This is a great book that kept me reading well into the night! A captivating story told from two different points of view and toggling between the past and present, this took me through so many emotions. Lena Blackwell was determined to keep her boys and their identities a secret in order to keep them safe. She had made a quiet life for them in the mountains of Maine, but questions arose from her sons about their adoption. The story slowly unfolds until we find out the terrible truth. A great read.

This is an excellent book that kept me turning pages long into the night! The characters are well developed and interesting, the descriptions vivid, the storyline enthralling.
Lena and her adopted sons, Jonah and Luke, live in Millinocket, Maine and run Church's Overlook, an inn that is flanked by 10 rustic cabins. Their grounds keeper, Coop, helps in the daily maintenance and upkeep of the property, Inn and cabins.
As the boys are preparing to go away to college, Jonah is pushing his brother to get their mother out of the Inn, so he can go through the office files to try and find information on his adoptive mother, information that Lena refuses to give, stating that the adoption records are sealed.
Lena over hears the conversation and begs Luke not to help his brother, that it's dangerous and he needs to leave it alone. The next day Lena has to return some rotted fruit to a farm, and when she does, Luke snoops through the office and finds the deed to the Inn and property and all the bills are in Coops name, not Lena's.
Now, the questions begin in earnest, Luke refuses to go away to school, while Jonah goes, and starts pre-med. All the while both boys continue to search for information, more and more things don't add up.
Then a surprise visitor at the Inn shakes things up and little by little the pieces start coming together to form very dangerous answers. Answers that could be the death of them all.

This was a great thriller. Dark and filled with secrets. So many great twists, especially the ending. Whoa! Didn't see it coming and it took my breath away. A must read!

For two decades, Lena Blackwell has kept her sons at her side, teaching them everything she knows about running their successful river lodge in Northern Maine. But what she really wants is to keep her boys in the dark about their tragic past.

Lena just wants to live a simple life in Maine, leaving behind personal issue she wants to keep hidden. Her boys are now growing up in a great outdoor lifestyle fishing, hiking and showing the visitors the areas by taking them on outdoor tours. The boys are very different, one leaving for college for an education , the other who will find out secrets being kept from them. In the beginning I was unsure if I was going to like the book as I found it a little slow but I now realise it was building the back story and then things really picked up. This is an enjoyable read and another I would recommend.

Thankyou to NetGalley, the author and publisher for an advanced copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

I like this one it was a fast paced and dark thriller that was just well written and kep you engaged in the story. Thanks for letting me review this book to Netgalley and the publisher

Right from the beginning, Dark Rivers to Cross draws you in with thrills and questions. The story manages to progress naturally using a mix of the current day and flashbacks to help bring you closer to the answers you’re seeking. While this story lures you in with its mysteries it also sheds a light on the everyday horror of abuse and the things that rich men in positions of power can get away with. You can feel Lena’s desperation and hopelessness through the screen at some points. Her emotions in the flashback sequences will become your own. Dark Rivers to Cross is a great look at what comes with inherited trauma and the lengths a parent will go to protect their own. This is definitely one of my favorite reads of this year!

A sharp new novel about family, secrets and want a mother is willing to do.to keep her secrets at bay!
As the story unfolds, Reeves clever writing had me wanting more of this story.
Riveting and masterfully told.
A story of family, lies and secrets.
The suspense kept me on the edge of my seat. As I had to figure out how this one ended. And it didn't disappoint.

Crooked Lane Books,
Thank You for your generosity and gifting me a copy of this amazing eARC!
I will post my review closer to pub date.

Lena runs a vacation area in Maine with rustic cabins. Her two boys help by taking guests on tours, hiking and fishing. Jonah is going back to college and Luke has chosen to stay and help run the resort. Both boys know they are adopted and Jonah wants to find his birth parents but Luke is happy not knowing. Lena tries to talk Jonah out of it but he is insistent.

This was a very good read, going back and forth to learn how Lena and the boys came to the resort and where they were from. There is one thing toward the end of the book that bothered me, and that's why it has a 4* rating rather than a 5. It doesn't ruin the story, just something that bothered me. I would recommend this book.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read and review the book.

Wow, absolutely speechless. This book had me feeling so many emotions from beginning to end. While I was reading it, I thought I knew how it would play out.... boy was I wrong! So many twists and turns that led me to be completely saturated into the story word by word. I could not get enough of this book! The premise was interesting but the characters were so welcoming and likeable it made the storyline even better. The ending KNOCKED MY SOCKS OFF! Completely threw me off but a charming surprise. I would highly recommend you read this the first chance you get!

This book was sent to me for review electronically from Netgalley. This is a book of secrets…what one fears the most…new beginnings…a mother’s love…new relationships…escaping the past…hiding…family…friends…themes running throughout this book…the author has woven that which reads like a true story…it happens everyday…somewhere…I did not want to put this book down until the end when I breathed a sigh of relief…maybe not the most auspicious ending but satisfactory…sad…don’t miss this book.

Lena Blackwell, along with her two sons, runs a successful wilderness lodge on the Penobscot River in Maine. On the surface, life is good, as long as the boys don’t ask questions about their past. Luke is happy with his life as it is, but Jonah has begun to question everything and he’s determined to uncover what their mother has been hiding from them, he intends to find his biological parents. Luke wants no part of his brother’s plans, but when the family gets unexpected guests, it may be too late for Lena or Luke to stop the cataclysm that’s been unleashed. Reid does an admirable job writing about Maine (my home state) and the sporting life that revolves around the Penobscot. The story is tense and rife with family conflict and deadly secrets