Across the River
Kindle edition out October 5, 2026
All it took was one night, and he was hooked
Elliot Meyer has a plan for his late start at college: keep his head down, keep his sketchbook full, and keep to his side of the Hudson. Then his roommates drag him across the river to Vesper, and a tall stranger in black leather decides Elliot is the most interesting person in the room.
Donovan Black is everything Elliot isn't: loud, sharp-tongued, impossible to ignore. By morning, Elliot has a love bite on his neck, a number in his phone, and a face he can't stop sketching.
The trouble is, the Donovan he finds in daylight is careful and quiet, nothing like the man who owned the dance floor. Elliot wants to know which one is real, and why someone so sure of himself at midnight keeps his guard up at noon. Even his name might not be his own. And the closer Elliot looks, the less he wants to look away.
About Rook
Growing up right across the river from NYC, Rook has always had an infatuation with the glittering lights, humming streets, and hidden nooks of the Big Apple.
A writer by trade, Rook writes what he loves: contemporary romance, angst-filled love stories with cozy endings, all set in the greatest city in the world (in his opinion).
Across the River is his debut novel, with plenty more in the works coming soon!