Dara Girard: 112 books

Hannah needs money Amal needs a lawyer Soon they’ll learn they really need each other Hannah 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,...

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...

Celebrate love and the magic of the holidays in this short story collection. Discover what happens when a woman asks a stranger to help her fool her neighbors in “The Special Guest”. Find out how one woman copes with going to a dreaded party in “New Year’s Surprise”. See a new husband...

Candice prefers fantasy to real life. She fantasizes about a better life but mostly about the stranger she sees at the library. The stranger fulfills all her dreams. Until one tiny action threatens to change that.  Forcing her to face reality in a way she never thought she could. A short story.

Paul Gibbons didn’t trust cats. And he didn’t like being followed. Especially by an insistent grey cat that didn’t seem to care. She demanded attention…and help. But finding out why she needed him—only him—could prove dangerous and threatens to expose secrets he needs to keep hidden. A fantasy story for fans of Pawprints in the Snow.

Fiber artist Tanya Beals desperately wants to sell something at the local craft show. Unfortunately, no one wants to buy the unique pieces she sells. So Tanya comes up with a plan that involves her gorgeous best friend, a handsome stranger and a little white lie. But Tanya soon...

Nine-year-old Damion Herold can see and feel sounds.  That makes him different from everyone he knows. It also makes him want his parents to stop fighting.  He wants silence, more than anything, and makes a wish for Christmas. A wish that comes true.  But not in the way he expected… A fantasy holiday story of loss and renewal.

Paul Gibbons didn’t like cats. But the skinny cat on his doorstep looked near death and its haunting green eyes pleaded for his help. He wanted to turn away. He needed to protect his secret. However, he couldn’t look away and he let the cat in. A decision that could cost him his life or be his salvation. A fantasy story about facing one’s destiny.

Jean Livesey-Chee worries about her brilliant but rebellious student Sabina Chase. Every effort to guide and help the high school senior use her talent is met with disdain. Jean despairs that she will never reach Sabina and that failing her will have far reaching consequences. But...

As a young girl, Ayino’s father banished her from the family house. Determined to make her way back she devises a clever scheme. But when she enters the house again, she uncovers a dangerous secret. A secret that could cost her everything she holds dear. A stirring fairy tale short story of magic and fate.

Sylvia loved her cat Rossetti. And Rossetti loved her. But Sylvia’s friends said that wasn’t enough. Until the day Rossetti proved them wrong. A short story about betrayal and unconditional love.

Philomena Hawkes feels stuck. Stuck in the kitchen of her selfish brother and his wife Stuck in the role as caretaker for their children. She thinks her boring life of drudgery will never change. Then a mysterious package arrives from someone from her past, giving her a...

A little white lie… When unemployed free spirit, Desiree Foster, discovers she might be related to the beautiful and accomplished Ava Fortune, her self-esteem takes a hit. Desperate not to fall into her half-sister’s shadow, she tells a friend an elaborate story about her secret...

Love comes with surprises… Paula Oyelowo thinks she knows the kind of man she wants. Unfortunately, her mother wants her to marry for money. Her aunt wants her to marry for love. But a trip to a berry patch soon forces her to see what she wants for herself. A short story about self-discovery.