Across the Divide: Two Worlds. One Storm. One Love That Changed Everything.

By Mira Amara Thompson

When Derek Adeyemi leaves London for a high stakes assignment in Manila, he plans to fix a failing operation, prove himself, and return home with his career soaring.

Then he meets Maricar Reyes.

Brilliant, grounded, and fiercely protective of everything she has built, Maricar has no patience for polished corporate outsiders who confuse control with leadership. Derek is exactly the kind of man she has learned not to trust. Yet from the moment they meet, neither can ignore the pull between them.

As attraction deepens, the pressures around them begin to close in. What starts as a professional clash becomes something far more personal and far more risky. In a world shaped by ambition, loyalty, and sacrifice, Derek and Maricar must decide whether love can survive when two very different lives collide.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1919543112
• ISBN13: 9781919543116
• Release Date: April 2026
• Publisher: Alder & Stone Group
• Length: 526 Pages
• Weight: 1.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"