Jeffery Boyd

Wolf's Head Bay: the Journey Home Jeffery Boyd

On the eve of eighteen-year-old Jeremy Hodak's departure for college, a violent August storm sweeps across northern Lake Michigan. In it's path lay the town of Wolf's Head Bay. The following day, christened in bright sunshine, Jeremy and his nine-year-old brother, Travis, set sail for South Manitou Island, aboard their single mast sloop, the Lady Caroline. Slicing through whitecaps, approaching the island, the Lady Caroline is rocked by a shuddering impact. Jeremy tumbles from the cockpit and into the cabin where he lay unconscious. When he awakens, he makes a horrifying discovery; Travis was thrown overboard! Following the accident, Jeremy agonizes; did he hit Devil's Point, a dangerous reef off the southern tip of the island? Travis' twin, Matthew, wonders too, blaming Jeremy for the death of their brother. The following December when Jeremy comes home for Christmas, Matthew makes a startling announcement-Travis is alive and wants to come home! Jeremy's search for answers leads him to the Lady Caroline. In the cold shadows of the storage shed, he finds it within her cabin, convincing him to believe Matthew. Determined to unravel the mysterious fate of their missing brother, Jeremy will make an unusual journey.