The highly anticipated third book in Katie McGarry’s Thunder Road Series is being released on January 31st! LONG WAY HOME is a Young Adult Contemporary Romance being published by Harlequin Teen! Pre-order your copy of the next book in this emotionally charged series, and don’t miss Violet and Chevy’s story! Check out all of the stops on this awesome tour and be sure to pre-order your copy for the amazing bonus scenes!
LONG WAY HOME Synopsis:
Seventeen-year-old Violet has always been expected to sit back and let the boys do all the saving.
It’s the code her father, a member of the Reign of Terror motorcycle club, raised her to live by. Yet when her dad is killed carrying out Terror business, Violet knows it’s up to her to do the saving. To protect herself, and her vulnerable younger brother, she needs to cut all ties with the club—including Chevy, the boy she’s known and loved her whole life.
But when a rival club comes after Violet, exposing old secrets and making new threats, she’s forced to question what she thought she knew about her father, the Reign of Terror, and what she thinks she wants. Which means re-evaluating everything: love, family, friends . . . and forgiveness.
Caught in the crosshairs between loyalty and freedom, Violet must decide whether old friends can be trusted—and if she’s strong enough to be the one person to save them all.
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"An intoxicating and unforgettable story that kept me glued to the page."
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Excerpt:
CHEVY
“Chevy,”
Cyrus calls near the entrance, “We need to talk.”
Damned
knot in the tug-of-war-rope and I’m starting to feel frayed. Mom doesn’t blink
as she waits for me to say something. To tell Cyrus he can wait. To tell her
what she wants to hear. But as much as I love her, I’m also drawn to the club.
She’s right, I do want both.
“I’ll
be back to pick you up later,” I say.
Mom
throws the towel she had expertly throttled into the sink behind her, walks to
the other side of the bar and the strobe light casts a red haze around her. If
I didn’t know her better, I’d buy the flirty smile and the way she giggles in
happiness as she leans on the bar to take a drink order. But that’s not her
real smile and that’s not her real laugh. It’s part of her job, part of her
act, because that’s what working her requires—performing.
With a
kick to a barstool, I head for the exit. Cyrus walks out into the night and I
follow. Once outside, Cyrus turns to me and his warm breath creates a cloud in
the cool night. “We’ve had some trouble tonight with the Riot.”
The
Riot would be a motorcycle club north of us in Louisville. They’re pissed at
the Terror for myriad reasons, the main one being we’re a legit club and they
deal in illegal. They’re also angry at one of our main members, Eli. They feel
he stole their daughter and granddaughter from them. Eli didn’t steal a thing.
Can’t call someone’s free will in walking away from crazy a crime.
Life
sucks for the Riot and I’m fine with that. “Everything okay?”
“Yeah.
Everyone’s safe, but we’ve had word that they’ve ridden past the boundary lines
we set with them a few months back. It’s all rumor and no one on our side has
confirmed it. Could be someone’s overactive imagination, but I’ll feel better
knowing you’re off the road.”
I’m
under eighteen, still a kid to him. Cyrus used to act this way with my two best
friends, Oz and Razor, but both are eighteen and full members of the club now.
The babysitting twists my gut, but then again, I’m not ready for the decision
eighteen will bring. “How about Violet?”
“I’m on
my way now to look for her. She’s also not answering her cell.”
Yeah. A
lot of that going around. “If she took Stone to the game, she would have headed
straight home. I’ll check on her on my way to Mom’s if you want.”
This
gives me the excuse I need to see Violet. Because I won’t be able to sleep
without knowing she’s okay. So I can thank her for what she did for me with the
note. To gauge whether or not Violet is waving the white flag.
Cyrus
lays a hand on my shoulder. “I’d appreciate that. I need to head back to the
clubhouse to take care of some business. I’m serious about what I said though.
Me and a lot of guys would love to hear about the game.”
I know
they would and I’d enjoy being with them, but Mom’s already sore that I walked
out on her to talk to Cyrus. “I’m beat. After I check on Violet, I’m crashing.”
Cyrus
gives me a fast pat and a hug. We both mount our bikes and start our engines
with a growl. My grandfather takes the lead and I follow him as long as I can
before taking the path that leads away from him and toward where Violet lives.
Review:
I absolutely love the Thunder Road series by Katie McGarry. I have been hoping for Chevy and Violet's story ever since I first met them in Nowhere But Here. The two have so much history together and even through their anger and frustration, we could see that deeper feelings lingered there. I was so excited to jump in to their story and I loved seeing the two work to figure out how to overcome all that history and fear. There is a lot of fear surrounding Violet and I loved that Chevy was such a rock for her. Both are incredibly pragmatic when it comes to their relationship and the way it was handled just worked so well. I really liked how much of the book was spent of them being together and not fighting like in previous books. The two come together and are each other's support after a pretty traumatic events occurs and revelations are thrown at them from every angle. Everything they thought they knew about their families, the Terror, and themselves will be questioned in this book, so it was a breath of fresh air to see them tackle it together.
Overall, I could not be more pleased with how their story concluded—it was such a fitting end for them and this was one of those books I instantly wanted to reread after it was over.
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Books,Dreams,Life – Excerpt
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Girl Plus Books – Review & Excerpt
Letter Shelves Blog – Review & Excerpt
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January 24th
Book Boyfriend Reviews – Review & Excerpt
Ficwishes – Review
Lovin' Los Libros – Review
MrsLeif's Two Fangs About It Book Reviews – Review & Excerpt
Nose Stuck in a Book – Excerpt
Whatever You Can Still Betray – Excerpt
Zach's YA Reviews – Review & Excerpt
January 25th
Always YA at Heart – Review & Excerpt
Bridget's Book Bungalow – Review & Excerpt
Friends Till The End Book Blog – Excerpt
Mythical Books – Excerpt
Resch Reads and Reviews – Review
Swoony Boys Podcast – Review & Excerpt
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January 26th
A Bookish Escape – Review & Excerpt
Book Sojourner – Review & Excerpt
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Dark Faerie Tales – Review & Excerpt
Guilty Indulgence Book Club – Review
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Bookshelf Adventures – Review & Excerpt
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Nerdy Soul – Review & Excerpt
Random Book Muses – Review & Excerpt
The Silver Dagger Scriptorium – Excerpt
Writing My Own Fairy Tale – Review & Excerpt
January 28th
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Zili in the Sky – Review & Excerpt
Greyland Reviews – Excerpt
Chasing Faerytales – Review
Brittany's Book Blog – Excerpt
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Movies, Shows, & Books – Excerpt
January 29th
Book Angel Booktopia – Review & Excerpt
BookWorm221 – Review & Excerpt
Confessions of 2 Book Lovers – Review & Excerpt
It's All About the Romance – Excerpt
Milky Way of Books – Review & Excerpt
Waiting For Wentworth – Excerpt
January 30th
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Margie's Must Reads – Review & Excerpt
Oh My Growing TBR – Review & Excerpt
Readers Live A Thousand Lives – Review & Excerpt
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January 31st
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Little Bookworm Reviews – Review & Excerpt
What Is That Book About – Excerpt
With Love for Books – Review & Excerpt
The Cover Contessa – Review & Excerpt
February 1st
A Leisure Moment – Review
Book Bite Reviews – Review & Excerpt
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Pages to Explore – Excerpt
Red Hot + Blue Reads – review & Excerpt
Stuck In Books – Review & Excerpt
February 2nd
Actin' Up with Books – Review & Excerpt
2 girls who love books – Excerpt
Books, Coffee & Passion – Excerpt
Contagious Reads – Review & Excerpt
Go Read A Book – Review
The Book Maven – Review & Excerpt
The Heart of a Book Blogger – Review
February 3rd
A Gingerly Review – Review & Excerpt
Bookish Hollow – Review & Excerpt
G & T's Indie Café – Excerpt
Lovely Reads Publishing – Review & Excerpt
Mary Had a Little Book Blog – Excerpt
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