"A Long Way To Run"

Sometimes the path to love is a long way to run...

Olympic-caliber running hopeful Riley Dalton lost his left leg from the knee down in the noblest of ways: saving a trapped woman whose car was engulfed by fire. Years removed from that life-changing moment, he returns home to Dunberry, Michigan, searching for the pathway to a new life.

Riley’s high school sweetheart, Jennifer Bailey, understands the process of reinvention. Heartbreak and corporate theft sent her scampering from New York straight back to her small-town roots. In Dunberry, she’s established a clothing boutique that allows creativity to flow while she regroups. 

Reunited, Riley and Jennifer spearhead the creation of a community sponsored running team while they chase demons both physical and emotional. As Riley trains for the Mobility Impaired division of the Boston Marathon, the past rises to haunt him, and a professional opportunity is presented to Jennifer that plays to her goals but endangers everything she’s reestablished with the only man she’s ever loved.

Will love be enough to cover the distance between them?





"A Long Way To Run" by Marianne Evans is a powerful story of courage and second chances. I caught up in Riley and Jennifer's story from the first.

This story shows that dreams do come true but not always in the way that was first dreamed.

I felt the characters emotions as I was reading this novel.

Maybe this story touched me so much because my mom had her leg amputed.

The characters are normal people with difficulties that could be our neighbors and friends.

I think one reason I like this book so well is because the characters could become bitter but they don't. They use their heart aches and difficulties to help the community.

This story is one that I think everyone that likes heroes and second chances at a first love would enjoy.

I have enjoyed every one of Marianne Evans' books that I have read and this one is another 5 star tale.

I received a complimentary copy. These opinions are my own.

About Marianne Evans

Marianne Evans is an award-winning author of Christian romance and fiction. Her hope is to spread the faith-affirming message of God's love through the stories He prompts her to create.

Her Christian fiction debut, Devotion, earned the prestigious Bookseller's Best Award as well as the Heart of Excellence Award. Forgiveness earned a covered 4.5-Star, Top Pick review from Romantic Times Magazine. Hearts Communion earned a win for Best Romance from the Christian Small Publisher's Association. She is also a two-time recipient of the Selah Award for her books Then & Now and Finding Home.

Marianne is a lifelong resident of Michigan and an active member of Romance Writers of America, most notably the Greater Detroit Chapter where she served two terms as President.

Connect with Marianne at: www.marianneevans.com