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The Way Forward by Eliana West
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The Way Forward

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Narrator Zuzu Robinson

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Length 8 hours 54 minutes
Language English
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The small town he couldn't wait to leave is calling him home . . .

Dax Ellis returns to Colton, Mississippi, a changed man. He traveled the world, earned a fortune, and made a lifetime of memories, but now he longs to put down roots. Time hasn't been kind to his hometown, and Dax wants to help—if only he can convince everyone he's not the same petulant boy he used to be. Especially the one woman who has every reason not to trust him.

Librarian Callie Colton cherished summers with her grandparents, in the town her ancestors helped build, in spite of the boy who called her names. Now that Colton is her home, life is quiet until Dax returns . . . and, along with him, ugly letters on her doorstep. He may still have the power to hurt her, but she's not the same scared little girl she used to be.

And soon Dax will have to face his past to find a way forward for the relationship they were cheated of once before.

Contains mature themes.

Eliana West writes multi-cultural romance with diverse characters. When not writing, Eliana can be found exploring the many wineries in Oregon and Washington with her husband in their vintage Volkswagen Westfalia named Bianca. She is the founder of Writers for Diversity, a community for writers interested in creating diverse characters and worlds.

Zuzu Robinson found her way to the audiobook narration world after majoring in international studies with a minor in Spanish and French at SUNY. She went on to teach French and Spanish to at-risk youth at a middle school where one of her student's parents, a part-time sound engineer, discovered her vocal talents during the annual teachers' talent show where she performed a dramatic reading of one of her favorite short stories.

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