The Sapphire Pendant

By Dara Girard

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1949764257
• ISBN13: 9781949764253
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Ilori Press Books, LLC
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

THE SAPPHIRE PENDANT

Jessie Clifton is your classic ugly duckling with a heart of gold. She is one of three sisters with a family secret that will either make or break them. Jessie being the more impulsive sister takes a bet in order to retrieve a family heirloom, The Sapphire Pendant. This is where Kenneth Preston enters, or should I say re-enters, the picture. Jessie and Kenneth already have a past history, one that Jessie will never forgive him for. However, he is the key to her getting the pendant back. Kenneth has a lot of demons of his own to conquer. His family is not quite what they seem and Kenneth has always been pressured to keep up the pretense. But when his wayward niece arrives proving that he can't run from the past, Kenneth begins to re-think his position in their upstanding Caribbean community. I am not entirely sure if this Caribbean community really exists in Maryland, but it was written so realistically that at this point it doesn't matter. Ms. Girard, once again, takes you into the lives and code of honor of the Caribbean people. A colorful cast of characters lends drama and ethnicity to a most intriguing love story. The Sapphire Pendant is different from your ordinary romance in that Kenneth and Jessie are forced to fall in love with their true selves, not the image that Kenneth has built for himself and not the tainted personality that the community has created for Jessie. Their connection is deep and reaches into the souls of two very vulnerable people. It was moving and triumphant. I thoroughly enjoyed this read and would recommend it to any lover of romance. Reviewed by: A.C. Arthur, Black Butterfly Review