Where the Rivers Merge: A Novel – The USA TODAY Bestseller Multigenerational Saga of the Lowcountry (The Rivers Books Book 1)

The first novel in a two-book series, Where the Rivers Merge follows the life of Eliza Rivers across multiple generations in the American South. In 1908, the Lowcountry of South Carolina is undergoing significant change. Eliza, a young woman living at Mayfield—a grand estate owned by the Rivers family for generations—resists societal expectations. She spends her time exploring the property, observing wildlife, and riding horses. The Great War, coastal storms, and family conflict create unexpected hardships that force her to confront the patriarchal traditions of her era. In 1988, at age 88, Eliza is the family matriarch of the Rivers/DeLancey line. She has spent her lifetime fighting to preserve Mayfield and refuses to retire quietly, unwilling to let her son control the estate's fate. Through dual timelines set in the twentieth-century Lowcountry, the novel traces a multigenerational family story centered on Eliza's efforts to protect her family legacy and the land she loves through sacrifice and perseverance.