PREORDER - Tara’s Alibi: Blackwater Book Two

Releasing June 16, 2026! 

Taking preorders on new cover design until May 1, 2026

Reeling from her broken engagement and the loss of her dream of starting a family, Tara Clark copes the only way she knows how, with good times, one-night stands, and too many drinks at the local bar, The Alibi.

Rich Flores, the bar’s owner, can’t help but notice Tara’s slow self-destruction, or the pull he feels toward her. Wanting someone so much younger who has dreams of starting a family is a complication neither of them needs, but resisting her feels impossible.

Despite their vastly different backgrounds, opposing plans for the future, and significant age gap, an unlikely friendship forms between them. Fighting the attraction they both feel proves to be the hardest obstacle in making a friendship work.

When Tara is roped into being a bridesmaid in her ex’s family wedding, she refuses to show up to events alone and pitifully single. Rich recklessly offers to be her fake date, strictly for appearances.

A secluded cabin. One shared lie. Way too much chemistry.

Pretending is easy until stolen looks turn heated and the line between fake and real begins to blur. Now, Tara must decide if she’s ready to stop hiding behind bad habits and if risking her heart on an older man who was never part of the plan might be worth everything.