Crossing (Echelon #3)

Abelina Dominga Arcilla or Abbie, grew up as the forgotten daughter of a political sharp-tongued, overlooked, and always second to her sister’s perfection. She learned early that in the Arcilla family, appearances meant everything, and love came last.

But when her parents sell her grandmother’s land, the only piece of home that ever truly felt like hers, Abbie walks away. From the mango fields of Bicol to the dirty and noisy city of Manila to the frozen streets of Montreal, she sets out to build a life that finally belongs to her.

There, she crosses paths with Keith Billings again, a man whose world spins entirely differently from hers. Where she asks for permission, he commands it. And worst of all, he’s her sister’s ex.

Old wounds collide with new beginnings as Abbie finds herself caught between the past she’s desperate to escape and the quiet pull of a man she knows she shouldn’t want.

The question isn’t whether she can start over, it’s whether love can take root in soil that’s already been burned.