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Beautiful Exile

The emotional and gripping small-town brother's best friend romance from the bestselling author of Fragile Sanctuary

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Beautiful Exile

By: Catherine Cowles
Narrated by: Sebastian Yorke, Samantha Brentmoor
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A swoony small-town romance that will set your heart racing.

I've been running from the past for most of my life, hiding in a small town and hoping no one discovers who I truly am. Which was working just fine until my brother moved his best friend onto our property.

Now, I'm stuck trying to avoid the brooding billionaire's probing questions and piercing stares. And it doesn't help that I almost killed him the first time we met. Oops.

But I can’t ignore him forever. And when all my lies come crashing down, it's Linc who steps in to shield me.

Only, it's not just my safety at risk—it's my heart. Because when Linc touches me, I lose all sense.

We might be building a life together. But Linc and I both have secrets and it’s only a matter of time until the forces from our pasts come back to tear everything apart. Forever.

© Catherine Cowles 2025 (P) Penguin Audio 2025

 Contemporary Genre Fiction Romantic Suspense Small Town & Rural Women's Fiction Small Town Heartfelt
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Linc and Arden’s story is by far in my top 5 Catherine Cowles fav books. The emotions felt during each step, from learning about Arden’s past to seeing her and Linc grow and for this bond together. What a wonderfully done storyline. The twist at the end had me gasping and I am looking forward to the next book in the series, so we can catch glimpses of these wonderful characters again.

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what an incredible read, I have really enjoyed listening to this series. looking forward to what's next.

fantastic

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2nd book i have tried from author, in this series, wont be doing another. I found bit boring and formulaic, followed similar “suspense” as previous one i listened to, a little too illogical in terms of plot and quick progression to relationship, and too much flowery language from male lead. Narrator are good, but cant save story and dialogue.

Would have benefited from more realism and logic

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