Современные любовные романы — Shirley Jump

HOW COULD HE TURN DOWN A BANANA IN DISTRESS?Successful rebel Matt Webster came to make peace with his past and his family. But he'd never thought that to appear «respectable,» he'd become the pretend fiancé of a banana-wearing storeowner! Yet how could he refuse spunky Katie Dole, the woman under the costume, when she kissed him so sweetly– and so thoroughly–in the spaghetti aisle of the supermarket?Her blue-green gaze implored him to play the role of lover to show up her ex-fiancé. But...

The last person she expected to see at her husband's funeral was his wife!But having learned her husband apparently bought his engagement rings in bulk, Penny Reynolds is shocked out of her well-ordered world. She can't bring herself to hate his «wife,» Susan, or toss his amazing piano-playing dog (another surprise) out on his rump. Still, she can get answers as to why her hubby led his secret life. All it takes is a little persuading before she and Susan embark on the trip of a lifetime with...

Cade and Melanie–high school prom king and queen–the golden couple! Twenty years on, the reunion's looming, and Melanie Matthews must let the world know that the dream is no longer true…. Somewhere along their journey Cade lost sight of what really mattered. He let work take first place in his life and lost the one person who lit up his world.Now he's determined to show Melanie that he can be the man she's always wanted, the husband she always needed…and win back her heart.

The Cat RulesRule #1: Cats have nine lives.Catherine Wyndham had used up her first eight avoiding mishaps and romantic misadventures. Now she had only one more left…and one last chance to find true love.Rule #2: Cats always land on their feet.Catherine usually did too, until she was waylaid one night by a purrfectly irresistible veterinarian, Garrett McAllister. He was so kind to her that soon her finicky heart began to melt, even though her inner feline told her she might be headed for a...

Mr. Right on her doorstep…Victoria Blackstone has spent years caring for others, and now she's ready to change her life and put herself first. Trouble is, she's not sure she has the courage to do it alone.Noah McCarty has hit the road in an attempt to get some perspective on life and escape his damaged past. But when he becomes stranded and Victoria comes to his rescue, her innocence, warmth and determination are enough to stop him in his tracks.Noah soon realizes that he's found exactly what he...

Dearest Godmother,This time I'm making a match for my old school chum–with the man she deserves!If there's ever a socialite who needed her comeuppance, it's personal consultant Parris Hammond. Lucky for me, scruffy but sexy marine biologist Bradford Smith is just the man to give it to her. (He's already learned the only way to tame this shrew is to kiss her speechless!) And now that he's bought a makeover from her, the barbs–and sparks–are flying! Parris knows this frog is more man than she's...

Dear Santa, all I want for Christmas is a family… Jessica Patterson has tried to put on a brave face, but she misses the joy that love can bring at Christmastime. Until a handsome stranger in need of a Christmas miracle touches her heart… Single dad C. J. Hamilton has discovered fatherhood is a little harder than bachelorhood!But he's mesmerized by Jessica's enchanting beauty and sincerity. She's perfect with his daughter–is it possible she's perfect for him? It's lucky that Jessica can't resist...

With an aching heart, Emily Watson knows her marriage is in trouble, but one last night with Cole changes their lives forever.Cole finds her, and her growing bump, at The Gingerbread Inn and he realises that this Christmas he must fight for his family!

Gorgeous playboy Carter Matthews's favorite things are women and money.But the business he's inherited is broke, and his beautiful new employee seems immune to his charm. Daphne Williams knows Carter's too rich and too handsome to fall for her. And anyway, she likes her perfectly ordered life just as it is.But Carter's decided to prove his reliability – by getting married! Ever-practical Daphne thinks the idea is ridiculous – even more so when she discovers that she's his chosen bride-to-be!

Report Card for «Student»: U.S. Marine Nathaniel Dole " Teacher": Jenny Wright SKILLS Reading: The children have this tough soldier wrapped around their little fingers. It's obvious the children hang on his every word. What more could a womaner, a teacher, ask for? Speaking: Nate's knack for downplaying his heroic past makes him even more fascinating for the childrenand their teacher. AREAS THAT NEED IMPROVEMENT Interaction with Others: It's clear that he's nearly healed, but Nate continues...

HAVING…ANOTHER MAN'S BABYAnita Ricardo had moved to town to make a home for her baby–alone. She'd learned long ago that she didn't need anyone, not even Luke Dole, the sexy single dad she'd once fantasized about. But how could a hormonally challenged expectant mother steer clear of her former crush when he was so irresistible?Luke had never dreamed he'd again be face-to-face with Anita…a very alluring, very pregnant Anita. Once, he'd let her go. But he wouldn't make that mistake twice. Because...

TO THE SURVIVOR GOES… THE RV?That's what Claire Richards was banking on when she entered the «Survive and Drive» contest at the local mall. The forty-five-foot home on wheels was her ticket out of Mercy, Indiana. But first she had to beat out a bunch of other contestants, including Mark Dole, her gorgeous childhood nemesis. The question was, could she survive living in such tight quarters with the irresistible playboy?Let the games begin! Mark had his own reasons for making this unconventional...

Dr Romano’s Christmas Baby Seeing his wife Rilla again, Luca knows she’s the only one for him. They’d drifted apart years ago but with emotions riding high, they spend a special night together and Rilla falls pregnant…This tiny new life brings a new hope – can they become a family again by Christmas? Miracle on Christmas Eve Jessica has tried to put on a brave face, but she misses the joy that love can bring at Christmas. Until a handsome stranger in need of a Christmas miracle touches her...

Stand-in dad for the day! Maverick writer Dalton Scott demands solitude – not a baby on his doorstep! But he can hardly shut the door… He’s clearly out of his depth, but is amazed when he finally gets the little girl to stop crying! Then beautiful single mum Ellie arrives, distraught that the babysitter left her precious child on Dalton’s doorstep, and his heart goes out to her…The last thing Dalton thought he needed was disruption. But this chaotic pair makes him realise that too much of his...

Missing: One Red Stiletto, Reward For Safe Return New York gossip writer Sarah Griffin has lost a shoe. However, this isn’t just any shoe – it is a custom-made design that she was supposed to be taking care of (not wearing! ) and losing it could mean her job.When notorious playboy Caleb Lewis, best known for creating column inches in the paper Sarah writes for, shows up at her office with a dangerous glint in his eye, Sarah is suspicious. It seems her shoe’s kidnapper is none other than this...

The Billionaire’s BabyBillionaire Blane Andrews has come to win back his wife. He’d walked away from Cam, believing he wasn’t good enough, but now he wants the one thing money can’t buy: Cam and a baby!Doorstep DaddyWriter Dalton Scott demands solitude – not a crying baby on his doorstep! Though absolutely out of his depth, he’s amazed that he’s a natural. Then beautiful single mum Ellie arrives and Dalton realises he could start a whole new chapter…Baby Be MineWhen Chicago sophisticate Clair...

Adding up to family Figures, not families, were her forte. Yet somehow CPA Katie WIlliams found herself accepting single dad Sam Millwright's desperate job offer to help care for his two young children. She took the job…temporarily. Because losing her heart to this love-starved family was definitely off the books.Sam knew Katie was different from her first day on the job. In just a short while, the new nanny had coaxed a smile from his sullen daughter and got his silent son to speak. And she...

Saving Cinderella!Alex has come to Las Vegas to have fun with her three best friends, but her R&R is cut short when she helps during the hotel concierge’s labour, landing a job offer from hotel owner Wyatt. Wyatt is cool, sexy and tempts Alex to open her heart again…Vegas Pregnancy SurpriseMolly’s always dreamed of finding Mr Right and having a family. Now she’s accidentally expecting! But millionaire entrepreneur Linc is in another city – and certainly not expecting to be a dad! Molly must...

As the Wedding Belles' florist, Callie is surrounded by blushing brides. If only she still believed in love.Callie made a mistake many years ago. She let a good man go, and now keeps her heart safe. But what's she going to do now that the good man is back? Jared Townsend knows he should have fought harder for Callie in the past.Now he's determined to bring her out of her shell and find the beautiful, vivacious woman he once knew. Can he show her how to laugh again, feel again…even love again?

Rich man’s proposal; snow-white bride Samantha Barnett would describe herself as an ordinary girl. Flynn McGranger would call her beautiful. If he weren’t about to destroy her career. A rich, successful journalist, Flynn aims to write a scathing review of Samantha’s little bakery. He never mixes business with pleasure. But the secrets she’s clearly keeping intrigue him, and her innocence has caught him off guard…What’s happened to him? He’s being ridiculous! The Christmas-coated town has gone to...

Out of the office and into his arms… For gorgeous lawyer Nick Gilbert, after-hours with a woman usually means a romantic dinner – not a children’s charity picnic… But he’s game! Especially as his date is his rather prim but intriguing colleague, Carolyn Duff… Watching her with the little kids, Nick sees a new side to Carolyn. He suddenly understands the glimmer of sadness behind her dazzling green gaze.As the real woman behind the business-suit façade is laid bare, Nick has never seen anyone...

The McKinnon sisters have just been sent a special Christmas challengeFaithFaith was surprised when her grandmother’s letter included a ticket home for Christmas…and an unusual request. She certainly never expected to get snowbound with an earl in his fairytale castle. Or that being trapped with Marcus might be the start of her very own happy ending… HopeWith just a week till Christmas, city girl Hope wants to be celebrating in style, not stuck in the mountains with rancher Blake. But following...

Riley McKenna has led a charmed life – an endless string of notorious parties and scantily-clad women! But life for Riley is about to change. Cut off from the family trust fund, he’s out on his ear and fending for himself.When he applies for a job at Stace Kettering’s diner, she’s not impressed by his blue eyes and easy smile. She has a strict zero tolerance policy towards pampered playboys, having learned her lesson once already – charming words cover a multitude of sins!Riley thinks Stace will...

Here comes the bridesmaid! Bridesmaid Susannah Wilson has poured her dreams into planning a trip of a lifetime. Only trouble is, her locked-up heart is being opened by a brooding out-of-towner.Billionaire best man Kane Lennox is escaping the stifling expectations of New York. Being with Susannah, he’s breaking the rules. Happy-ever-after isn’t on his agenda.Yet he can’t take his eyes off her. For the first time he has something that money can’t buy – a woman who loves him for who he really...

Dr Brody McKenna has just returned from serving as a medic in Afghanistan. Now, he’s returned to his life as a family doctor, with one more mission to fulfil…Standing outside Kate Spencer’s cosy sweet shop, he takes a deep breath. Going through that door takes more courage than ever, for he’s here to keep a promise made to his dying friend. He’s prepared for tears or anger – not for the gut-deep punch of attraction he feels for sparky-but-stressed Kate.One spontaneous offer of help later, this...

The Tycoon’s Christmas ProposalWith the dreaded holidays nearing, the last thing widowed businessman Dawson Burke needed was a personal shopper who wanted to get personal and had enough Christmas spirit for both of them! But Eve Hawley couldn’t help wishing Dawson would give her the best Christmas present of all – a proposal! A Bravo Christmas Reunion Months ago Hayley Bravo had walked out on Marcus Reid, even though it was the hardest thing she’d ever done. Because though she knew he’d do the...

Their Christmas Family MiracleWhen suddenly homeless single mum Amelia Jones is offered the chance to stay in an empty country house for Christmas, she jumps at the chance. As snow falls, Millie starts to believe that Christmas wishes can come true. Until owner Jake Forrester steps through the door…A Princess for ChristmasBulldozing his way into Harbourside, property tycoon Jake Lattimore laughs in the face of opposition – until he’s stopped by fiery Italian Mariabella. As Jake begins to fall...

Welcome Home, Meri Prescott!Roll out the red carpet—Meri’s back in town! But how could the jean-clad beauty fishing for crawdads be Stone Gap’s every-blond-hair-in-place princess? It seems the former Miss North Carolina has had it with pageants and perfection. Meri’s home to care for her ailing grandpa and realize her dream of becoming a photographer. If she could just ignore her treacherous heart when she gets her first gander at her gorgeous, all-grown-up first love.Meri was sweet fifteen when...

Hot-shot property tycoonJake Lattimore gets more than he bargains for this Christmas! Bulldozing his way into sleepy Harborside, Jake laughs in the face of the local opposition – but is stopped in his tracks by fiery Italian Mariabella Santaro.To protect the community that has treated her like a daughter and kept her secret, Mariabella will have to help Jake fall in love with the place – fast. For in Mariabella’s stocking there aren’t candy canes and chocolates, there’s a diamond tiara and a...

It was her best friend’s dying wish that Ellie adopt her baby and raise tiny Jiao as her own… But the adoption process hits a husband-sized hump – to adopt Jiao, Ellie has to be married!All seems lost, where can a commitment-phobic female find a husband in a day?Then cut-throat billionaire Finn «The Hawk» McKenna comes to Ellie with a proposition, and Ellie's ready with some truly ruthless terms…Ellie's rival firm is Finn’s only hope, but he wasn’t prepared for Ellie’s merger-with-a-twist…...

Fast Fiction Romantic – short stories with a Happy Ever AfterIn ten years, a lot has changed for Alec McKenna. Since high school, he's transformed from the devil-may-care football star to a hardworking corporate executive. And now Alec the man has to answer for the mistakes of Alec the teenage rebel. So when he gets the invitation to his ten-year high-school reunion, he goes for one reason—Leah Andrews. The one person he can't leave in the past. The one he hurt the most.In ten years, little has...

One Day to Find a HusbandIt was her best friend’s dying wish that Ellie raise her baby – but to adopttiny Jiao, Ellie has to be married! All seems lost…until Finn McKenna needs her help. Rival Finn may be an unlikely choice but Ellie proposes a merger with a twist: marriage!How the Playboy Got SeriousRiley McKenna has led a charmed life – until he’s cut off from the family trust fund. Applying for a job at Stace Kettering’s diner, he expects Stace to fall for him like all the others…but this...

All it takes is one spark . . .A month ago, Colton Barlow was a decorated Atlanta firefighter haunted by a tragic accident on the job. Now he’s taking the grand tour of a North Carolina town he never heard of–and being welcomed into a family he didn’t know existed! His newly discovered half-brothers aren’t the only ones making Colton feel right at home. If he isn’t careful, Stone Gap–and one winsome wedding planner—could steal his heart.Rachel Morris doesn’t see many sexy strangers passing...

A wedding invitation has just arrived…KISS THE BRIDESMAID Cara Colter Reluctant bridesmaid Samantha Hall has no interest in donning a pretty dress – she’s used to hiding her curves behind boyish clothes. But Sam’s caught the eye of the most eligible bachelor at the wedding! Ethan Ballard is in the market for a bride – just for a day.BEST MAN SAYS I DO Shirley Jump Born to political royalty, Colton St John knows his path is clear before him – until Vivian Reilly, the town’s original wild child,...

Life changing Decisions, Diamond GiftsHer Valentine Blind Date Before Cari Christensen could say Mr Right?, the dark, gorgeous stranger had whisked her outside the dance club to his waiting car. By the time Max Angeli realised Cari wasn’t his blind date, he was already falling for the pretty waitress.Tipping the Waitress with DiamondsCelebrity chef Brett Cameron has a tough choice to make. Carry on with his new restaurant dream or answer a plea for help… Sienna Rossi is trying to rescue her...

FROM PLAYBOY DAYS . . . TO BEDTIME LULLABIES?Up till now, Luke Barlow's biggest dilemma was deciding which debutante to take to which Stone Gap social. Until Peyton Reynolds appeared on his doorstep, with a four-year-old blond moppet and a birth certificate spelling out Luke's name in black-and-white. And it's time for the South's sexiest bachelor to step up and be the daddy his little girl needs!Peyton had sworn she'd keep her cool around her one-time crush, but when Luke begins bonding with...

Imagine the scene…You’re running a love lottery – names are pulled out of a hat and lovestruck couples are paired off. Sophie Watson is feeling safe in the knowledge that her name isn’t in there…until her name is drawn out of the hat! No one likes to see uptight Sophie in a fix more than Harlan Jones. She might be easy on the eye, but as a neighbour she’s really annoyed him since he moved in.But his sexy smirk is wiped away when his name comes out of the hat – straight after Sophie’s! A week of...

The Matchmaker's Happy Ending: An uplifting new tale celebrating Mothers in a Million.Professional matchmaker Marnie Franklin is delighted when she finally finds a great guy for her widowed mom—until she discovers that the man's son is none other than Jack Knight. Successful and dreamy-looking he may be, but she blames Jack for destroying her father's business. With her mother totally smitten with his dad, Marnie can't avoid Jack.… Well, not without destroying her mom's well-deserved...

Exclusive: Pure Princess or a Right Royal Scandal?Carlita Santaro, youngest of the royal Uccelli family, has escaped the palace and come to our very own small town! She’s steering clear of the press, but enquiring minds want to know…if she’s a real royal – why is Carrie hiding away?Well, Inside Scoop may have the answer! Tune in tomorrow for an intimate portrait of the mysterious Carlita – she’s stunning, but is she blue blood or a bad liar? Find out as top reporter Daniel Reynolds (who seems to...

Vegas baby bombshell! Following a fun girls’ weekend in Vegas, Molly Hunter’s discovered she’s pregnant! From the second she spied him, Molly was bowled over by millionaire Linc Curtis. They shared an instant bond and got swept away in the moment. Molly’s always dreamed of finding Mr Right and having a family.Now she’s expecting, but Mr Right’s in another city. And he’s certainly not expecting – to be a dad! It’s time for Molly to return to Vegas to deliver her surprise news!

A Marriage Made in ItalyA brooding Italian…With a dark family history, single dad Leon Malatesta is determined to keep his baby daughter out of the headlines. And so when a striking woman starts asking questions around the sun-kissed town of Rimini, Leon’s protective instinct goes into overdrive.…and a mysterious beautyl!Only Belle Peterson turns out to be the long-lost daughter of his stepmother! Her innocence touches Leon’s locked-away heart in a way he never believed possible after losing his...

Married for loveCade and Melanie were their high schools golden couple! Twenty years on, the reunion’s looming, and Melanie must let the world know that the dream is no longer true… Until Cade turns up determined to win back her heart.Popular TV presenter Belle is married to gorgeous billionaire Ivo, but beneath the veneer of her perfect life is the truth of their marriage of convenience. Now, Belle is breaking all the rules. She wants a baby…with Ivo.Carson Banick’s family fortune is in his...

Rust Creek RamblingsALL’S FAIR IN LOVE AND…COURT?Lindsay Dalton, daughter of our esteemed town attorney, is about to try her first case in the courtroom, and it’s a doozy. It’s David versus Goliath as Lindsay tests her mettle against millionaire cowboy Walker Jones.With his looks, charm, and commanding presence, Walker Jones the Third seems like a man who just can’t lose. However, his blue-eyed powers of persuasion apparently do not extend to our earnest Ms. Dalton. In fact, our sources suggest...