A Long Way Home: Darby Falls Book 1

Lauren Mitchell left Darby Falls years ago, determined to put the small Montana town and its painful memories behind her. But when Maggie Callahan, the woman who gave her a safe place during the hardest years of her childhood, passes away, Lauren returns home for the funeral.

She plans to stay only a few days.

Then she discovers Willow Creek Kennels, the place that once felt more like home than her own house, has been closed for months and is scheduled for demolition. Worse yet, Maggie's faithful old dog, Rusty, is still there, waiting for a future no one seems able to give him.

Ethan Cole is the contractor hired to tear the kennels down. Practical, steady, and frustratingly hard to dislike, Ethan understands why Lauren wants to save the place. He also knows just how much work it will take.

As Lauren's brief visit stretches longer, she finds herself drawn back into the community she once couldn't wait to leave, and closer to the man who makes her wonder if she's been looking for happiness in all the wrong places.

Saving Willow Creek might mean changing everything she thought she wanted. But sometimes finding your way home means taking the long way around.

A Long Way Home is the first book in the Darby Falls series, featuring a close-knit Montana community, second chances, four-legged friends, and a heartwarming clean romance.