Long Journey Home

By Susan Lanier-Graham

Sometimes the hardest journey is the one that leads you home.

In the spring of 1895, Kristine Ames boards a train for the Colorado frontier with a secret that could cost her everything. To secure a future for her mother and herself, she must deliver a rugged rancher to his estranged uncle in Chicago. Success means a fortune. Failure means ruin. But nothing prepares her for the land-or the man-waiting at the end of the tracks.

Stephen McCord is determined to honor his late father's wishes: run the family ranch, marry the woman chosen for him, and protect his land from a ruthless mining magnate who'll stop at nothing to claim it. The last thing he needs is a refined stranger from Chicago challenging his plans-and awakening desires he's sworn to ignore.

When Kristine discovers the cowboy who rescued her on the train is the very man she's come to claim, her mission becomes far more complicated. As rivalries escalate-poisoned cattle, a violent attack, and a catastrophic fire-Stephen and Kristine are drawn together in ways neither can deny. But passion between them carries consequences, especially when loyalty, deception, and betrayal collide.

And when Kristine is kidnapped by those determined to destroy the McCord ranch, Stephen risks everything to bring her home. What they face in the aftermath will test their courage, upend their futures, and reveal the truth they've been running from:

Home isn't a place. It's the love you fight for.

Long Journey Home is a sweeping historical romance of resilience, frontier danger, and a love powerful enough to rewrite two destinies.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G6LLJFD7
• ISBN13: 9798278428350
• Release Date: December 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 442 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.0" x 8.0"