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Shirley Jump didn't have the willpower to diet nor the talent to master under-eye concealer, so she bowed out of a career in television and opted instead for a career where she could be paid to eat at her desk--writing.
After she got married and had kids, humor became the only thing that got her through the mashed potato fling-fests and toilet paper decorating sprees. She turned to the world of romance novels where messes are (usually) cleaned up before The End and no one is calling anyone a doodoo-head. In the worlds Shirley gets to create and control, the children listen to their parents, the husbands always remember holidays and the housework is magically done by elves.
Though she's thrilled to see her books in stores around the world, Shirley mostly writes because it gives her an excuse to avoid cleaning the toilets and helps feed her shoe habit.
After she got married and had kids, humor became the only thing that got her through the mashed potato fling-fests and toilet paper decorating sprees. She turned to the world of romance novels where messes are (usually) cleaned up before The End and no one is calling anyone a doodoo-head. In the worlds Shirley gets to create and control, the children listen to their parents, the husbands always remember holidays and the housework is magically done by elves.
Though she's thrilled to see her books in stores around the world, Shirley mostly writes because it gives her an excuse to avoid cleaning the toilets and helps feed her shoe habit.
Genres: Romance, General Fiction
New Books
Series
Sweet and Savory
1. The Bride Wore Chocolate (2004)
2. The Devil Served Desire (2012)
3. The Angel Tasted Temptation (2012)
The Groom Wanted Seconds (2012)
The Beauty Charmed Santa (2012)
The Millionaire Tempted Fate (2013)
4. The Playboy Savored Seduction (2013)
5. The Boss Courted Trouble (2013)
1. The Bride Wore Chocolate (2004)
2. The Devil Served Desire (2012)
3. The Angel Tasted Temptation (2012)
The Groom Wanted Seconds (2012)
The Beauty Charmed Santa (2012)
The Millionaire Tempted Fate (2013)
4. The Playboy Savored Seduction (2013)
5. The Boss Courted Trouble (2013)
Recipes with Romance
1. The Devil Served Tortellini (2005)
2. The Angel Craved Lobster (2005)
3. The Bachelor Preferred Pastry (2006)
1. The Devil Served Tortellini (2005)
2. The Angel Craved Lobster (2005)
3. The Bachelor Preferred Pastry (2006)
McKenna Brothers
1. One Day to Find a Husband (2012)
2. How the Playboy Got Serious (2012)
3. Return of the Last McKenna (2012)
McKenna Homecoming (2014)
1. One Day to Find a Husband (2012)
2. How the Playboy Got Serious (2012)
3. Return of the Last McKenna (2012)
McKenna Homecoming (2014)
Sweetheart Sisters
1. The Sweetheart Bargain (2013)
2. The Sweetheart Rules (2014)
3. The Sweetheart Secret (2014)
1. The Sweetheart Bargain (2013)
2. The Sweetheart Rules (2014)
3. The Sweetheart Secret (2014)
Barlow Brothers
1. The Homecoming Queen Gets Her Man (2014)
2. The Instant Family Man (2015)
3. The Tycoon's Proposal (2015)
4. The Firefighter's Family Secret (2016)
5. Winning the Nanny's Heart (2016)
1. The Homecoming Queen Gets Her Man (2014)
2. The Instant Family Man (2015)
3. The Tycoon's Proposal (2015)
4. The Firefighter's Family Secret (2016)
5. Winning the Nanny's Heart (2016)
O'Bannon Sisters
1. The Perfect Recipe for Love and Friendship (2017)
2. The Secret Ingredient for a Happy Marriage (2018)
1. The Perfect Recipe for Love and Friendship (2017)
2. The Secret Ingredient for a Happy Marriage (2018)
Stone Gap Inn
1. The Family He Didn't Expect (2019)
2. Their Last Second Chance (2019)
3. Their Unexpected Christmas Gift (2019)
4. The Marriage Rescue (2020)
1. The Family He Didn't Expect (2019)
2. Their Last Second Chance (2019)
3. Their Unexpected Christmas Gift (2019)
4. The Marriage Rescue (2020)
Mercy, Indiana
1. Kissing Mr. Wrong (2021)
2. Beauty and the Bachelor (2021)
3. Second Chance for the Single Dad (2021)
4. Falling for the Marine (2021)
The Christmas Wedding Date (2021)
1. Kissing Mr. Wrong (2021)
2. Beauty and the Bachelor (2021)
3. Second Chance for the Single Dad (2021)
4. Falling for the Marine (2021)
The Christmas Wedding Date (2021)
Harbor Cove
1. The Marvelous Monroe Girls (2022)
2. The Forever Family (2023)
3. The Something Borrowed Sisters (2023)
1. The Marvelous Monroe Girls (2022)
2. The Forever Family (2023)
3. The Something Borrowed Sisters (2023)
Novels
The Virgin's Proposal (2003)
The Bachelor's Dare (2003)
The Daddy's Promise (2004)
The Marine's Kiss (2005)
The Dating Game (2005)
Miracle on Christmas Eve (2006)
Rescued By Mr. Right (2006)
The Other Wife (2006)
Pretty Bad (2007)
Really Something (2007)
Simply The Best (2008)
Around the Bend (2009)
Midnight Kiss, New Year Wish (2011)
The Love Lottery (2011)
Family Christmas in Riverbend (2011)
A Mistletoe Kiss With The Boss (2016) (with Susan Meier)
In Other Words, Love (2020)
After She Vanished (2022)
Refuge Up in Flames (2022)
A Grave Mistake (2023)
Rocky Mountain Justice (2024)
The Bachelor's Dare (2003)
The Daddy's Promise (2004)
The Marine's Kiss (2005)
The Dating Game (2005)
Miracle on Christmas Eve (2006)
Rescued By Mr. Right (2006)
The Other Wife (2006)
Pretty Bad (2007)
Really Something (2007)
Simply The Best (2008)
Around the Bend (2009)
Midnight Kiss, New Year Wish (2011)
The Love Lottery (2011)
Family Christmas in Riverbend (2011)
A Mistletoe Kiss With The Boss (2016) (with Susan Meier)
In Other Words, Love (2020)
After She Vanished (2022)
Refuge Up in Flames (2022)
A Grave Mistake (2023)
Rocky Mountain Justice (2024)
Collections
Novellas and Short Stories
Non fiction
My Calendar is Written in Crayon (2017) (with Abby Brundage and Liza Marie Garcia)
Finding Level Ground (2017)
Uncovered (2019) (with Vance Johnson)
Finding Level Ground (2017)
Uncovered (2019) (with Vance Johnson)
Omnibus editions
Sugar and Spice (2006) (with others)
Christmas Weddings (2007) (with Margaret McDonagh and Carole Mortimer)
Their Christmas Vows / His Christmas Eve Proposal / Snowbound Bride (2008) (with Margaret McDonagh and Carole Mortimer)
Just Married! (2009) (with Cara Colter)
Around the Bend / Other Wife (2010)
Daddy's Christmas Miracle (2011) (with Marie Ferrarella and Rebecca Winters)
Escape for the New Year (2011) (with Anna DePalo and Robyn Grady)
Miracle Christmas (2012) (with Amy Andrews and Cara Colter)
A Christmas Letter (2012) (with Donna Alward and Fiona Harper)
Christmas with Him (2012) (with Jackie Braun and Christine Rimmer)
Diamonds are for Sharing (2013) (with Nina Harrington and Raye Morgan)
The Matchmaker's Happy Ending / Second Chance with the Rebel (2013) (with Cara Colter)
The Christmas Baby Surprise / A Weaver Beginning (2013) (with Allison Leigh)
The Billionaire's Matchmaker (2013) (with others)
Weekend in Vegas! (2014) (with Jackie Braun and Myrna Mackenzie)
His Little Miracle (2014) (with Nicola Marsh)
Billionaire Matchmaker Bundle (2014) (with others)
The Christmas Miracles (2014) (with Caroline Anderson)
His Very Convenient Bride / The Homecoming Queen Gets Her Man (2014) (with Sophie Pembroke)
Harlequin Special Edition January 2015 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2015) (with Stacy Connelly and Kathleen Eagle)
His Unexpected Baby Bombshell / The Instant Family Man (2015) (with Soraya Lane)
Harlequin Special Edition June 2015 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2015) (with Allison Leigh and Lynne Marshall)
Wedding Vows (2015) (with Liz Fielding and Myrna Mackenzie)
The Tycoon's Proposal / A Proposal Worth Millions (2015) (with Sophie Pembroke)
Harlequin Special Edition October 2015 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2015) (with Tracy Madison and Christine Rimmer)
Harlequin Special Edition June 2016 Box Set 2 of 2 (2016) (with Christyne Butler and Helen Lacey)
Will You Marry Me? (2016) (with Barbara Wallace and Rebecca Winters)
Harlequin Special Edition October 2016 Box Set 2 of 2 (2016) (with Brenda Harlen and Katie Meyer)
The One Winter Collection (2018) (with others)
Regency Bestsellers Collection / One Winters Collection (2018) (with others)
One Winter's Sunset (2018) (with Cara Colter and Rebecca Winters)
Harlequin Special Edition July 2019 Box Set 1 of 2 (2019) (with Heatherly Bell and Christine Rimmer)
A Forever Family: Falling For You (2019) (with Liz Fielding and Meredith Webber)
A Forever Family: In Your Arms (2019) (with Liz Fielding and Meredith Webber)
Harlequin Special Edition August 2019 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2019) (with Melissa Senate and Cathy Gillen Thacker)
Their Festive Island Escape / Their Unexpected Christmas Gift (2019) (with Nina Singh)
Harlequin Special Edition November 2019 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2019) (with Laurel Greer and Melissa Senate)
Caribbean Escape With The Tycoon / The Marriage Rescue (2020) (with Rosanna Battigelli)
A Forever Family Collection (2020) (with others)
Harlequin Special Edition March 2020 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2020) (with Heatherly Bell and Judy Duarte)
After Hours: Falling For The Nanny (2021) (with Sarah M Anderson and Brenda Harlen)
The After Hours Collection (2021) (with others)
Christmas Weddings (2007) (with Margaret McDonagh and Carole Mortimer)
Their Christmas Vows / His Christmas Eve Proposal / Snowbound Bride (2008) (with Margaret McDonagh and Carole Mortimer)
Just Married! (2009) (with Cara Colter)
Around the Bend / Other Wife (2010)
Daddy's Christmas Miracle (2011) (with Marie Ferrarella and Rebecca Winters)
Escape for the New Year (2011) (with Anna DePalo and Robyn Grady)
Miracle Christmas (2012) (with Amy Andrews and Cara Colter)
A Christmas Letter (2012) (with Donna Alward and Fiona Harper)
Christmas with Him (2012) (with Jackie Braun and Christine Rimmer)
Diamonds are for Sharing (2013) (with Nina Harrington and Raye Morgan)
The Matchmaker's Happy Ending / Second Chance with the Rebel (2013) (with Cara Colter)
The Christmas Baby Surprise / A Weaver Beginning (2013) (with Allison Leigh)
The Billionaire's Matchmaker (2013) (with others)
Weekend in Vegas! (2014) (with Jackie Braun and Myrna Mackenzie)
His Little Miracle (2014) (with Nicola Marsh)
Billionaire Matchmaker Bundle (2014) (with others)
The Christmas Miracles (2014) (with Caroline Anderson)
His Very Convenient Bride / The Homecoming Queen Gets Her Man (2014) (with Sophie Pembroke)
Harlequin Special Edition January 2015 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2015) (with Stacy Connelly and Kathleen Eagle)
His Unexpected Baby Bombshell / The Instant Family Man (2015) (with Soraya Lane)
Harlequin Special Edition June 2015 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2015) (with Allison Leigh and Lynne Marshall)
Wedding Vows (2015) (with Liz Fielding and Myrna Mackenzie)
The Tycoon's Proposal / A Proposal Worth Millions (2015) (with Sophie Pembroke)
Harlequin Special Edition October 2015 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2015) (with Tracy Madison and Christine Rimmer)
Harlequin Special Edition June 2016 Box Set 2 of 2 (2016) (with Christyne Butler and Helen Lacey)
Will You Marry Me? (2016) (with Barbara Wallace and Rebecca Winters)
Harlequin Special Edition October 2016 Box Set 2 of 2 (2016) (with Brenda Harlen and Katie Meyer)
The One Winter Collection (2018) (with others)
Regency Bestsellers Collection / One Winters Collection (2018) (with others)
One Winter's Sunset (2018) (with Cara Colter and Rebecca Winters)
Harlequin Special Edition July 2019 Box Set 1 of 2 (2019) (with Heatherly Bell and Christine Rimmer)
A Forever Family: Falling For You (2019) (with Liz Fielding and Meredith Webber)
A Forever Family: In Your Arms (2019) (with Liz Fielding and Meredith Webber)
Harlequin Special Edition August 2019 - Box Set 1 of 2 (2019) (with Melissa Senate and Cathy Gillen Thacker)
Their Festive Island Escape / Their Unexpected Christmas Gift (2019) (with Nina Singh)
Harlequin Special Edition November 2019 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2019) (with Laurel Greer and Melissa Senate)
Caribbean Escape With The Tycoon / The Marriage Rescue (2020) (with Rosanna Battigelli)
A Forever Family Collection (2020) (with others)
Harlequin Special Edition March 2020 - Box Set 2 of 2 (2020) (with Heatherly Bell and Judy Duarte)
After Hours: Falling For The Nanny (2021) (with Sarah M Anderson and Brenda Harlen)
The After Hours Collection (2021) (with others)
Series contributed to
Shirley Jump recommends
Maggie Finds Her Muse (2021)
Dee Ernst
"An emotional, honest, and delicious ride with characters who feel like best friends. Dee Ernst delivers a wonderfully moving story. You'll love her characters and her warm, engaging style."
Murder, Curlers, and Cream (2016)
(Valentine Beaumont Mystery, book 1)
Arlene McFarlane
"Laughs and mystery abound in this fantastic book. Fans of Janet Evanovich will love this twist on crime in a small town!"
Hometown Hero (2016)
(Sullivan Lake, book 2)
Cate Cameron
"Readers are sure to fall in love with Lake Sullivan!."
Her Unexpected Detour (2015)
(Checkerberry Inn, book 1)
Kyra Jacobs
"An enjoyable, feel-good read with memorable characters who linger in your heart and mind."
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