The Long Road Ahead (ePub)

When your eyes meet, that's not love at first sight. It's when you can't bring yourself to look away, for you've captured the loving soul embodied through their eyes.

Fresh from his hometown of Lincoln, Ohio, and with a $10,000 scholarship under his belt, aspiring comic book artist Javon Norton attends his first year at Toronto State University. But there's one slight issue: The scholarship is...not quite ready. To prepare for the full grant, Javon must register for a scholarship program. While entering the doors of Mr. Harrison's art history class, someone catches his eye...

Photography student Mick Richardson can't resist his unquenchable thirst for adventure. To elevate his mind's eye, he applies for the $10,000 scholarship to Ohau, Hawaii. From the very beginning of his childhood, Mick's ultimate dream is to discover the hidden beauty of his birthplace, capturing the glistening waves of the faraway ocean, like a photo kept in his memory.

Coincidently, Javon and Mick are at the top of the scholarship list, matching them into a tie. To break it even, Mr. Harrison puts them up to task. In order to receive the $10,000 scholarship grant, they must each come up with an original project by the end of the week. As a friendly gesture, Mick invites Javon to a weekend getaway across central Canada to ease the tension between them. Javon is skeptical but seeing this as an offer he can't refuse, he accepts.

What starts as a mild curiosity soon develops into something more...

Now Javon is caught in a friction: Embracing the tenderness of Mick's affections while holding on to what he worked so hard for.

Which begs the question: Is love more valuable than success?