Long Way Back to You, The

Where broken hearts come to heal. "Why are you here, Emma?" "Because my mom hasn't paid her property taxes, so I want to make that right. And because I want closure." "Closure so you can move on and marry Nathan?" "He's my fiancé. He's what I want." "If you say so." Sometimes the life you're meant to live is the one you left behind. Emma Carlisle built the perfect life in Boston—successful career, surgeon fiancé, everything mapped out. But when unpaid property taxes force her back to Redemption, Alaska, she has one goal: sell the family house, settle the debt, and escape before the past can destroy her again. She didn't count on Luke McGuire. Luke never stopped loving the woman who vanished without explanation fifteen years ago. Now he's desperately fighting to save his family's failing resort while watching Emma prepare to disappear again. The stakes couldn't be higher—his family's legacy hangs in the balance, and losing Emma a second time will destroy him. But Redemption holds devastating secrets about Emma's criminal father and the family shame that drove her away. When shocking revelations about her past surface and her perfect Boston life begins to crumble, Emma faces an impossible choice: return to the safe life that's slowly killing her spirit, or risk everything for the messy truth of where her heart belongs. With Luke's unwavering love and her own buried dreams calling her home, Emma must decide if she has the courage to embrace the life she was always meant to live. A story about second chances, buried secrets, and the courage to come home.