Where the River Carries Us 2
(2026)(The second book in the Riverbend Retreat series)
A Story by Nina Beckett
She came to Riverbend searching for answers about her father. Now the secrets he left behind are pulling her closer to the one man who understands what it means to need the truth.
Courtney Hines expected Riverbend Retreat to be an inheritance she could settle and leave behind.
Instead, it's becoming somewhere she wants to stay.
And Jadon Cleveland is becoming much harder to walk away from.
After the discoveries that brought them together, Courtney and Jadon are no longer two reluctant co-owners standing on opposite sides of the retreat. They're learning to trust each other, to work side by side—and to admit that whatever is growing between them may be more than either expected.
But Riverbend still has secrets.
Questions surrounding the death of Jadon's wife refuse to disappear. Courtney's father seems to have known far more about the tragedy than anyone realized. And when another hidden compartment reveals a mysterious name, an old bank record, and a key to a safe-deposit box, the past suddenly feels much closer.
Then Courtney receives an invitation she knows she shouldn't follow.
If you want the truth about what your father was running from, come to Miller's Bend.
The same stretch of river where Jadon lost his wife.
As old records begin connecting Courtney's father to Jadon's past, the two must decide how far they're willing to go for answers—and how much they're willing to trust each other with the truths they may find.
Because Courtney is beginning to understand something about Riverbend.
She isn't facing it alone anymore.
Neither is Jadon.
And whatever waits beneath the secrets their families left behind, they're stronger standing beside each other than they ever were apart.
Sometimes trust isn't about knowing every answer. It's about knowing who will still be beside you when the truth arrives.
Where the River Carries Us continues the Riverbend Retreat series with a clean later-in-life romance, deepening connection, small-town community, found family, emotional healing, and gentle suspense.
Return to Riverbend Retreat. Six books. One river. A buried truth. And a second chance worth staying for.
Book Two of the Riverbend Retreat series. Best enjoyed in order.
Genre: Inspirational
Courtney Hines expected Riverbend Retreat to be an inheritance she could settle and leave behind.
Instead, it's becoming somewhere she wants to stay.
And Jadon Cleveland is becoming much harder to walk away from.
After the discoveries that brought them together, Courtney and Jadon are no longer two reluctant co-owners standing on opposite sides of the retreat. They're learning to trust each other, to work side by side—and to admit that whatever is growing between them may be more than either expected.
But Riverbend still has secrets.
Questions surrounding the death of Jadon's wife refuse to disappear. Courtney's father seems to have known far more about the tragedy than anyone realized. And when another hidden compartment reveals a mysterious name, an old bank record, and a key to a safe-deposit box, the past suddenly feels much closer.
Then Courtney receives an invitation she knows she shouldn't follow.
If you want the truth about what your father was running from, come to Miller's Bend.
The same stretch of river where Jadon lost his wife.
As old records begin connecting Courtney's father to Jadon's past, the two must decide how far they're willing to go for answers—and how much they're willing to trust each other with the truths they may find.
Because Courtney is beginning to understand something about Riverbend.
She isn't facing it alone anymore.
Neither is Jadon.
And whatever waits beneath the secrets their families left behind, they're stronger standing beside each other than they ever were apart.
Sometimes trust isn't about knowing every answer. It's about knowing who will still be beside you when the truth arrives.
Where the River Carries Us continues the Riverbend Retreat series with a clean later-in-life romance, deepening connection, small-town community, found family, emotional healing, and gentle suspense.
Return to Riverbend Retreat. Six books. One river. A buried truth. And a second chance worth staying for.
Book Two of the Riverbend Retreat series. Best enjoyed in order.
Genre: Inspirational
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