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The Long Way Home: A Plus-Sized Nurse's Journey to Love, Belonging, and the Courage to Stay
Paperback
Series: The Love We Deserve - A Plus-Size Romance
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Oct 15 2025
Pages: 258
Weight: 0.57
Height: 0.54 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
You can't outrun your reflection-only make peace with it.
Maya Thornton has spent years on the road, taking travel nurse contracts across the country and avoiding anything that might look like permanence. But when her next assignment lands her in Willow Bend-the quiet rural town she swore she'd never see again-she's forced to confront the version of herself she left behind.
What she doesn't expect is Reed Walker, the local EMT with a crooked smile and the patience of someone who's learned to rebuild what's broken. He remembers her quick wit, her big laugh, and her fierce sense of care. What he doesn't see as a flaw is what Maya's spent years trying to hide-her body, her fear of being too much, and her talent for leaving before she can be left.
As long night shifts turn into slow-burn banter and quiet confessions, Maya begins to realize that maybe home isn't a single place-it's the people who make you feel like you already belong. Reed doesn't want to save her; he just wants to stay beside her. And that might be the most terrifying-and beautiful-thing she's ever let happen.
In The Long Way Home, a heartfelt plus-sized romance set against the backdrop of small-town hospitals, late-night coffee, and second chances, love unfolds at its own steady pace. This is a story about learning that joy doesn't require permission, that staying can be braver than leaving, and that real love begins when self-doubt ends.
Perfect for readers who love BBW small-town romance, slow-burn chemistry, and deeply emotional, body-positive love stories filled with humor, healing, and hope.
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