Contemporary fiction · Book Four
Call Me Cal: The Prequel
June and Marisol know Cal. Now they meet the life Calvin left behind.
In New Orleans, he is Cal. Back in California, the concierge still calls him Mr. Bennett, his suits are waiting in their garment bags and the apartment looks as though he never left.
With June and Marisol beside him, Cal revisits a world of money, influence and decisions made in rooms most people never enter. The past gives them a different view of the man they know—and raises questions about what still belongs in their future. Although it looks back, The Prequel is Book Four and follows The Hotel.
Before Cal, there was Calvin M. Bennett.
Book Four in the published reading order. Begin with Second Line Chef if you are new to the series.
The Call Me Cal series
Begin with Second Line Chef. Continue in the published reading order.
- 01Second Line Chef
Cal arrives with a neglected trumpet and a barely used knife roll. Between Miss Jo’s kitchen, jazz gigs, and June—who sees through his charm—he starts building a life he actually wants. Then someone auctions off his cooking without asking.
- 02Jazz Fest
As Jazz Fest approaches, Cal’s new life grows louder and more public. June, Marisol and an offer from his old world force him to decide where he belongs.
- 03The Hotel
Cal, June and Marisol take on a worn-out French Quarter hotel. Renovation is only the beginning when the city starts bringing its problems to their door.
- 04The Prequel
A return to California brings Cal’s carefully controlled former life into view—and reveals the man he was before New Orleans.
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