Jeff Turner is a Waterford, Connecticut born author.As a lifelong academic and professor of Human Development and Family Relations, Turner is no stranger to publishing. The textbooks on which he has worked have been used in over three hundred colleges, both nationally and in translation internationally. However, after devoting many years to creating these college-level textbooks, Turner could not resist the urge to turn away from the pedagogical, and to devote himself to the craft of fiction. Using his free time over the course of several years, Turner made this lifelong yearning a reality."The Way Back" became his debut novel, a critically acclaimed family drama set against the backdrop of his familiar Connecticut shoreline surroundings. Turner recently finished his second novel, "The Hero of Willow Creek," a tale about an ordinary man who becomes a reluctant hometown hero and struggles with the fame and fortune that notoriety brings. This book will be published and available on Amazon August 2015.