Their Unexpected Christmas Gift (The Stone Gap Inn Book 3)

Their Unexpected Christmas Gift (The Stone Gap Inn Book 3)

Shirley Jump

Romance

She'd Given Up On Christmas Miracles, Until One Landed On His Doorstep...Vivian Winthrop is a brilliant lawyer, but family has never been on her to-do list. Until her baby niece is left at the Stone Gap Inn on Christmas Eve. Vivian is thrust into the role of mommy, a challenge she's completely unprepared for! Luckily, chef Nick Jackson is a natural with little Ellie. And if being near him stirs up delicious–and unexpected–feelings? Maybe a little Christmas magic could turn their holiday fling into something a little more permanent...
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Their Last Second Chance

Their Last Second Chance

Shirley Jump

Romance

Will old secrets jeopardize their new start?Nobody in Stone Gap knows that Melanie Cooper's perfect life is a lie. But the struggling journalist isn't the only one keeping secrets. A decade ago, Harris McCarthy broke Melanie's heart. Now her high school sweetheart is the town hero whose story could jump-start her career—a story Harris doesn't want told. Will Melanie's chance for redemption cost her a future with the man she never stopped loving?
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The Forever Family

The Forever Family

Shirley Jump

Romance

A heartwarming story about sisters, falling in love, and discovering life’s greatest adventures are made with those who matter most by New York Times bestselling author Shirley Jump. The youngest of the three close-knit sisters, Emma Monroe is the family wild child. She’s never stayed with anything—job, apartment, boyfriend—for long, and she likes it that way. Except lately, her freedom has seemed less like a gift and more like a burden. Maybe that’s why a yoga retreat in Las Vegas leads to a spur-of-the-moment decision to marry Luke Carter, a man she’s met exactly three times. The next morning, instead of facing Luke, Emma sneaks back home to Harbor Cove, where she should have nama-stayed in the first place. Still, it shouldn’t be difficult to annul their hours-long marriage.  Except Emma’s brand-new husband arrives in town to convince her to give their marriage a chance....
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The Family He Didn't Expect

The Family He Didn't Expect

Shirley Jump

Romance

He's only in town for a short visit—Unless a single mom can convince him to stay?Dylan Millwright's bittersweet homecoming gets a whole lot sweeter when the former bad boy meets Abby Cooper. But the gorgeous hard-working mother of two is all about "the ties that bind," and Dylan isn't looking for strings to keep him down. Until he starts connecting with Abby's troubled teenage son—and becomes a substitute daddy to her younger boy, too! Do this bachelor's wandering ways conceal the secretly yearning heart of a family man?
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The Marriage Rescue

The Marriage Rescue

Shirley Jump

Romance

Can a lost puppy lead to a place to belong?He didn't want to fall in love. But he might have met the perfect wife!When a lost pup reunites Grady Jackson with his high school crush, he doesn't expect to become engaged! Marriage wasn't in dog groomer Beth Cooper's immediate plans, either. But if showing off her brand-new fiancé makes her seriously ill father happy, how can she say, "I don't"? Until Grady, a leap-before-he-looks kind of guy, proposes a more permanent temporary arrangement—one that could give them both a place to call home. New York Times Bestselling Author
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The Christmas Baby Surprise

The Christmas Baby Surprise

Shirley Jump

Romance

The secret to mend their marriage With an aching heart, Emily Watson knows her marriage is in trouble. She wants it to work more than anything in the world, so walking away from Cole is the hardest thing she'll ever do. But one last night together is set to change her life and her marriage forever.... Needing time to think, Emily returns to the one place that always feels like home: the Gingerbread Inn. It is the perfect setting to work out what to do with her little secret. And when Cole finds her, and her growing bump, he realizes that this Christmas, some things are worth fighting for....
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The Angel Tasted Temptation

The Angel Tasted Temptation

Shirley Jump

Romance

Exotic food and a no-strings attached hunk top Meredith Shordon’s I-want list when she leaves her life behind in Indiana and heads for Boston to experience big city life. At the top of her list? Losing her virginity to Mr. Right Now, without getting tangled up with Mr. Right. Reformed party animal Travis Campbell won’t be tempted—until he meets the determined Indiana farm girl and realizes taking a bite of temptation only leaves him wanting more. He’s just sworn off women for thirty days, but Meredith is doing her best to tempt him into her bed, before he captures her heart.
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The Matchmaker's Happy Ending: Boardroom Bride and Groom

The Matchmaker's Happy Ending: Boardroom Bride and Groom

Shirley Jump

Romance

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 happiness.Soon Jack is forcing her to reconsider what really happened all those years ago. He's determined to show her that her own Mr. Right is indeed right under her nose!Reader Favorite--Boardroom Bride and GroomLawyer Nick isn't used to spending his time at a children's charity picnic, but it makes him see his beautiful colleague Carolyn in a whole new light....
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Winning the Nanny's Heart

Winning the Nanny's Heart

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Romance

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 awakened a part of the widower's heart he'd long since locked away. Still, Katie planned to leave—and Sam knew if he stood any chance of convincing her to stay, he had to show the temporary nanny that they could have a permanent future...together!
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The Bride Wore Chocolate (Sweet and Savory Romances)

The Bride Wore Chocolate (Sweet and Savory Romances)

Shirley Jump

Romance

Life couldn’t be more perfect for Candice Woodrow. Her gourmet gift basket company is thriving, and she’s set to marry steady, dependable Barry. There’s just one wrench in the fairytale. Two weeks before her wedding she wakes up in the wrong man’s bed. Candace thinks she’ll be able to run out the door and forget all about Michael Vogler, but the Boston millionaire has other plans for the jittery bride. As the wedding approaches, Candace’s life is further complicated by a thrill-seeking grandma and a meddlesome mother whose marriage track record rivals Elizabeth Taylor’s. She attempts to drown her sorrows in chocolate, but with a sexy bachelor ...
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One Day to Find a Husband

One Day to Find a Husband

Shirley Jump

Romance

Ellie Winston is adopting her late friend's baby... But she hits a husband-sized hump: to adopt Jiao, Ellie has to be married! Where can a commitment-phobic female find a husband in a day? Then cutthroat billionaire Finn McKenna comes to Ellie with a business proposition, only he isn't prepared for Ellie's merger-with-a-twist...marriage!Finn never lets anyone close, even someone as feisty and intriguing as Ellie. But saying "I do," even when you don't really, has a way of making even the most stubborn people wake up and realize what they've been missing....
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The Homecoming Queen Gets Her Man

The Homecoming Queen Gets Her Man

Shirley Jump

Romance

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 Jack Barlow gave her her first kiss--only to break up with her a year later and ship out to war. The soldier who comes home has changed, just like Meri. Doesn't Jack know two can heal better than one? That it's what is inside that counts? And Meri's got so much to give to that special Barlow man.
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