The Widow's Alibi

Six months ago, Richard Vale's boat was found drifting empty on Crane Lake 🌊 —and his young widow became the most watched woman in town. Nora Vale won't perform her grief, and in a small town, a woman who won't cry on cue might as well sign a confession. She keeps her secrets locked tight. She has to. Because someone in Crane's Hollow knows what really happened that night... 👁️

Dean Marsh is the new contractor two doors down. Except he isn't. 🔍 He's an insurance investigator with a two-million-dollar policy on his desk 💰 and one rule: everyone is guilty until the file proves otherwise. All he has to do is get close enough to prove it.

He gets close. That's the problem. 🔥

Because the deeper Dean digs, the more the case bends toward a truth darker than murder, and every night in Nora's bed brings him closer to the report that could destroy her... or destroy him. 💔

On Crane Lake, the water keeps its secrets. Falling in love means dragging them all to the surface.

✨ A steamy, slow-burn romantic suspense novella, small-town secrets, forbidden attraction, and a romance earned the hard way. ✨