Where the River Carries Us 5
(2026)(The fifth book in the Riverbend Retreat series)
A novel by Nina Beckett
They've uncovered Riverbend's past. Now the final secret Courtney's father left behind could threaten the future they've fought to build.
For the first time since arriving at Riverbend, Courtney Hines has begun to believe the worst may finally be behind them.
The retreat is alive again.
Guests fill the lodge. The River Queens have reclaimed their usual table. And beside Jadon Cleveland, Courtney has found something she never expected when she first came to settle an inheritance.
A home.
Then a letter arrives from Washington.
Courtney's father spent thirty years quietly sending money through a mysterious company called Benefactor LLC. Before he died, he left her one final instruction:
Find out who I was paying.
Now the federal government is asking the same question.
Called to Washington as a witness, Courtney discovers that the money trail reaches far beyond her father's secrets—and straight into Jadon's past.
Records from his years as a doctor have resurfaced.
His signature appears on documents he never signed.
And the deeper Courtney and Jadon look, the clearer it becomes that the conspiracy surrounding Riverbend may have reached people with far more power than either imagined.
But this time, Courtney isn't chasing the truth because she needs to understand where she came from.
She's fighting for where she belongs now.
For Riverbend.
For the community that became family.
And for the quiet, steady future she and Jadon have finally allowed themselves to imagine.
Because after everything the river has carried back to them, Courtney and Jadon know one thing for certain:
Some futures are worth fighting for together.
Where the River Carries Us continues the Riverbend Retreat series with a clean later-in-life romance, second chances, found family, small-town community, emotional healing, and gentle suspense.
Return to Riverbend Retreat. Six books. One river. A buried truth. And a second chance worth staying for.
Book Five of the Riverbend Retreat series. Best enjoyed in order.
Genre: Inspirational
For the first time since arriving at Riverbend, Courtney Hines has begun to believe the worst may finally be behind them.
The retreat is alive again.
Guests fill the lodge. The River Queens have reclaimed their usual table. And beside Jadon Cleveland, Courtney has found something she never expected when she first came to settle an inheritance.
A home.
Then a letter arrives from Washington.
Courtney's father spent thirty years quietly sending money through a mysterious company called Benefactor LLC. Before he died, he left her one final instruction:
Find out who I was paying.
Now the federal government is asking the same question.
Called to Washington as a witness, Courtney discovers that the money trail reaches far beyond her father's secrets—and straight into Jadon's past.
Records from his years as a doctor have resurfaced.
His signature appears on documents he never signed.
And the deeper Courtney and Jadon look, the clearer it becomes that the conspiracy surrounding Riverbend may have reached people with far more power than either imagined.
But this time, Courtney isn't chasing the truth because she needs to understand where she came from.
She's fighting for where she belongs now.
For Riverbend.
For the community that became family.
And for the quiet, steady future she and Jadon have finally allowed themselves to imagine.
Because after everything the river has carried back to them, Courtney and Jadon know one thing for certain:
Some futures are worth fighting for together.
Where the River Carries Us continues the Riverbend Retreat series with a clean later-in-life romance, second chances, found family, small-town community, emotional healing, and gentle suspense.
Return to Riverbend Retreat. Six books. One river. A buried truth. And a second chance worth staying for.
Book Five of the Riverbend Retreat series. Best enjoyed in order.
Genre: Inspirational