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Shirley Jump is a writing instructor and an award-winning, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Amazon, and USA Today bestselling author who has published more than 80 books in 24 countries. She has spoken all over the world about the power of narrative and how to create compelling books. A former reporter and communications director for a marketing agency, she uses her diverse background to help clients create impactful books that readers can’t down.

She knows the path to publication isn’t all rainbows and unicorns, so to help writers write their best possible book, she offers monthly Manuscript Masterminds through her website, www.WritingCompellingFiction.com.

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	The Bride Wore Chocolate (Recipes with Romance, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 963 ratings — published 2004 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Teaspoon of Trouble (Bachelor Bake-Off #1) 3.72 avg rating — 901 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Marvelous Monroe Girls (Harbor Cove, #1) 3.50 avg rating — 514 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In Other Words, Love 3.85 avg rating — 402 ratings — published 2020 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sweetheart Bargain (Sweetheart Sisters, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 388 ratings — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Perfect Recipe for Love and Friendship (O'Bannon Sisters, #1) 3.91 avg rating — 351 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Devil Served Tortellini (Recipes with Romance, #2) 3.61 avg rating — 361 ratings — published 2005 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	And Then Forever (Fortune's Island, #1) 3.68 avg rating — 294 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bachelor Preferred Pastry (Recipes with Romance, #4) 3.59 avg rating — 298 ratings — published 2006 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Other Wife 3.33 avg rating — 267 ratings — published 2006 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Series by Shirley Jump

Sweetheart Sisters (3 books)
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Harbor Cove (3 books)
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O'Bannon Sisters (2 books)
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Fortune's Island (2 books)
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The Barlow Brothers (4 books)
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“You stole my heart the day we met, and I've never asked for it back.”
― Shirley Jump, The Christmas Baby Surprise

tags: cheeky-quotes, love, romance, romance-novels

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“God grant me the serenity to accept my goal weight, the courage to resist anything with more than three hundred calories, and the wisdom to check the fat grams before I open my mouth and insert a fork.”
― Shirley Jump, The Groom Wanted Seconds

tags: dieting, humor

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“God didn't make Eve from Adam's rib. He took out half of Adam's brain by accident.”
― Shirley Jump, Kissed by Cat

tags: adam-and-eve, creation, humor, man-woman-relationship, religion, romance, stupidity

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message 1: by Sophia

Sep 12, 2014 10:54PM

Thanks for accepting my friend request, Shirley!

I love your Sweetheart Sisters series and look forward to reading more from your backlist.

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