I received The Long Way Home as part of a NetGalley giveaway.

When Maggie's husband is killed, a secret life she never knew about comes to life. Shattered, she and her two sons pack up and move from the Boston suburbs to Jewel Harbor, New Hampshire, to make a new start. While trying to shield her sons from their father's deception, renovate the ramshackle mansion she purchased on a whim, and maintain her own sanity, she meets Evan, a handsome ex-athlete-turned-boatbuilder, who helps mend her home and her broken heart. But Evan has demons of his own, ones he must confront, before he and Maggie can make a new start together.

This was a really lovely surprise of a book. I liked that both characters were flawed--truly flawed, not "romance novel" flawed. It grounded them in a sense of reality that a lot of novels featuring Mary Sues and Mary Stus do. The evolution of the relationship moved fairly slowly--even by the conclusion of the book, they're just beginning a relationship. Given the losses and traumas they've both endured (and were still healing from), I thought it was really wise. I always appreciate nuance in a romance novel, and this one has it in spades. Will be looking forward to reading more from Shann McPherson in the future.

This is a story about Maggie losing her husband and finds out he was cheating and not able to confront him.Also starting over with her two boys letting go and finding her own happiness.