Pretty Bad

Recipes with Romance #5

by Shirley Jump

Madison Worth may be your average over-the-hill, overpaid top model, but she is not a diva. The cake throwing incident at the New York Fall Fashion Show? Completely justified. It wasn’t her fault Kate Moss’s face got in the way. But the fallout has her deep in social Siberia—literally—on a dairy farm in podunk, Massachusetts. Why? To get a job of course! As spokesmodel for the Cheese Pleese Company. (Talk about eating humble pie.) And her new boss, Jack Pleeseman, leaves a lot—six-foot two inches worth—to be desired…

Rugged and tanned in a deliciously hard-earned way, not to mention runway gorgeous, Jack Pleeseman wants to overhaul his 160-year-old family business. After some lengthy research in the pages of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, he’s found the ideal candidate for a spokesmodel. But after running his eyes up her 20-story legs, what he finds is a beautiful, tall, spoiled rich girl in a need of a major attitude adjustment. A farm could be just the charm school to set her straight. Trouble is, the cocks are crowing, the cows are moo-ing, and sexy Jack can’t help from wooing…

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Fiction, Chick Lit, Contemporary Romance, Adult

Audiobook

First published January 1, 2007

About the author

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.

On her channel, https://YouTube.com/@WritingCompellin..., she unlocks the secrets behind compelling novels and delves into the psychological aspect of overcoming creativity-stoppers like doubt and perfectionism. Follow her channel for more writing exercises, classes, and behind-the-scenes writing lessons or join her Manuscript Mastermind to build your tribe of like-minded writers and receive crucial feedback on your pages.

Reviews

[Mary · Rating 2 out of 5]

Title says it all.

[Elaine Wisdom · Rating 4 out of 5]

I LOVE the recipes in this book, and how they are woven into the story.
A short quick read for me before the end of the day!

[Lois Baron · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really wanted to like this book. The author is from Indiana, and I may meet her at the Romance Writers of America conference in July.

Good: Some amusing stuff, mostly involving her expensive shoes getting ruined.

Bad:
-- Much reliance on superlatives and telling: "He was the only man who..."
-- Abrupt plot points. She suggests that he take some different photos for his ads (for which she's the model) and a couple pages letter he wants her to be his marketing director. (a) hardly follows (b), as far as I'm concerned. Also, after years of bitterness, Jack and his ex-wife resolve their relationship over a drink at the bar and part as friends. Huh? I don't think so!

[Rebekka Steg · Rating 1 out of 5]

I found this book left behind at the airport, and needed something to read so picked it up. It's extremely predictable, not very entertaining, but the recipes seem decent. Wouldn't have wasted money on it though.

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Romance books with recipes. This book's recipes are cheese based. The recipes sound wonderful.

Quirky characters, this one was my favorite of the Shirley Jump books that I have read.

Too detailed sex scenes for me, but that's just me...

[Sherry · Rating 2 out of 5]

Strong characters but generic. Wasn't much of a plot.

[Ry · Rating 4 out of 5]

Who would ever have thought that an heiress model would fall for a cheese maker. Not me.Read this book to discover how Jack and Madison end up falling for eachother.

[Ashley FL · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as the last one (this one was just three stars, the other one was more like 3.75).

[Lizzie O'dell · Rating 2 out of 5]

Was an ok read, but was a tad predictable.

[Jyv · Rating 2 out of 5]

Repetitive and predictable. I just don't get the relevance of the recipes at the beginning of each chapter - a pointless distraction.
Aptly named.

[Ace · Rating 5 out of 5]

fun and thrilling

[Linda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Enjoyable romance.

[Shelly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Light reading.