num_pages: 230
description: Dare Buckley has come homeor at least hes come back to Palladian the small town he left as a teenager. After a major lapse in judgment forced him to resign from the Seattle PD Palladian is the only place thatll hire him. Theres one benefit to hitting rock bottom though: the chance to investigate the mystery of his fathers suicide. Dare also gets to reacquaint himself with Finn Fowler whose childhood hero worship ended in uncomfortable silence when Dare moved away. But Finn isnt the same little kid Dare once protected. Hes grown into an attractive enigmatic stranger who neither wants nor needs what Dare has to offer. In fact Dare soon realizes that Finns keeping secretshis own and the towns. And he doesnt seem to care that Dare needs answers. The atmosphere in Palladian like its namesake river appears placid but dark currents churn underneath. When danger closes in Dare must pit his ingenuity against his heart and find his way home the hard way.
language: English
title: Home the Hard Way
publisher: Riptide Publishing