Homecoming: Book One of the Wayside Chronicles

One homecoming, two murders and three women. Admiral-that is, Police Chief-Jack Carter has his hands full on his return to Wayside, Massachusetts after 37 years of living out of a sea bag. His new job in his old hometown seemed like a good idea at the time, but while he's thrilled to be close to his beloved father and his best friend once more, other Wayside citizens aren't quite so congenial.

Still, Jack's million-dollar smile (sometimes he actually means it), sharp wits and obvious good looks take him a long way as he solves the murders, gropes to understand how lovers become abusers, and maneuvers his path between the three romantic interests he's recently acquired. "Homecoming" is a poignant look at many different life challenges: Coming home again, domestic violence, love, marriage and family.