Doris Johnson

Background

Doris Johnson was born in 1937 in the United States.

Career

Doris Johnson is an author of romance novels and short stories about African Americans. Her heroines are bright, accomplished women coping with personal and professional challenges. Within this genre, her stories touch upon issues ranging from organ donation to family politics. Murder and mystery elements are part of some of her plots.

The novel Heart of Stone centers on Sydney Cox, a sommelier in a fancy restaurant. When her friend is sick and cannot go to her job cleaning offices at night, Sydney fills in for her. Things get messy after Sidney decides to do a little wine tasting and falls asleep. Security expert Adam Stone thinks that his drug bust has been foiled by a drunk, creating one of many obstacles to the romantic relationship that develops between them.

Doris Johnson begins White Lies with a prologue that shows Beatrice Vaughn killing her abusive husband after she finds him having sex with her sister. The main story is set twenty-six years later, after Beatrice's daughter Willow has returned with her aunt to the family's New York estate. Willow falls in love with Jake Rivers, a landscape architect, but their relationship became complicated by past events and family politics.

The central character in Just One Kiss is Dory Morgan, a figure introduced at the end of White Lies. The events begin when Dory is leaving a job as a journalist to pen mystery novels and do travel writing. On a cross-country train trip, she meets a mysterious man from her past, Reid Robinson, who once kissed her at the party immediately before being arrested for murder. Reid still has not discovered who framed him, but his life has mostly returned to normal. Reid fears disappointing Dory because he now suffers from borderline hypertension and related erectile dysfunction.

The novel Precious Heart considers the effects of organ donation. Following the death of her beloved mother, Diamond Drew receives a grateful letter from the son of the woman who received her mother's heart. Diamond decides to find out if the woman is worthy of this gift. Answering the woman's ad for a live-in companion, Diamond hides her identity from the woman and gets the job, although the woman's son Steven does not adopt the arrangement. The situation becomes more complicated when Diamond and Steven find themselves attracted to each other.

In Midsummer Moon, heroine June Saxon is trying to recover from two substantial losses: an injury has ended her career as a flight attendant, and a friend has stolen money June put into a business venture. She hopes to make a fresh start with a job in Paris and is paid back by her friend's ex-husband. His true identity later becomes a puzzle for June when they become romantically involved.

In Rhythms of Love, Brynn Halsted's career as a lead dancer in a Harlem ballet troupe means everything to her and has eclipsed her personal life. She has an admirer in Simeon Storey, a composer, and jazz club owner, who feels slighted by her. The two get a chance to mend their friendship, but then Brynn is hurt in an attack at the club. The career-ending incident forces her to redefine her life.

Achievements

• Doris Johnson is widely known as a writer. To date, she is the author of more than a dozen writings.

Works

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  • Hello Again

    (When David Blackshear, the owner of a multimillion-dollar...)

    2005
  • White Lies

    (Successful botanical artist Willow Vaughn strives to unlo...)

    1997
  • Night and Day

    (Searching for a lost Spanish treasure in New York, Max As...)

    1997
  • Night Secrets

    (From her unusual job as a professional house sitter to he...)

  • Love Unveiled

    (Torn between her loyalty to Sammi and her passion for Bra...)

    1996
  • Heart Of Stone 1999
  • Precious Heart 2000
  • Just One Kiss 2000
  • Midsummer Moon 2001
  • Rhythms of Love 2002
  • Goodbye Heartache 2006
  • Man Of The House 1998
  • Cupid's Arrow 2000

Connections

colleague:

Felicia Mason

Felicia Mason is a journalist and the award-winning author of numerous titles.

colleague:

Adrianne Byrd

Adrianne Byrd is a best-selling African-American author of more than fifty romance novels.

colleague:

Jacquelin Thomas

Jacquelin Thomas is the national bestselling and award-winning author whose many adult novels include Defining Moments, Saved in the City, Soul Journey, A Change Is Gonna Come, The Prodigal Husband, and Singsation.