Ben Hanson's aimless life has bottomed out after a series of bad decisions, but a surprising offer from his father draws him home to Wisconsin. There, he finds his family fractured, still reeling from his cousin's mysterious death a decade earlier.Lauren Sheehan abandoned her career in medicine after a series of violent events abroad. Now she's back in the safest place she knows—the same small Wisconsin town where she and Ben grew up—hiding from a world that has only brought her heartache.As Lauren cautiously expands her horizons and Ben tries to unravel the mysteries of his family and himself, their paths intersect. Could each be exactly what the other needs?

This Bright River

Ben Hanson's aimless life has bottomed out after a series of bad decisions, but a surprising offer from his father draws him home to Wisconsin. There, he finds his family fractured, still reeling from his cousin's mysterious death a decade earlier.  Lauren Sheehan abandoned her career in medicine after a series of violent events abroad. Now she's back in the safest place she knows—the same small Wisconsin town where she and Ben grew up—hiding from a world that has only brought her heartache.  As Lauren cautiously expands her horizons and Ben tries to unravel the mysteries of his family and himself, their paths intersect. Could each be exactly what the other needs?

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