A spark ignites when Marcella Seppa meets her new tenant, widower Drew Smith, but she won't consider dating him because she doesn't want his son, AJ, to experience the hurt she felt when her dad remarried shortly after her mom died. Her faith unraveled, and she threw herself into exercise and gardening instead of forming trusting relationships, but now Drew seeks her support when a rumor spreads in this small town that Drew may not be AJ's biological father. Will Drew leave Copper Island, or will he find out the truth? Is it possible their friendship could become something more? How will it affect AJ? Could love help make peace with the past? Love weaves its way through the messiness of life on Copper Island. Across the Bridge is the third book in the Copper Island series, but it can be read as a stand-alone novel. Similar to Snow Country and Copper Country, Across the Bridge will make you laugh and cry. Deep, meaningful themes are woven into a fast-paced storyline, including the continued disease progression of Grandma Lou's ALS, a terminal disease that requires a team of caregivers.