When Spence Harden and Jeff, his writing partner and sometime lover, move into the house once owned by Spence's murdered parents, they have no idea what awaits them. First, they discover someone is stealing items from them, but have no clue who, or why. And then the unthinkable happens. Jeff is killed and Spence is framed for his murder.<br><br>Crime reporter Gregg Rowe wants to help Spence clear his name. All Spence needs to do is decide if he believes Gregg, or if the man himself is the killer. Once Gregg convinces Spence he's telling the truth, the pair set out to discover if there is a connection between Jeff's murder and that of Spence's parents ten years earlier ... while fighting their growing attraction to each other.

A Deadly Homecoming

He woke to the sound of his phone ringing. Groggily he answered.


“Mr. Harden? I’m a reporter with Channel Nine TV. I’d like to—”


Spence hit the Off button. Almost immediately it rang again. This time, Spence checked the Caller ID. The call was from another TV station so he ignored it and turned his phone off.


By then everything came rushing back to him. Jeff’s death. The detectives. The interrogation at the police station. As it did, he realized something. He hadn’t told the detectives about the thefts of Jeff’s books and the file with the house papers.


They have to have something to do with this, but…“Later,” he muttered. “When I can think straight.”


Chapter 15