Carnal Innocence by Nora Roberts (1991)

Just had to read a Nora Roberts book now that I am home. "Innocence" in the title is the name of a fictional town in Mississippi. I couldn't resist and Google Mapped the name of Innocence in all 50 states and did not find one town with that name, just an Innocence Lane in the UK and a few establishments that used the name. Roberts didn't play off the name in the conversations of the townspeople, but pairing the name with "carnal" showed that the town was far from innocent. I don't recall Roberts going into so many details of a whole town's personal lives, but this time it was actually difficult to keep track of all the characters she had running around. Usually there are too few. Caroline is a world renowned violinist, who inherits her grandmothers home and needs to get away from her touring, her parents, her cheating boyfriend. Tucker Longstreet is the laid back owner of half the town, along with his drunken brother and sister who likes all men. Tucker and Caroline are our main love interests, but a major plot line is a serial murder mystery, with a good old local sheriff (friend of Tucker's) and Yankee FBI agents. There are the local hangouts - bar, cafe and beauty parlor, a sense of the heat of Mississippi, the land. As usual, just an enjoyable read.