Welcome to Litsy!

A debut novel sparkling with wit and insight about a young woman whose reluctant return to her Jersey Shore hometown gives her the second chance she didn�t know she needed. Caroline Kline isn't ready to strike out. In New York City, newly single Caroline is stumbling her way through the recent implosion of her life. After a surprise breakup leaves her with no job, no apartment, and no backup plan, she�s unsure of what to do next. That is, until Caroline�s father, Leo, injures himself in a bad fall and asks her to move home to the Jersey Shore suburb she�d always been desperate to escape. But Leo doesn�t want his daughter to be his caretaker; he needs her to replace him as third baseman in his local men�s softball league. This isn�t just any season, Leo claims. This is the year they have a real shot at the World Series, the pride and joy of Glen Brook, New Jersey. Caroline agrees to move home, concerned that Leo is hiding a more serious health condition than he�s willing to admit. As the first female player in a league full of old-school men, she�s up against more than a few challenges. And when a night gone wrong lands her in the path of her hometown crush�and first love�Caroline struggles to reconcile the life she thought she�d have with the life she might actually want. Sharply observed and full of humor and heart, Welcome Home, Caroline Kline is a touching tribute to the many unconventional paths that victory, and recovery, can take.