Darker Water (Once and Forever Book 1)

Some fairytales begin with a kiss...

After another painful breakup, Laney Temple finally understands love is a fairytale and sex rarely comes with a happy ending. She’s too busy for it right now anyway—she has a business to run, art to create, and candy to crush. Sure, eventually she’ll be ready to switch from her plastic-and-silicon lover to a flesh-and-blood one. But before that happens, she has to be sure she won’t feel any of those annoying emotions that make her heart do things it wasn’t meant to do...

Like break

Carson Bennett is completely upfront about what he wants, and it has nothing to do with Laney’s heart. Her lips? Hell yeah. Other parts of her body? You better f*cking believe it. But her heart? Nope, not even a little. Until it does…a lot. But having feelings for someone isn’t allowed. It’s the kind of thing you’re supposed to push down deep and cover up with one-night stands, sarcasm, and booze...

Like secrets

Two people want the same thing—a commitment to nothing more than great sex in a bunch of different positions. Simple. Enjoyable. A win-win. Problem is, those two people have families and fears and pain that spill into every moment of their lives, control what they do and who they are. And if either Carson or Laney can’t free themselves from the past, they’ll both be pulled under by it.



“I finished DARKER WATER last night. I loved it. I can’t wait to read the next one!” - Katy Regnery, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author

"Perfect spontaneous combustion material. I was all smiles and giggles, until suddenly - bam - tears started flowing and the sob-fest commenced." - The Book Enthusiast Book Blog

"This officially sits on my Favorites list for Romantic Comedy" - The Book Bee


***DARKER WATER is a standalone contemporary romance inspired by The Frog Prince***

VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE (Once and Forever #2) is now available!


Once and Forever, the series... began as a dare from a friend who believed I would never be able to write a standalone novel with a happy ending. To prove her wrong, this seven-book contemporary romance series came to be, each with its very own happy ending. All the books will take the theme or symbol from a different fairytale and then quickly go in another direction. And it ain't towards Disneyland, folks.