to Catherine, Sourcebooks Casablanca, and NetGalley for the ARC! I am ever so grateful!

All the Missing Pieces releases January 7! Preorder today from your local favorite bookstore!

All the Missing Pieces is a fantastic read. I loved this one so much. I could not put this down. You are sucked in from the very start when it comes to Ridley. She is a podcaster set out to find the answers to the missing. You feel for her as the search is close to her heart and leads her to more victims then she thought. Colt is sheriff of his town and so protective of his sister with reason. I love the slow build between Ridley and Colt as they piece together what happened to their sisters and who was behind the missing and murdered. This will pull you in and not let go until the end. Colt is amazing as he lets his protective walls he has for his sister fall. Ridley is so strong and you feel her fall for the town she searches for answers in. You need to meet them today and figure out the who and why. I cannot wait for more to come in the Shady Cove series. Go one click this today.