Somewhere in the Arkansas Delta, Sloane Williams's world is shattered when her fiancé dies in a tragic accident, leaving her to navigate grief, single motherhood, and a future she never imagined.
Across the waters of the Mississippi, Alex Hart loses the last piece of his family with the sudden death of his twin brother. Burdened by the weight of carrying on his family's legacy alone, he struggles to find his footing in a life forever altered by loss.
When the fate of the Hart family assets forces Alex and Sloane into each other's lives, their two broken worlds collide. What begins as mistrust and skepticism slowly shifts into something neither of them saw coming --- a fragile friendship that soon deepens into a forbidden attraction.
As romantic tension builds and family dynamics unravel, long-buried truths begin to surface --- a truth that threatens to destroy it all.
Set against the rich backdrop of the rural South, Across the River is a moving story of grief, family secrets, small-town whispers, and the unexpected ways healing finds us when we need it most