Works by
Donna Hill
(Writer)

Novels

• Rooms of the Heart (1990)
  Tempest Daily seems to have it all: a politically powerful husband and a daughter she adores-until Braxton Thorne walks back into her life after six long years. Now she must confront the shadow of her past and a love that never died, only to discover that her husband's power not only stretches to Congress, but to every crevice of her life.

• Indiscretions (1991)
  Khendra Phillips is at the height of her legal career when the handsome, smooth-talking attorney Sean Michaels bursts onto the scene and threatens to capture not only love with his irresistible, relentless charm, but her glorious reign in the legal profession as well.

• Temptation (1994)

• Scandalous (1995)

• Deception (1996)

• Intimate Betrayal (1997)

• A Private Affair (1998)

• Chances Are (1998)

• Charade (1998)

• Quiet Storm (1998)
  Deanna is beautiful and immensely talented. As a concert pianist and accomplished equestrian, she is constantly in the public eye touring the world. Many admire, yet envy, her beauty, talent and relationship with actor Cord Herrera. But in one moment, tragedy casts a dark shadow over Deanna's bright future...producing a quiet storm calmed only by an unexpected liaison.

• Shipwreck Season (1998)
  Sixteen-year-old Daniel is appalled at the prospect of spending eight months at the lifesavers' station. And yet, in the autumn of 1880, Daniel finds himself on the train to Cape Cod, where he will live among the coarse, dull surfmen and take orders from his crude, unsympathetic uncle, Captain Alder, the man in charge. At first Daniel's new life seems as comfortless and unrewarding as he had imagined, but the work is unexpectedly challenging, and to his surprise Daniel finds himself beginning to respect and admire the surfmen who risk their lives to save those lost in shipwrecks off the coast. Breathtaking adventure punctuates this lively, insightful coming-of-age story. An afterword traces the history of U.S. lifesaving from its origins to the present-day Coast Guard.

• Pieces Of Dreams (1999)

• If I Could (2000)

• A Scandalous Affair (2000)

• Interlude (2000)
  Michelene Tyner has her finger on the pulse of the Louisiana elite, from the local sheriff, art dealers and restaurateurs, to the mayor. As a personal shopper, with an eye for the exquisite and an ear willing to listen, Michelene knows all of their dark fantasies and secret liaisons. Everyone falls equally under her charms. That includes criminal defense attorney Chase Alexander. In no time, their motto of not mixing business with pleasure melts away beneath the sultry New Orleans nights. But when Michelene's childhood friend is brutally murdered, and Chase is called in to defend the accused, Michelene is torn between her love for Chase and her loyalty to her friend's memory, especially when she discovers that she holds the piece of evidence that will not only bring down a murderer, but dismantle Chase's career.

• Night Winds Calling (2001) with Dawna Anderson
  Jessica MacDougall and her best friend Lori, head to Maine in search of evidence to support Jessica's firm belief in reincarnation--her own past life which ended tragically in 1772 according to the hypnosis sessions performed by her professor. Jessie thinks that she might just be able to find the fabulous jewels that her prior self ran and hid, minutes before she was murdered. However, what Jessie does find, on the foggy Maine road where she believes that she once lived, and died, is Kyle Davenport, a sullen man whose chronic and debilitating migraine headaches are somehow miraculously cured when they are close together. Lori hates Maine, and Kyle, but Jessie is determined to stay, even when the sound of ghostly screaming causes her to crash her car, stranding them briefly in Kyle's disturbing company. Kyle doesn't understand how Jessie can be his cure but he pursues her to town, where a rapist and serial killer is once again on the prowl--and may have already targeted Jessie. It soon becomes apparent that past events may very well be on the eve of repeating themselves. Staying in Maine could cost Jessie her life.

• Soul to Soul (2001)
  Leon Weathers, restaurateur and nightclub owner, has her life together until her bandleader hires Ray Taylor, the "mouthwatering," womanizing sax player, for the nightclub band.

• Through the Fire (2001)

• Rhythms (2002)
  Rhythms begins in the Mississippi Delta in 1927, introducing three incredible women: Cora, the matriarch of two generations; Emma, her embittered and troubled daughter; and Parris, her beloved and talented granddaughter. Both Emma and Parris are affected by Coras 75-year-old secret. Effectively examining the themes of love, family ties, prejudice, and social barriers, Rhythms deftly reveals the challenges of growing up biracial in America, the destruction born of family secrets and betrayal, and of dreams both reached and deferred. Ultimately, Rhythms is a novel that speaks to the power of love, hope, and forgiveness.

• An Ordinary Woman (2002)
  Asha and Lisa have been best friends since grade school. A beautiful and accomplished photographer, Asha never seems to lack excitement or a man to share it with. Yet, for a woman who appears to have it all there is always that something she needs to make her feel whole....worthy. Lisa, the good girl, has always dreamed of the perfect marriage to the perfect husband. Now she has both with Ross Davis. And she has their future planned to the last, perfect detail. Ross didn't want to believe that he an Lisa had married too soon. He didn't want to believe that each day the man he thought himself to be was being stripped away by the woman he loved leaving him feeling like a kept man instead of the man of the house. And then betrayal. No one knows how it happened, how they could have done this to each other. But, they each want to tell their side of the story.

• Divas, Inc. (2004)
  Tiffany Lane and Chantel Hollis are bonafide divas. They've also been Margaret Drew's best friends since they were children. Margaret has always been the plain-Jane of the threesome, living vicariously through the exploits of her friends. But when Tiffany and Chantal head to Europe on an extended vacation, leaving Margaret to tend their apartments, Margaret decides to see how the other half lives. Co-opting their apart-ments, their boyfriends (current and past), their fabulous lifestyles, and Tiffany's very savvy pooch Virginia, Margaret finally feels like she has found the life she has always wanted and deserved. But her double living begins to catch up with her, and Margaret might soon be home-less, man-less, and friendless all in one swoop.

• In My Bedroom (2004)
  Rayne Holland seems to have it all: a handsome, successful husband, a beautiful five-year-old daughter, and a rapidly rising film career. What everyone doesn't know is that behind closed doors, the picture isn't so perfect. And in the recesses of Rayne's mind she harbors a dark past that even she in unaware of. Then tragedy strikes, and Rayne slowly discovers that the story of her life is just beginning and nothing and no one are as they
  seem . . .

• Say Yes (2004)

• Dare to Dream (2004)

• Long Distance Lover (2006)

• Love Becomes Her (2006)
  Fate has one last zinger in store for Barbara Allen. His name is Michael Stevens, he is a basketball millionaire, he's little more than half her age and he wants to spend the night!
  
  Does Barbara dare throw convention to the wind and enjoy her very own boy toy?

  It's a decision she'll need the help of her three best friends to make. But as the trio weighs in on whether Barbara should or shouldn't, they come up with an outrageous plan that will mean a life change for them all.

• Saving All My Loving' (2006 release)

Mysteries

• Murder Uptown (1992)

• Getting Hers (2005)
  Tests McDonald is running the show and whatever she wants is less than a phone call away; Nikki Howard has what she thinks is the greatest job in the world because she gets to ride fast cars and carry a gun; Kim Sheppard is at the pinnacle of corporate success, the envy of men and women alike. Then Tests loses her business and everything she's worked for, Nikki is convicted of a crime she didn't commit and Kim is accused of corporate theft, potentially at risk of losing her fortune and her reputation. Then fate truly intercedes when they meet in of all places, their doctor's office. And from that day forward a unique alliance is formed. Not only will they bond together to reclaim what they've lost, but in each other discover what they'd been searching for all along.

• Guilty Pleasures (2006 release)
  Jake and Eva Kelly are masters at what they do. From the sex games they play with each other to the cons they pull on their unsuspecting marks, they are unstoppable. To the outside world, Jake and Eva are just another young yuppie couple living their dream under the bright lights of New York City. Life is good, money is flowing, and living is large.  They couldn't ask for more---until Jake gets greedy. Only this time they pick the wrong mark. The tables have turned and their addiction to the game could cost them everything---even their lives.
  
  Now Jake and Eva are forced to pull off the sting of their careers. With the help of Jake’s brother Jinx and Eva’s look-alike cousin Rita they board a cruise ship from Brazil to take down Xavier Suarez, one of the most notorious figures in the underworld. From the streets of New York City to the steamy tropics of Brazil, from the coast of Miami to the paradise of Hawaii, they hatch a plan with no room for errors. 
  
  With the FBI hot on their trail and under the threat of Suarez’s unspeakable wrath, every trick they’ve ever learned comes into play. But it is their own dark past that threatens their future, and the secret that Eva harbors that could ruin everything.

Anthologies

• 'Ties The Season (2001) with Candice Parch and Rochelle Alders

• Sister, Sister (2001) with Carmen Green and Janice Sims

• Living Large (2003) with Brenda Jackson, Francis Ray, and Rochelle Alders

• Rockin' Around That Christmas Tree (2003) with Francis Ray

• A Whole Lotta Love (2004) with Brenda Jackson, Francis Ray, and Monica Jackson

• Let's Get It On (2004) with Brenda Jackson, Francis Ray, and Rochelle Alers,

• Big Girls Don't Cry (2005) with Brenda Jackson and Monica Jackson

• Courageous Hearts (2005)

• Destiny's Daughters (2006) with Gwynne Forster and Parry Brown

• Spirit of the Season (1994)

• Love Letters (1995) with Rochelle Alers

• Winter Nights (1997) with Francis Ray

• Rosies Curl and Weave (1999) with Rochelle Alers

• Della's House of Style (2000) with Donna Hill, Felicia Mason,  Francis Ray, and Rochelle Alers

• Welcome to Leo's (2000) with Brenda Jackson, Donna Hill, Francis Ray, and Rochelle Alers

• After the Vows  (2001) with Donna Hill, Jacquelin Thomas, Leslie Esdaile, and T. T. Henderson

• Going to the Chapel (2001) with Donna Hill, Gynne Forster,  Francis Ray, and Rochelle Alers

• Indecent Exposure

• Takin' Chances For The Holidays (2006) with Monica Jackson and Adrienne Byrd

Collections

• Black Silk (2002) with Breena Clarke, Carl Weber, Donna Hill, Eric Jerome Dickey, Kim McLarin, Lolita Files, and Travis Hunter

• Where There's a Will (2004) with Bridget Anderson, Margie Walker, Shelby Lewis, and Shirley Hailstock

• Dark Thirst (2004) with Angela C. Allen, Donna Hill, Kevin S. Brockenbrough, Linda Addison, Monica Jackson, and Omar Tyree