Tianna was rushed to the nearest hospital in Boston Massachusetts. She was brutally attacked by her ex-boyfriend, Mark White. He had abused her since the day they met. She kept the abuse from her family and best friend, Tasha who was caught up in the mix of just how abusive Mark was when she came to visit Tianna for spring break and witnessed the attack. Tianna made a miraculous recovery and had kept a secret for almost five years that only her male friend, Jamal Johnson knows. It had been years since Tasha last saw Tianna, and one night Tasha crossed paths with her. She was confronted by Tasha, and now, Tianna must face her past as well as her present. Tasha, Jackson, and Jamal, the characters in Tar Baby are all back to complete Tianna's story in Tar Baby 2.