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A RIVER BETWEEN US

A River Between Us, April 2019
The Riverview Series #2
by JoAnna Grace

Y&R Publishing
Featuring: Justin Meyers; Holly Combs
ISBN: 1940460719
EAN: 9781940460710
Kindle: B07PJLV5B5
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A RIVER BETWEEN US
JoAnna Grace

Reviewed by Shellie Surles
Posted January 3, 2021

Romance Contemporary

Holly and Justin were married in a secret ceremony four years ago. They had known each other forever and thought they were each other's true love. But then tragedy struck and Holly left to start a new life. Now her best friend Tina is getting married and she has to go back to the town she fled, Riverview. While discussing the wedding with Tina she discovers that Justin will be at the wedding and realizes that she is going to have to deal with her past. After seeing Holly, Justin realizes he must move on with his life as Holly has moved on with hers. What they had is gone and no one seems to want to fix it, except maybe their friends. Was their love strong enough to endure the years apart and the broken hearts?

On a break from her paranormal series, Joanna Grace goes to her other love, contemporary romance and back to Riverview. This is the second book in this series but can be read as a stand-alone. As always you love the characters and the places they are from. A RIVER BETWEEN US is not as long as Joanna Grace's other books, so grab a glass of sweet tea, take a break and enjoy a little romance. When you're finished no reason to be sad, I bet there is another one in the works.

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SUMMARY

How exactly do you introduce your date…to your husband? Holly Combs must figure that out fast when she and her date show up at the same restaurant as her husband of four years, Justin. She has made a life outside of Riverview, keeping her friends and family at arm’s length due to a horrifying event that happened several years ago for which she blames herself. Unable to hide from the past any longer, Holly must reveal the secrets that sent her running away from the love of her life years ago. Justin Meyers has given his wife space and timeβ€”possibly too muchβ€”but he has never stopped loving her. Seeing her on a date with another man, even after years of separation, makes him realize it’s time to reclaim his bride or end the marriage once and for all. Holly is given a choice: divorce papers or wedding rings? But once Justin finds out why she ran away from Riverview in the first place, he might make that decision for her. Praise for book one of The Riverview Series: "JoAnna Grace has managed to make me a fan of contemporary romances and I look forward to seeing what she has next in store for us. WHY THE RIVER RUNS has everything you could want in a great book, strong characters, realistic story lines and a hard fought, well deserved ending.” – Fresh Fiction

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BOOK SERIES

The Riverview Series

Why the River Runs
WHY THE RIVER RUNS
#1.0 β€’ April 2017
A River Between Us
A RIVER BETWEEN US
#2.0 β€’ April 2019