The River Runs North Series

Book One

Love in the Fall

It's their favorite time of year and it should be a joyous time of rediscovery for Kyle and Isabelle Anderson. They have never been further apart. Their children have left the nest for college, the quarrels keep intensifying. No amount of counseling has helped, the cause of their strife still untold. Isabelle has never felt like she was enough. For nearly half of her life she was told she was too much. Too much for anyone to handle. her contributions at work and home often overlooked... even by herself. Kyle may have been her "better half" for twenty good years with an outgoing personality and steadfast heart; he now grows more distant by the day. Always her confidant and most trusted, only advisor he has failed her just when she needs him the most. her calls and texts go unanswered leaving her lost and alone with herself. He loved her once, does he still? Can their marriage survive one more October day or has their last season of love ended?

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The River Runs North Series

Book Two

Winter's Dark Embrace

Their marriage, barely reconciled, Isabelle and Kyle’s new way of life in the mountains of Maine is tested. As winter bears down early in the season their connection, loyalty and devotion are tested. Family events pull at their heartstrings, manipulating more than just their circumstances.

Kyle is still fighting for the life they are trying to build, but he can’t stay optimistic indefinitely. He takes his place as the head of the household but his self-perceived role as the family hero is in jeopardy.

Isabelle fears he is changing and it’s not for the better. She is at her breaking point torn between two worlds. Spending more time alone than she has is over 20 years. Struggling to complete her self-healing journey in the midst of chaos.

What kind of life can flourish in the darkness of Shadow Mountain? Will the darkest months of the year engulf the Andersons, or will their new town come to save them with the warmth of a family fire?

The words don’t always fit, but love does.

Winter's Dark Embrace

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