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  • By: May Archer
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Summary

Sometimes, the shortest distance between ruin and restoration and between lies and truth is the long way.

Damon Fitzpatrick’s life is in ruins. Vilified as the pilot responsible for the plane crash that killed Levi and Charlotte Seaver, Damon lost everything - his reputation, his livelihood, his family, and his future. And Damon knows exactly who to blame - none other than powerful Senator Emmett Shaw, the criminal mastermind behind the crash. No matter how long it takes, Damon is determined to get justice and to get his life back.

Cain Shaw is the poster child for success. As the young, rich, handsome son of a picture-perfect family and the face of his father’s conservative political campaign, he has a bright future ahead of him. But the senator has been hiding secrets that threaten to crack that flawless facade - secrets he’s killed to protect. 

Cain is determined to make sure no one else gets hurt, even if it means keeping his own long-held secret. When Damon’s quest for justice goes awry, Cain becomes the older man's unlikely savior, and the two are thrown together in a hunt for evidence that will free them both. 

But as the road gets longer, the stakes get higher, and the danger that stalks them draws closer, they must find the strength to trust one another...because the one complication they can’t outrun is each other.

©2017 May Archer (P)2020 May Archer

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The Long Way (The Way Home Book 2) by May Archer. I really enjoyed this story. A good combination of world building and character development. The characters will keep you entertained from beginning to end. Looking forward to the next book.
The Narrator Michael Dean did a fantastic job bringing these characters and story to life.

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I loved it!!

I really loved The Long Way. It's a great story, full of action fast-paced, lots of sex and a great mystery. I loved Michael Dean's voice and his narration pace. It was really enjoyable to listen to. I would definitely recommend this audio book.

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The Long Way to be introuced to the series

Well I'm wroking back to front on this series.
I have heard so many good stories about it, I had to have a listen when i got the chance even though this is the second in the series.

It centres around Damon and Cain. Damon is the broken pilot who was blamed for his bosses and their friend being killed in a plane crash. Cain is the son of a Senator who Cain believes is to blame for their deaths.

I loved the chenistry between Damon and Cain and the fun they had togeher, teasing each other despite not quiite getting along at first.. They have good friends in their circle and they look out for each other,
It was quite a long one and I had to keep stopping and starting due to working from home during lockdown. biut I enjoyed it.

I love May Archer and she is a go to author these days. The narration was by Michael Dean and if you've read my reviews before you'll know I have a crush on Michael Dean. He really brings the characters alive.
Cain's mums voice just grates your nerves, I can still hear it now, it sounded like my mum when i was in troubble in my teens lol

I will be listening to the others in the series and can recommend this title

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LOVED IT

I have quickly become a May Archer fan and am barreling through all her work. She has such a fantastic way with dialogue and creating characters that you really connect with and relate to. There's defiantly a lot of heartache in this book but its beautifully written

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Awesome

I really enjoyed this audiobook.
It was another must listen from May and Michael.
I can’t wait to listen to more.

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A great second book in the series

This is such a fantastic book. Very emotional and heart wrenching. Michael Dean does a fantastic job bringing all of these emotions to life.

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The Usual May Archer Experience!


Sadly, I couldn’t connect with the main character Damon, don’t get me wrong, the storyline was good, but not as captivating as the first.

Cain’s character was great, believable, but Damon just seemed a miserable version of his foster brother Kendrick.
I just felt his character was just miserable, not because of his life experience, or for being framed - it’s just his character.

The usual characters from book 1 appear frequently and with Cain, carried the storyline through.

Michael Dean is excellent as usual 😁

Still worth 5🌟’s despite Damon’s shortcomings 😊👍

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Fantastic

This is the second book in The Way Home Series. You do need to read the first book The Easy Way. This book takes place a few months after the events in the first book. A sensational book the writing was good. The plot was entertaining and it was steady throughout the book. I found the story and characters fantastic. The characters were developed and thought out. Damon and Cain are the MC’s of this book. The narration was good and made listening enjoyable. I can recommend this book as a good read/listen. I voluntarily read an advance copy of this book for an honest review.

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Middle book of a great trilogy


When I read The Easy Way, I quickly fell in love with Cain and Damon. Damon was the tragic figure – he’d been the pilot in a plane that crashed. The sole survivor. The one blamed for the whole thing. Somehow he survived and he quietly set about clearing his name. His brother Cort played a big part in that in the first book. Cort found love in the first book.

Then there was Cain. Younger, naïve, and taken advantage of by someone he trusted. Betrayed and humiliated, he escaped too much notice because of a twist of fate, but some people know his truth. A truth he hides. His good friend Camden witnessed the humiliation and he also found love in the first book.

This second book takes up not long after the first. Damon is still persona non grata with most people not even realizing he’s alive. But he’s not given up in seeking vengeance against those he believes caused the crash and killed his passengers. He was also injured and has a nice limp to serve as a constant reminder. As if he needed one.

Damon tries to crash a party and Cain is there to prevent him. He sees things more objectively than the hot-headed older man. Now they find themselves in close quarters, and things get real when Damon’s sister and niece are threatened. These men who have been more at odds than getting along, are going to have to work together to find out what’s going on and who is truly responsible.

I don’t want to give too much away, but I enjoyed the story. I love age gap stories, especially when the younger of the pair is sometimes the stronger of the two. Not that Damon was weak, but Cain had an inner strength at times that I liked. I also liked that both men were vulnerable.

The title made perfect sense with the story and I can’t wait for the final instalment. And narration? I have said so many great things about Michael Dean and they’re all true. He’s talented, hard-working, and always delivers a stellar performance. He is great with this series and I can’t wait for the next book.

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Reclaiming a life worth living

Michael Dean does a wonderful job of bringing May Archer's characters to life and this story is best appreciated if you read/listen to the first book in the series.
This book picks up some time after the events of the first book and brings together Damon Fitzpatrick and Cain Shaw, looking for the truth behind the senseless air crash that virtually destroyed Damon over a year previously. I love how the two come together over a shared enemy/past mistake...an interesting story from start to finish! Highly recommended Contemporary MM romance with some thriller/action thrown in for good measure.

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