The Way Back Home: 1

After years of building a career in the fast-paced world of Detroit's automotive industry, Tess Lawson returns to Hartwell, Michigan, for what she tells herself will be just a four-week break. She needs time to breathe, figure things out, and remember who she is outside of meetings, deadlines, and corporate politics.Brian has never wanted to leave Hartwell. He has built a good life there-running his respected handyman business, enjoying Alder Lake, and being part of a community that still looks out for one another. He didn't expect the driven, complicated woman he once loved to come back, and he certainly didn't expect how difficult it would be to keep his distance.As summer on Alder Lake brings them together, old feelings resurface and old assumptions begin to change. Tess must decide whether the life she spent years building is still the life she wants, while Brian has to decide whether risking his heart again is worth the possibility of losing her twice.The Way Back Home is a heartfelt, steamy small-town romance about second chances, finding where you belong, and having the courage to choose the life that feels right.