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The Long Road Home #14
Home Coming
Bailey Knowles needs a fake boyfriend, not a bodyguard, to teach her cheating ex a lesson, even if everyone insists she hire one to fend off the threats she's been getting. Luckily it looks like one unsuspecting Navy SEAL will be perfect to step into the role of both.
Quinn Baldwin takes the long road home to visit his family, but instead finds TikTok sensation Bailey Knowles. She needs protection. He's got time on his hands. It's a win-win, until one tabloid names him as her new boyfriend and Bailey, set on revenge against her ex, embraces the misconception whole-heartedly.
Now Quinn has to deal with an uber-famous fake girlfriend, her adoring fans, the relentless paparazzi, his friends and family who all believe the lie, plus whoever is responsible for the threats. His leave from the Navy is going to be anything but boring.
Quinn Baldwin takes the long road home to visit his family, but instead finds TikTok sensation Bailey Knowles. She needs protection. He's got time on his hands. It's a win-win, until one tabloid names him as her new boyfriend and Bailey, set on revenge against her ex, embraces the misconception whole-heartedly.
Now Quinn has to deal with an uber-famous fake girlfriend, her adoring fans, the relentless paparazzi, his friends and family who all believe the lie, plus whoever is responsible for the threats. His leave from the Navy is going to be anything but boring.
- GenresRomance
300 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 11, 2023
341 people are currently reading
148 people want to read
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Cat Johnson
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It all started in first grade when Cat Johnson won the essay contest at Hawthorne Elementary School and got to ride in the Chief of Police's car in the Memorial Day Parade...and the rest, as they say, is history. As an adult, Cat generally tries to stay out of police cars and is thrilled to be writing for a living. She has been published under a different name in the Young Adult genre, but released her first romance in 2006.
Today, she is a NY Times & USA Today best-selling, award-winning author of contemporary romance. A promo ho, she's sponsored real live bull riding cowboys and promoted romance using bologna.
--from the author's website
🎥 For Film/TV Inquiries Email Cat@Catjohnson.net
It all started in first grade when Cat Johnson won the essay contest at Hawthorne Elementary School and got to ride in the Chief of Police's car in the Memorial Day Parade...and the rest, as they say, is history. As an adult, Cat generally tries to stay out of police cars and is thrilled to be writing for a living. She has been published under a different name in the Young Adult genre, but released her first romance in 2006.
Today, she is a NY Times & USA Today best-selling, award-winning author of contemporary romance. A promo ho, she's sponsored real live bull riding cowboys and promoted romance using bologna.
--from the author's website
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October 10, 2024❤️Bodyguard Vibes
❤️Little Sister's Best Friend
❤️Navy SEAL Hero
❤️Curvy Heroine
❤️Found Family
❤️Steamy
❤️Small Town
⭐️Available Now in eBook/Paperback⭐️
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❤️Little Sister's Best Friend
❤️Navy SEAL Hero
❤️Curvy Heroine
❤️Found Family
❤️Steamy
❤️Small Town
⭐️Available Now in eBook/Paperback⭐️
Amazon Kindle https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BSJ4PVTW
Books2Read https://books2read.com/Home-Coming
More Info at https://catjohnson.net/book/home-coming/
November 14, 2023
Unrequited?
Quinn likes plans and structure, he lives his life by compartmentalising, his job, his family. So the last thing he expects is to be knocked on his ass - literally and figuratively - by a naked Bailey. But Bailey tests every one of his controls, he wants her, needs her but it is impossible to have her whilst still in the military.... isn't it?
Filled with danger, angst and heartbreak Bailey's haunting lyrics cut through your heart and Quinn's resistance and he finally allows himself to hope.
Their chemistry is sizzling and Quinn's over the top protection of her has you hoping even when Quinn daren't. I like grumpy Xander and his Captain Sweatpants, along with the awesome Blessing who we all love.
Quinn likes plans and structure, he lives his life by compartmentalising, his job, his family. So the last thing he expects is to be knocked on his ass - literally and figuratively - by a naked Bailey. But Bailey tests every one of his controls, he wants her, needs her but it is impossible to have her whilst still in the military.... isn't it?
Filled with danger, angst and heartbreak Bailey's haunting lyrics cut through your heart and Quinn's resistance and he finally allows himself to hope.
Their chemistry is sizzling and Quinn's over the top protection of her has you hoping even when Quinn daren't. I like grumpy Xander and his Captain Sweatpants, along with the awesome Blessing who we all love.
November 14, 2023
A great Love Story
Loved all the characters and small town friends to lovers story. Blessings is truly a blessing to all the books in this series. Quinn and Bailey so hometown real. A winner for Cat Johnson.
Loved all the characters and small town friends to lovers story. Blessings is truly a blessing to all the books in this series. Quinn and Bailey so hometown real. A winner for Cat Johnson.
July 2, 2024
Home Coming🏡
Home Coming is a great story and I absolutely loved Quinn, the SEAL/Bodyguard to Bailey, the influencer/celebrity trope❣️
Quinn returns home to visit his family during a rare trip home..only to discover his father has taken his mother away for a special occasion and in their place is his sister Josie and her best friend, Bailey😳 Suffice to say Quinn has known Bailey since childhood, as his sister and her have been tight for years. What does come as a surprise is his interest in her but also the danger she’s in after why she left her home is revealed🥹
A great story and I can’t wait to read Josie’s story later this year. I’ve already looked at getting Xander’s book too🙌
Home Coming is a great story and I absolutely loved Quinn, the SEAL/Bodyguard to Bailey, the influencer/celebrity trope❣️
Quinn returns home to visit his family during a rare trip home..only to discover his father has taken his mother away for a special occasion and in their place is his sister Josie and her best friend, Bailey😳 Suffice to say Quinn has known Bailey since childhood, as his sister and her have been tight for years. What does come as a surprise is his interest in her but also the danger she’s in after why she left her home is revealed🥹
A great story and I can’t wait to read Josie’s story later this year. I’ve already looked at getting Xander’s book too🙌
November 22, 2023
Love Quinn and Bailey. Great little sisters best story
Quinn flys home on leave to surprise his mom but he is the one surprised because his parents are gone on a vacation and he is met after he gets in the door by a woman dressed only in a towel. She trips over his bag and ends up falling on him and loses the towel in the process. Turns out that is his little sisters best friend from high school who was a nerdy band girl. Now she is very attractive. She has crushed on him all through high school and thought she was over him but all those feelings come back instantly. As they spend time together, he starts having feelings for her but fights them because he knows he is leaving in a couple weeks and he doesn't know how to have his career as a SEAL and have a relationship too. What does he do when he is suddenly called back to work in the middle of the night? Will he be able to get leave to go home for Christmas or will he still be deployed? Will he finally admit him feelings to Bailey?
Quinn flys home on leave to surprise his mom but he is the one surprised because his parents are gone on a vacation and he is met after he gets in the door by a woman dressed only in a towel. She trips over his bag and ends up falling on him and loses the towel in the process. Turns out that is his little sisters best friend from high school who was a nerdy band girl. Now she is very attractive. She has crushed on him all through high school and thought she was over him but all those feelings come back instantly. As they spend time together, he starts having feelings for her but fights them because he knows he is leaving in a couple weeks and he doesn't know how to have his career as a SEAL and have a relationship too. What does he do when he is suddenly called back to work in the middle of the night? Will he be able to get leave to go home for Christmas or will he still be deployed? Will he finally admit him feelings to Bailey?
November 16, 2023
Quinn is a Navy Seal headed home after a mission and gets delayed due to huge storm. He finally makes it home and his adventures begin. First his parents are off on a trip, then his sisters best friend, Bailey is not the girl he remembers but rather she is all grown up and just what he thinks he doesn’t need. Then he volunteers for body guard duty after hearing everything that has happened to Bailey. Awesome story, great characters and some wild adventures involving paparazzi, an ex boyfriend who can’t let Bailey go and all the while they both are fighting their feelings for each other. Will they get their happy ever after?? Loved Blessing and her insight. Great interaction with his sister, Josie, their parents and the townspeople. Great addition to the Long Road Home Series. Can be read as a standalone. 5+ stars
October 25, 2024
Was a little slower. Not much detail, or any big event where the whole brotherhood was involved. Bailey was the bullied nerd in high school. Very talented as a musician but overlooked. Best friends with Josie, Quinn’s sister.
Quinn on to be a Navy Seal and did not get home often. .
Bailey had a crush on Quinn since before high school, but did nit feel that Quinn noticed.
When the high school is having a reunion of 13 years alumni, Quinn happened to be home. Josie twisted his arm to go.
Bailey caught her so called boyfriend in the act of cheating on her . She fled to upper New York to her best friend.
Situations change, people change, opportunities arrive which change everyone’s lives .
Quinn on to be a Navy Seal and did not get home often. .
Bailey had a crush on Quinn since before high school, but did nit feel that Quinn noticed.
When the high school is having a reunion of 13 years alumni, Quinn happened to be home. Josie twisted his arm to go.
Bailey caught her so called boyfriend in the act of cheating on her . She fled to upper New York to her best friend.
Situations change, people change, opportunities arrive which change everyone’s lives .
November 26, 2023
Fate puts Quinn Baldwin at the right place at the right. An unannounced trip home gives him the opportunity to get closer to his sister's best friend, Bailey Knowles by stepping in as her personal security after Bailey's much ballyhooed romance breakup goes viral. Suddenly she's being threatened and endangered. Not on his watch. The more time they spend together the more he wants her. That goes without saying for her too. Wading through the paparazzi, ensuring her safety and planning for the future are daunting at times but her newfound status as a pop singer makes it all the more important that she stays safe even when he's not around.
November 26, 2023
Home Coming
Wow! Another great story by Cat! This one is about Bailey and Quinn! What an interesting twist to this story. Quinn becomes a bodyguard while on leave to his sister's best friend. Bailey is a shy gal but very talented. She becomes an internet sensation. Quinn's sister, Josie, is an interesting character herself. It was fun reading about Bailey's rise to fame and finally getting her happy ending. This story is more of a romance than anything else. It was fun seeing Blessing in both the beginning and the end of the story. FANTASTIC job Cat! I would recommend this book!
Wow! Another great story by Cat! This one is about Bailey and Quinn! What an interesting twist to this story. Quinn becomes a bodyguard while on leave to his sister's best friend. Bailey is a shy gal but very talented. She becomes an internet sensation. Quinn's sister, Josie, is an interesting character herself. It was fun reading about Bailey's rise to fame and finally getting her happy ending. This story is more of a romance than anything else. It was fun seeing Blessing in both the beginning and the end of the story. FANTASTIC job Cat! I would recommend this book!
November 16, 2023
Absolutely wonderful book. I loved Bailey, she’s such a real down to earth person. I can totally relate to her… minus earn the TikTok fortune! Her imposter syndrome is so relatable. Quinn is great, I love how he’s instantly attracted to Bailey but also protective. Blessing is as usual wonderful and I was delighted when we got a double dose of her. I loved this book. It’s an excellent addition to the Long Road home series and I’m looking forward to reading the next book in the series.
November 18, 2023
lovely
Another excellent story in the Long Road Home series ! This is a fun , fast paced story mostly set in New York State . The wonderful- can’t get enough of her- Blessing is present with her usual woo-woo! I love the way Quinn is unsure of his ability to be both a bada.s SEAL and a good boyfriend at the same time, he should have more self confidence! Bailey really shows her mean girl ex high school colleagues what nerdy girls can do! Great job Cat!
Another excellent story in the Long Road Home series ! This is a fun , fast paced story mostly set in New York State . The wonderful- can’t get enough of her- Blessing is present with her usual woo-woo! I love the way Quinn is unsure of his ability to be both a bada.s SEAL and a good boyfriend at the same time, he should have more self confidence! Bailey really shows her mean girl ex high school colleagues what nerdy girls can do! Great job Cat!
November 19, 2023
This is book 4 in the 3rd Long Road Home series, and I loved it as much as the rest.
Navy Seal Quinn and social media influencer Bailey are pushed together when Quinn comes home on a surprise visit for Thanksgiving and discoverers that someone is threatening Bailey after breaking into her apartment.
He volunteers to be her bodyguard and protect her from her cheating ex and the paparazzi!!
Great storyline, loveable characters, and a wonderful HEA!
Navy Seal Quinn and social media influencer Bailey are pushed together when Quinn comes home on a surprise visit for Thanksgiving and discoverers that someone is threatening Bailey after breaking into her apartment.
He volunteers to be her bodyguard and protect her from her cheating ex and the paparazzi!!
Great storyline, loveable characters, and a wonderful HEA!
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November 6, 2024
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Bailey needs a fake boyfriend not a bodyguard to teach her ex boyfriend a lesson. Jane Bailey Knowles was friends with Quinn Baldwin's sister in high school and he comes home finding her in a towel running to the kitchen in a towel. She had a crush on him for years. He doesn't realize her but he is attracted. He is determined to protect t her while he on leave. He ends up having to go back early and get his friend to help till she goes on tour.
Bailey needs a fake boyfriend not a bodyguard to teach her ex boyfriend a lesson. Jane Bailey Knowles was friends with Quinn Baldwin's sister in high school and he comes home finding her in a towel running to the kitchen in a towel. She had a crush on him for years. He doesn't realize her but he is attracted. He is determined to protect t her while he on leave. He ends up having to go back early and get his friend to help till she goes on tour.
December 3, 2025
okay read
An okay read that follows on from other authors who are part of this series. As always I love blessing and her care of these military guys. Found Bailey a tad immature and there was no follow up as to her troubles with the ex and the personal breaking into her house. Quin was likeable and played his part.
An okay read that follows on from other authors who are part of this series. As always I love blessing and her care of these military guys. Found Bailey a tad immature and there was no follow up as to her troubles with the ex and the personal breaking into her house. Quin was likeable and played his part.
November 16, 2023
Couldn't put it down
I absolutely loved Quinn & Bailey's story, and you will, too. Alpha protector and SEAL falls head over heals with sister best friend who needs protecting. Thanks, Cat, for another great story.
I absolutely loved Quinn & Bailey's story, and you will, too. Alpha protector and SEAL falls head over heals with sister best friend who needs protecting. Thanks, Cat, for another great story.
November 18, 2023
Awesome read
You know when two characters pull you in the Sam e time you know you have found a great well written journey. Love the characters even though Quinn was a little slow in realization lol. Hooe this series last force long time I love read them
You know when two characters pull you in the Sam e time you know you have found a great well written journey. Love the characters even though Quinn was a little slow in realization lol. Hooe this series last force long time I love read them
November 22, 2023
Home Coming
Great story. Blessings is such a great character. Her predictions and woo-woo topics make these books so enjoyable. Bailey was such an interesting person. charismatic person to her followers and a shy woman off camera.
Great story. Blessings is such a great character. Her predictions and woo-woo topics make these books so enjoyable. Bailey was such an interesting person. charismatic person to her followers and a shy woman off camera.
November 24, 2023
Brother and sister’s best friend
I loved this book it was great. It was classic love the sister’s best friend. Loved the story about the online influencer gone to music singer songwriter to love for the one who was not sure
I loved this book it was great. It was classic love the sister’s best friend. Loved the story about the online influencer gone to music singer songwriter to love for the one who was not sure
August 6, 2025
Love this series
Each book has an amazing story to tell. Each story is based around the authors other series (which are just as great as this one is). What they have in common is the wonderful way Blessing has insights into just what they need.
Each book has an amazing story to tell. Each story is based around the authors other series (which are just as great as this one is). What they have in common is the wonderful way Blessing has insights into just what they need.
December 7, 2025
Going home!
Home Coming: Quinn hadn't Bern home in a while so thought he would surprise his family! The problem was his parents were on a cruise. It was Josie and Bailey who he hadn't since he joined the Navy and she changed in a beautiful way. Fantastic writing!
Home Coming: Quinn hadn't Bern home in a while so thought he would surprise his family! The problem was his parents were on a cruise. It was Josie and Bailey who he hadn't since he joined the Navy and she changed in a beautiful way. Fantastic writing!
November 18, 2023
He’s Home
Oh yes! It certainly is another outstanding story in the series.
A must read that should be top of the list.
Oh yes! It certainly is another outstanding story in the series.
A must read that should be top of the list.
November 20, 2023
Loved it
November 20, 2023
Blessings for all
Makes me want to travel through Atlanta just on the possibility of running into Blessing and receiving one of her woo-woo predictions.
Makes me want to travel through Atlanta just on the possibility of running into Blessing and receiving one of her woo-woo predictions.
November 23, 2023
Review of Home Coming
I absolutely loved this book and I will definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves military romance novels! She is an awesome writer!
I absolutely loved this book and I will definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves military romance novels! She is an awesome writer!
December 8, 2023
Loved it!!
December 14, 2023
I love Cat"s stories. This is another winner with just enough intrigue and suspense and a healthy dose of romance.
December 28, 2023
Good addition to the series. I felt the plot was pretty far fetched even for a romance novel. And I was hoping for more steam. Hopefully the next one is better.
January 3, 2024
Quinn and Bailey
While I enjoy the books in this series, I keep coming back to visit with Blessing
This book was extra special we got to visit with her two times.
While I enjoy the books in this series, I keep coming back to visit with Blessing
This book was extra special we got to visit with her two times.
January 19, 2024
Bailey and Quinn
Loved this story! Even though I wanted to hit both Quinn and Bailey in the head to get themselves out of there own heads! Loved this!
Loved this story! Even though I wanted to hit both Quinn and Bailey in the head to get themselves out of there own heads! Loved this!
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December 31, 2025DNF at 15%. Could not get into it after 4 Chapters.
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