The Long Road Home Books

Forty years old and starting over. And not sure where home was going to be. Chief Master Sergeant Cameron Freeland had a few job prospects but nothing that sparked much interest. And now… his flight was grounded, and he was stranded in an airport. At least, he could kill time in the USO. A chance meeting there altered his decision, and he boarded his plane to Hope City with an interview for the job of his dreams. Single mom, Mercy Cahill faced life and death struggles every day to protect herself and her daughter. Now hiding under a bridge in a homeless community, she needed was a break, a job, and a home somewhere her ex couldn't reach them. Cam's new job as a special investigator took him to the cardboard cottages, where he met Destiny, the little girl with the big green eyes and her mother. Involving himself deeper with the mother and daughter was a mistake but leaving them in that place was impossible. If only Mercy would trust him, he'd give her shattered heart a home.

Home is no longer the place he left… but it’s all he’s got. John Roster is flying to his childhood home in Maine after a medical discharge from the Army. No one will be there to welcome him home other than his cranky grandfather… a personality trait the two men share. No job. No friends. And with a storm canceling all flights at the moment, no plane to catch. Killing time at the USO in the airport, he bonded with a few fellow servicemen also waiting out the storm, as well as the irrepressible hostess who offered a suggestion… find a purpose by thanking someone who’d helped while he was stationed overseas. Lucy Carrington’s special project for her history class has come to an end. The letters they had written to a fellow-Maine soldier had stopped now that he was leaving the military. Staring at the picture of the handsome soldier with the haunted eyes, she wished they could meet in person. One day, in the middle of their lesson, he appeared. He’s much more gorgeous in person… and just as haunted. John expected a matronly teacher to greet him, not the bright-eyed, friendly-smile, knock-out that made up the whole package of Lucy. Sparks fly, but he’s got a long way to go to have more to offer than a beat-up former soldier, so he’ll settle for friendship. A new job offer with a prestigious security firm might lead him to the future he wants. A threat against her thrusts him into the role of protector. Keeping her safe is his mission… earning her love is his goal. And a soldier never quits.

Home is where the heart is... but what if you have nothing to go home to? When Jaxson Adams is forced out of the service on a medical discharge, he returns to his hometown to find that very little has changed. The problem is, he has. He’s no longer the carefree, wild child he’d once been. He’s seen and done things most people couldn’t imagine. Not in their dreams… and not in their worst nightmares. Even worse, he’s lost his sense of purpose. He doesn’t belong anymore. And no one understands. Then he finds the letters. Letters that change everything he thought he knew about his family and provide a new mission—to discover the truth and right decades-old wrongs in the process. Penny Hoffmeier is a romantic at heart, even if the only romance she sees is the stuff she makes herself. She takes great pleasure in creating the perfect bouquets for every occasion from her family’s florist shop in Sumneyville, PA. She’s a lover, not a fighter, but she likes scuttlebutt as much as the next girl, and the hot, former SEALs who set up a place for returning service men and women nearby are providing plenty of fodder these days. So far, she’s managed to stay neutral in the escalating tensions between some locals and the Sanctuary guys. However, when the brooding, sexy stranger comes to town with a shocking secret about one of their own, remaining quietly on the sidelines proves impossible. Will Jaxson be able to achieve his objective and move on with a clear conscience? Or will he make Penny his next mission?

Romantic. Exciting. Suspenseful. When ranking his rotten luck, it was hard to decide which topped the list. The injury that could end his career in the SEALs. The storm of the century that stranded him in Atlanta Airport. The naked man he found on top of his girlfriend . . . One thing was certain. Things couldn't get much worse. Then he met her. Super star. Super stuck up. Super sexy. Super engaged to be married... It was just an odd job to tide him over while he waited to see if he'd heal enough to get back on the team. Close personal protection for a singer so famous even he'd heard of her. He was supposed to be her bodyguard. And guard her body he did. Day . . . and night. His new boss probably didn't have protection that close or that personal in mind. He wasn't supposed to fall for her. Then again, she wasn't supposed to be so smart, and funny, and wounded, and in need of saving. Now he has a decision to make. Quit the military career he'd worked half his life for and take the job as her permanent head of security, just to be near her. Forget about her and take any job his command would give him in his current broken condition. Or do the craziest thing of all. Confess his feelings and hope to make it work. With her. As a normal couple. A real couple, if that was even possible given who she was. It's an impossible decision, but he'll be damned if he'll let her stalker or his bullet make it for him.

A moment in time can last forever. Scott Evers's life was on the fast track. As a SEAL Team Commander, he and his men worked hard, played hard, and had the skill set to handle any situation. Until that night. A heartbeat of hesitation during a joint operation shook Scott to his core. A hesitation he couldn’t rationalize or explain. The moment haunted him. Ciera Gordon was free after a violent US Military operation that saved her and her son. Ready to testify against the men who had abused her and others for years, she needed the government to guarantee their protection. The Atlanta airport was always insane, but with no one waiting for him, Scott gave up his seat in favor of a later flight when the attendant at the gate called for volunteers. A chance meeting with a woman in the USO provided him a direction and a purpose. Little did he know that trajectory would put him directly in the path of the woman and child he saw in his dreams every night.

A Lighthouse Security Investigation West Coast crossover novel. Chris Andrews needs to go home. A new job awaits. A new opportunity. A new chance to build better memories. The last time he was there, he buried his father. The time before that, they had argued over his joining the Navy. Now, he needs to go home to start anew. But getting there turns out to be an adventure once the stoic Chris meets free-spirit Stella for a cross-country adventure. She opens his eyes to the beauty she sees in the world around her. But when she stumbles upon a secret someone wants to keep and her life is in danger, Chris is the man with the skills to keep her safe. And his new security co-workers jump in to help them both. Getting to California was his goal, but now finding a new home port with Stella will be his reward. A Lighthouse Security Investigation West Coast crossover novel.

So many secrets in the most familiar of places... After fifteen years in the army, Dylan Grant is more than ready to come home, settle down, and start a family of his own. Thanks to one stolen, forbidden moment long ago, he might already have. When Raven Blackstone returns to Birch Falls to settle her late father’s estate, she intends to close the book on that part of her life forever. But it’s not that simple. Not only does she discover dangerous family secrets lurking in every shadowy corner, the only man she’s ever loved is back in town too. And when he discovers the truth she’s been hiding from him all these years, he’s not as willing to walk away.

Swoonworthy. Steamy. Suspenseful. He's her best friend's older brother. She's the orphan his family took in years ago. Now, he's a SEAL home on leave and she's not a kid anymore but when she's kidnapped he's the only one who can save her. Navy SEAL Calvin Swenson Junior is going home. But he's going back on his terms and for the only person who could have convinced him to set foot in his father's domain again—his grandmother. She was the one shining light in his childhood. The one who'd kept the home fires burning after his mother’s death. And the last person he'd ever expect to be a conniving, manipulative liar who would actually pretend to be dying just to get him home! But that's exactly what she’d done. He could leave. Go back to the team or take a much-needed vacation. It would be what the old woman deserved for scaring him. Or maybe he should stick around. Find out why she was so desperate to get him back there. And the chance to rekindle his relationship with Pru, the girl from his past, is incentive enough to stay awhile.

Will Two Tormented Souls Have The Courage To Reach For Love? The only family Nolan O’Rourke ever claimed were his Navy SEAL brothers, they had never let him down. His childhood wasn’t rough, it wasn’t hard, it was hell, and now any mission that he was assigned to was a cakewalk in comparison. When Nolan finds out that his mother, the woman who had made his childhood a nightmare, had died giving birth to his baby sister, it was decision time. Could he handle going back to Tennessee, even though he’d sworn never to step foot in Jasper Creek ever again? Mary Smith is in trouble. Fourteen months, five states and three names ago she was still on the run from a man who is intent on killing her. Now she finds herself in a trailer park in the middle of nowhere Tennessee, ready to run again at the slightest provocation. But she has a problem; a tiny bundle wrapped in a pink blanket. How could she have promised a dead woman that she’d take care of her baby? Will two people who don’t believe in trust or love, come together to save a life, and possibly make their own lives worth living?

Life throws a curve ball Alex Thompson thought he’d live and die as a Delta Force Special Operator. Unfortunately, fate had different ideas. His career ended during a training exercise while stateside. Discharged and displaced after serving in the Army for twelve years, Alex had no idea where his life was heading. Life calls a time out Kayla Bryce traveled across several states to stay with her Uncle Phil and Aunt Sarah. After losing her mom, she had nothing to keep her in Utah. Armed with a small inheritance and the need to be around family, Kayla arrives in Hollister, South Dakota, for a visit and to figure out what life has in store for her. Destiny needs a gentle nudge It was just Alex’s luck that a snowstorm in the Great Lakes area snarled all the flights in Atlanta. Forced to spend the night in the airport, Alex finds the USO and a woman that might not be completely sane. Blessing has a way about her, and her words and encouragement set Alex’s course straight for the first time in months. Straight into the orbit of a feisty woman with big opinions, bigger dreams, and a smile that could melt the coldest snow drifts in South Dakota.

A wartime secret affair… A reunion that took them both by surprise… Can lightning strike twice and rekindle love? Ian was ready to go home to good family and a new job. But a glance at a woman in the Atlanta Airport USO reminded him of someone years before when he'd spent a month by her side and in her bed. But they'd made no promises other than to enjoy the time they had in the middle of a war. Vicki had served as an Army nurse but a call from home sent her back to the only woman who'd ever been family to her. But a chance meeting at a VA hospital rekindled something she thought was lost forever. Ian and Vicki have a past but do they have a future? He's wiling to fight for it but she guards her heart. When danger strikes at the VA hospital, she and Ian won't stop until they uncover what is killing some of the elderly patients. But when she's taken hostage, Ian and his fellow Lighthouse Security Keepers race the clock to get to her in time.

Sometimes the truth hits too close to home… Danny Donovan might look like a charming, harmless rogue, and to many, that’s exactly what he is. But buried deep beneath a mischievous smile and twinkling eyes is a man with a dark past … and a mysterious, hidden agenda. Now that he’s out of the service, it’s time to begin the next phase of his plan. And to do that, he must travel to Northeastern Pennsylvania. He’s not going to let anything get in his way. That includes Gwen Maguire, the soft-spoken female therapist who sees a lot more than she should... and who might have even more to hide than he does. Too Close to Home is a Long Road Home / Callaghan Brothers / Sanctuary crossover novel.

Emotional. Fast-Paced. Sizzling. Navy SEAL Quinn Baldwin takes the long road home to visit his family, but instead finds TikTok sensation Bailey Knowles taking refuge in his childhood home. She needs protection. He's got time on his hands. It's a win-win until the internet and Bailey’s fans declare him her new boyfriend. Now Quinn has to deal with an über famous client to protect, the relentless paparazzi, her adoring fans and equally passionate haters who’ve ‘shipped’ them into being a couple, his sister who embraces the idea, plus whoever broke into Bailey’s apartment. His leave from the Navy is going to be anything but boring. Home Coming is a steamy, bodyguard protector romance featuring a military hero trying to keep his hands off his little sister’s best friend and an internet star with imposter syndrome trying to navigate newfound fame and what she thinks is unrequited love.

Who raised this guy? Wolves? Is she for real!? Better buckle up. It’s going to be a wild ride. ROAN I’d had a plan. Serve my eight years in the Marines. Go to college, come home and join the family business. Then it all changed and I became a Marine Raider. Raw from my last year long assignment in hell, I was grateful to retire after twenty years. Coming back to Jasper Creek and working with my dad and brothers in our classic automotive restoration shop had always been my dream. Now here I am, damn near forty, retired, no degree, back in Tennessee only to find my family’s flown the coop. What’s more, they’ve put some upstart in charge of the family business. A female upstart. A gorgeous, smart and funny, female upstart. I’m in trouble. Big trouble! LISA Who’s the new guy? Scratch that, who’s the new man ? And who does he think he is? Roan Thatcher. What kind of name is that anyway? How dare he come into my town and think he can take over? Fine, the business hasn’t been running perfectly, but considering I’ve got orders coming out my ears, and not enough staff, I’m doing pretty damn good! And that’s even with some asshat vandal/stalker trying to put me out of business! Roan better stay out of my way or there’s going to be trouble. Big trouble!

In Hollister, there is peace. In Hollister, South Dakota, where the vast ranching terrain meets the sky, Tegan Wells loves his job as the manager of the town's bustling stockyard. His life, rooted in the rhythms of this small town, is about to be upended by the return of Dr. Kate Johnson, an Army veterinarian who left Hollister for the far-flung corners of the world. Returning to Hollister, there is heartache. Kate, leaving the Army and the profession she loves, returns to Hollister with a heart heavy with loss. Her new assignment is to mend the broken pieces of her family, reeling from the tragic loss of her sister-in-law. A friend at the Atlanta USO gives her the advice she needs as she steps into the role of a surrogate mother for her niece and nephew. Kate finds the familiar faces and people of Hollister both comforting and filled with echoes of her past. Life in Hollister is so much more than expected. Tegan and Kate's paths cross, reigniting a spark that had lain dormant since their high school days. Romance blossoms in the most unexpected of places. But not all is calm in Hollister. A series of unexplained events at the stockyard casts a shadow over the town. Missing livestock, mysterious footprints, and whispered suspicions begin to disturb the peace and threaten to unravel the fabric of this close-knit community. In this tale of love, loss, and suspense, Tegan and Kate’s story captures small-town life, the strength of coming home, and the power of a love that can weather any storm.

Army Ranger Oliver Parker considered the world and wherever the mission sent him to be his home. Now, with an injury to his leg, he was scrambling to redefine what home was to him. The prospect of living with family felt stifling, and he yearned for a space to call his own. But a chance meeting with a kid who tried to rob him sent him crashing into a world of homeless teens and the woman who tries to give them a home. Charity recognized poverty and was determined to help the teens who passed through her center. She didn’t have time for the handsome Oliver, but she couldn’t ignore the pull she felt for him, especially after he offered to help with the teens. Danger lurks around the homeless center, and now she is a target. Oliver and the Keepers of Lighthouse Security Investigations race to save Charity and the teens who need their help. This book is a series crossover between The Long Road Home and Lighthouse Security Investigation West Coast.

When Matt O’Connell returns to Pine Ridge, he’s not the same man he was when he left. Years in the US Army Special Forces have forged his mind and body into lethal weapons. Beneath the skills and formidable exterior, Matt’s soul remains intact—for now. He’s at a crossroads, and he’s hoping that spending time around the men who helped shape him as a teen can help him with the choices he now faces. His mother’s new neighbor is an intriguing distraction. She’s young and beautiful and completely uninterested in him, which makes it even harder to stay away. Especially when his finely honed instincts insist there’s a lot more to her than meets the eye. And then there’s the spark she's unintentionally ignited in his chest. The one he never expected to feel. But is it real? Or just what he really wants? Home Team Advantage is a small town contemporary romance suspense - light on the suspense, heavy on the romance.

The girl next door is all grown up—and she's still holding a grudge against the neighbor boy who broke her heart ten years ago. Too bad he's the one man who can help her now… Corey Jacobs is not a good man. Not then when he was the hockey star next door who he took her V-card then walked away. Not now, ten years later when he returns to his tiny home town after an injury that robbed him of his dog tags and his future in the military. Josie Baldwin would be lying if she didn't admit seeing him returning home broken didn't give her a little bit of satisfaction. After all, he broke her first. The problem is since they're neighbors she's seeing him all too much. In the yard. In the window. In his boxers with his scarred muscles rippling… In her dreams… She despises that he lives next door, that memories of him live rent free in her brain. And she really hates that when she needs help he's the one who shows up. However, nothing compares to the self-loathing that consumes her when he utters the words "Good girl," and her rebellious desires ignite for the man who once broke her heart. Damn her foolish desires!

Finding the twin I never knew I had? -- Easy. Protecting the love of my life? That’s going to take everything I’ve got. Kai Davies You’re supposed to be able to trust your father, right? Nope. I always knew he was an evil so-and-so, but lying to me about who I was? That was a new low. So here I am in Jasper Creek, Tennessee trying to find out if the dreams that have plagued me all my life are real. Do I really have a twin brother? What is he like? And what can I tell him after all the years of deception? Marlowe Jones Teaching is all I ever wanted to do. When school bullies viciously attacked a girl, it was second-nature for me to step in and stop it. Little did I know how far the bullies’ powerful parents would go to destroy my life. Getting fired from my private school was only the beginning. Now I’m here in Jasper Creek, Tennessee, five hundred miles away from home, keeping my head down and trying to settle into a quiet little life. Easy, if it weren’t for the gorgeous and fascinating Kai Davies, with secrets of his own. Just when I figure out how to fit Kai into my life, my past finds me, rearing its ugly head, and I mean ugly. Kai is determined to be my hero, but I don’t need one. I’ll handle everything myself like I always do. Then ugly turns to frightening, and frightening turns to deadly and then I turn to Kai. But is it too late?

He’s a broody bad boy whose dating track record only includes bad girls. She’s the good girl hired by his mother to pretend to be bad and keep him away from his train wreck exes while he's home on leave from the military. Will his meddling mom spark the love story neither of them saw coming? After years of watching her son date every bad apple in town, this frustrated mom has had enough. Her solution? Hire a struggling local good girl to act like her son's typical type. Enter one quirky bookworm eyeball deep in thesis research and school loan debt who’s desperate enough to say yes to the strangest gig she’s ever been offered. Homebody is a swoony, feel-good, small-town romance brimming with heart, humor, and just enough heat to keep you turning the pages.

Seth Hansen never thought he'd return to his hometown of Hollister, South Dakota. Still, when his father's mind starts slipping away, he steps into the caretaker role with the same unyielding determination that made him a decorated military dog handler. Allison Sanderson has built her dream one loaf of bread at a time, running the small town’s bakery. Her life is predictable, safe, and boring—until a terrified runaway teenager stumbles into her store, bruised and starving. Seth and Allison have known each other since childhood, their lives intersecting over school events, church picnics, and the occasional school party. What starts as casual conversation over coffee and cinnamon rolls slowly deepens. The easy camaraderie between them turns into something more—something Seth never expected to find in the town he once left behind. Return to Hollister for a romance wrapped in suspense and small-town characters that take you on an emotional trip through a story that will leave you with a happily ever after and a smile.

When a touch changes the trajectory of your life... After twenty years as an Army Ranger and sniper instructor, Tyler Marconi arrives in Montana, his ghosts in tow, to say goodbye to his grandfather. A quiet, grief-filled moment in a hospital hallway unexpectedly introduces him to Justice McClay—her simple touch sparking something inside him he thought he'd lost forever. Inheriting his grandfather's modest property places Tyler right next door to Justice, a fiercely independent woman fighting pressures from a relentless developer and family greed. As he finds himself drawn deeper into her battle, Tyler discovers a renewed sense of purpose—both in protecting the woman he never saw coming and joining Logan Bishop's elite Lighthouse Security team. Together, Tyler and Justice must stand against the storm, risking everything for a chance at love—and home. This book is a series crossover between The Long Road Home and Lighthouse Security Investigation Montana.

She’s running from her past. He’s searching for his future. Together, they might just find home. Fresh out of the military, Dr. Noah Ziegler wants nothing more than a quiet life far from the chaos of the service. But when a wounded farmhand stumbles into his care, his instincts scream that there’s more to him than meets the eye. When the truth is revealed— he is actually Teagan McKenna , a woman in hiding—Noah makes a split-second decision to protect her, even without knowing what, or who, she’s running from. Teagan McKenna has spent years looking over her shoulder, escaping the clutches of an obsessive ex. Disguised and desperate, she never expected kindness from a stranger—especially one as dangerous to her heart as the quiet, easygoing doctor. But when he insists on taking her back to his hometown for safety, she realizes too late that it’s the very place she swore she’d never return. As sparks ignite and secrets unravel, her past catches up in a way neither of them saw coming. With danger closing in, Noah will risk everything—including his heart—to protect Teagan. But will it be enough to finally set her free?

This book is a cross-over between the Long Road Home and Protector of Jasper Creek series.