A New England summer in a seaside town brings lawyer
Natalie Kimball face to face with her high-school past. One
summer a young man was killed in a car accident, which
changed everyone's life. Now she has returned to take her
place in the small family law firm, and old memories are
stirred.
Maureen Cole is getting married and impulsively she asks
Natalie to be one of her bridesmaids, as a partner for her
brother Bruce. Bruce was held responsible for his friend's
drunken driving and after the Naval Academy has led a life
on the road as a computer consultant rather than face the
townsfolk. Accustomed to flashing platinum cards and
frequent flyer points to get what he wants, Bruce comes to
learn that life doesn't always work that way.
Natalie is hiding the fact of her hearing impairment. She
is good at lip-reading but Bruce notices her extra-loud
phone ringing and the subtitled TV and guesses. The
challenge of picking up her law business is made harder by
her father's assumption that she should stick to routine
office work; Natalie plans a meet-and-greet party for
potential clients. Bruce had hoped to fly out of town, but
his grandfather's sudden-onset Alzheimer's disease
complicates matters and he takes the old man fishing to try
to restore some connections. Thrown together with Natalie,
they enjoy the coast and a Sandcastle Sculpture Festival,
and the young people come to admire and desire each other,
but Bruce still plans to leave.
This is a well-thought-out tale about a brave young woman
overcoming her impairment to realise her potential, and a
seemingly high-achieving man who has been refusing to face
censure and so has a hollow life. Learning to care for each
other and for those around them makes all the difference
and enables them to find happiness. Romance fans will enjoy
THE LONG WAY HOME as will lovers of scenic Maine.
Life on the road suits Bruce Cole just fine. And after
what he went through back in the day, he's in no hurry to
face his hometown again. Until his little sister asks him
to return for her wedding. One brief visit can't hurt,
right? Especially when he meets a beautiful stranger at
the reception.
Except Natalie Kimball isn't a stranger.
In fact, she knows more about Bruce than anyone else in
Wallis Point—including the secret he's been running from
all these years. The woman Natalie has become is
fascinating…and so different from the girl he remembers.
If anyone can change his mind about what home really
means, it could be her.
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