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

“You have enough food here to feed an army. Why do you always make sandwiches?”


“Habit? It’s easier than cooking? Probably both.”


“Okay, from what I see here, we can make a stew, burritos, even a pot roast if we don’t mind waiting an hour to eat.”


“Yeah. You know. Like stew but the meat’s in one chunk, not dozens of small pieces.”


“I knew that. I thought it took all day. It did when Mom made it.” Spence smiled ruefully. “In case you haven’t figured it out, cooking is not my forte.”


“Well, I wasn’t going to say anything, but…” Gregg chuckled, opening a couple of cupboards until he found a large pot. “She probably used a slow-cooker. We’ll use this and it’ll take a tenth of the time.”


“Okay. Sure. Jeez, you’d think I’d have figured that out for myself.”


“You would have, when you were fifty.” Gregg patted Spence’s back then they set to work. Soon, everything was in the pot.


“Beer?” Spence asked, taking one for himself.


Chapter 33