Black River is a rural noir literary thriller about a farming community steeped in conflict and forbidden love. Yvonne Osborne lives with her husband on a fifth-generation family farm in Michigan’s Thumb, land first founded by her great-great-grandfather. A Pushcart-nominated poet and novelist, her work has appeared in Slippery Elm Literary Journal, Flapper Press, and Milkhouse Literary Magazine. Her debut novel, Let Evening Come, was published by Unsolicited Press on April 2, 2024.