Books by Dara Girard

The best revenge?The last thing Amera Thurston expected to receive during the holidays was a pink slip. After working five long years for the notoriously bad tempered, Curtis Bishop, she''d hoped for a raise. Angry and ready to turn the tables, she''s intrigued when she gets an invitation to join an exclusive club, and turns up at work wearing a stunning pair of sheer stockings.  Then, her life takes an unexpected turn when Curtis gets attacked and wakes up in the hospital thinking Amera is his wife! Amera decides to take on the role to get a little revenge. But as the days pass and the charade deepens, Amera starts to fall for the man behind the beast.  Soon she starts to wonder, what will happen when his memory returns?

When seven year old Cirina "Rina" Powell comes to live with her relatives, the wealthy Parker family, she shakes up their carefully organized world.Over several months the quiet child unwittingly suffers at their hands.She becomes...A child who withdraws into herself.A child who learns to keep secrets.A child who grows into a successful pastry chef who guards her heart.But when she meets a handsome stranger with secrets even darker than her own, she must choose whether to love him or close her heart off forever...

Mixing business with pleasureBusiness consultant, Dawn Ajani, needs to jumpstart both her stalled career and non-existent love life.A chance to work with the sexy (and single) Jordan Taylor seems like the perfect solution.However, both Jordan and his ailing company prove to be a bigger challenge than expected.But one strategic move and a heart-pounding kiss late one night, ignites a passion neither can resist…

This collection gathers some of Dara Girard's most enduring stories.In "A Thousand Words" a heartbroken writer discovers a new reason to continue with her art. "Ten Days of Grace" follows the healing of three women after a devastating loss. "Dorcas" follows the forty year journey of a secret and its impact on those who kept it. "The Phone Call" uncovers a woman's hidden self-worth and "Berry Picking" follows a woman on her journey to love and self-discovery in an unexpected way.Written in Girard's signature style, readers will enjoy stories meant to linger in the mind for years to come.

Meet the Barnett sisters: Faithful, good natured Beverly; headstrong, ambitious Janet; bookish, droll Francine; silly but sweet, Trudy and bold, reckless Maxine.They live a sheltered, but content life under the strict rule of their religious, Jamaican father in the small town of Hamsford.But that comfortable life comes to an end when one sister gets embroiled in a scandal and another falls for the temptation of a forbidden love that threatens to rip their family apart.Can a father's love keep them together?

Marriage counselor Nicole Harrison never sees herself walking down the aisle. Fed up with men and bad relationships the independent beauty plans to stay single for a long time.But at her mother’s fifth wedding, she spots an intriguing stranger who just may have her hearing wedding bells.However, Jayden Cassell wants nothing to do with her.But not for the reason she thinks…

The look of love?Professional organizer Caryn Chandler thinks her life is perfect.Until her new perm makes her hair fall out, she breaks up with her boyfriend and she bumps into Adrian Everett. The man she'd left standing at the altar eight years ago.When an invitation from the Black Stockings Society arrives promising her a second chance at love, she jumps at the chance to fix her biggest mistake.However, the now wealthy Adrian wants nothing to do with Caryn, until she turns up on his doorstep sporting a sexy pair of stockings.Can just one look really change everything?

Two unsuspecting brothers about to fall in love!A Tempting ProposalStraight-laced businessman, James Fortune, always does the right thing.So when his reckless twin brother, Jackson, gets cold feet the day of his wedding, James decides to pretend to be the groom to protect his family's name and honor, until his brother comes to his senses.However, his new bride, Ava Hughes, is also not who she seems. Soon James and Ava find themselves trying to outwit each other in a sensual game of cat and mouse.Until one of them is forced to surrender… A Seductive ArrangementFlashy playboy Jackson Fortune never expected to wake up with a wife. But when she arrives at his apartment one morning he can't ignore her.Toyin Jacobs planned to quietly annul her secret Vegas wedding to Jackson. But when her nosy sister discovers the truth and posts it online, Toyin rushes to warn him.In danger of losing his position in the family business because of his reckless ways, Jackson can't afford a scandal. He quickly offers Toyin a special arrangement.One too irresistible to resist…

The season for love…Dr. Lora Rice desperately wants to fix her stagnant love life.So when the new book, 30 Days to Romance, finally arrives on her doorstep, the Maryland researcher can't wait to put it into practice and catch the eye of Mr. Right.But that doesn't include her colleague-and chief rival-the brilliant, but sexy Dr. Justin Silver. He stands in the way of a coveted fellowship and gets under her skin.However, Justin notices her new clothes and sassy attitude.And when a snowstorm strands them together during a business trip in Minnesota, Justin takes the opportunity to make sure Lora notices him too. Soon long, winter nights become heated with passion.But once the snow melts can their new romance survive their business rivalry?

Her best mistake?Widowed civil engineer, Cheryl Whelan, likes to speak her mind. Especially about her annoying tenant, toy designer, Bryant Hill.However, when she says something that causes Bryant's fiancée to dump him, Cheryl scrambles to fix the damage. Her husband's illness left her drowning in debt and she needs the extra income.So she makes Bryant a promise and offers to help him win his ex-fiancée back.But neither can anticipate where one hasty promise will lead them…

Will she risk everything, no matter what the price?In a quest for a family heirloom a young woman uncovers secrets, betrayal and love.Jessie Clifton only wants one thing: The Sapphire Pendant, an heirloom her father sold years ago. When offered an opportunity to win the pendant back by charming an eligible bachelor, the hotheaded tomboy impulsively accepts. She soon regrets her decision when she learns that her target is Kenneth Preston, a man she's hated for years.Nevertheless, determined to win, she trades in her running shoes for high heels and jeans for dresses and puts her plan into action. But what starts out as a harmless wager leads her down a dangerous trail of secrets that could change her life, destroy the man she's come to love and affect an entire community.

Cruel rumors swirl around herbalist Teresa Clifton. Rumors that she caused the death of her best friend.Desperate to escape her past, she buys a natural health store and settles in a new town, which puts her in the path of Sean Casey. A man haunted by his own grief.Soon Teresa finds herself falling for the handsome, mysterious stranger. But loving him comes at a price. A price that could cost her everything.The romantic and stunning second novel in the Clifton Sisters trilogy.

Interior designer, Nikki Dupree, can’t believe her luck when she gets a commission to redesign the island mansion of the wealthy recluse, Lucian Kontos. She loves the gorgeous Mediterranean island and shimmering blue waters that wash along the sandy beaches. But her  new employer turns her job into anything but paradise.Arrogant and short-tempered, Lucian makes no excuses for his rude behavior. Scarred by a fire that nearly destroyed all he held dear, he trusts no one and rejects all pity and kindness.However, Nikki’s beauty and passion for life slowly tears down his defenses.But can a wounded man risk his heart on a woman who plans to leave?

Hannah needs moneyAmal needs a lawyerSoon they'll learn they really need each otherHannah Olaniyi needs money fast to save her family home from foreclosure. So, for a large fee, the desperate attorney takes on a seemingly unwinnable case.Notorious playboy, Amal Harper, can pay whatever Hannah asks. He needs someone willing to take on a powerful family with lots of connections.However, the buttoned up lawyer and her laid back client quickly conflict when they have differing opinions on how to proceed.But as tempers flare so does passion and soon Amal and Hannah discover that sometimes opposities not only attract they can be ferfect for each other.  

Be My Love...VenusA name that once inspired the fantasies of men and the envy of womenVenusA mysterious, elusive international icon of exquisite beautyVenusA woman named Monica Dupree who disappeared years ago.She now lives a quiet life buried under secrets that continue to haunt her. Until JD Rozan, a seductive stranger running from his past, shatters her cold heart with a hot passion she can't resist.But when JD uncovers Monica's secrets, she may be forced to disappear from his loving arms...forever.  

On the verge of losing everything, Isabella Duvall decides to sell her beloved home to keep her family together.Fortunately, wealthy Alex Carlton comes to the rescue and agrees to buy the extravagant house.But Isabella''s sisters don''t want to leave. So the eldest devises a plan: Charm the handsome bachelor and become his wife.Isabella, however, hates the plan and as her sisters vie for his affections, she soon wonders if Alex is everything he seems.A fun, romantic fairytale twist.

Anna Marie Williams dreams of two things: Telling her boss to shut up and one night with her high school crush Desmond Rockwell. But the shy human resources employee doesn''t expect either to come true until she receives a surprise inheritance and an invitation to join the Black Stockings Society.She immediately dons a scandalous pair of fishnets to meet with her new lawyer...who turns out to be the man who''s filled her dreams for more than ten years. The former bad boy still makes her heart race and soon a sizzling attraction turns into more than just one night.But Anna Marie also has a secret. A secret that Desmond is close to uncovering and one that could cost her the man she''s always loved...

When Tanna Ariyo gets dumped at her twin sisters'' wedding, she throws caution to the wind and asks a handsome stranger for a simple request.She expects him to turn her down.He doesn''t.Soon an evening she''d thought would be a disaster turns into something more. And before she knows it, Tanna finds herself falling for a man who could either break her heart or give her unexpected pleasure...