Shirley Jump

38 Series

Shirley Jump is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of romance and women's fiction novels. She began her career in journalism, selling her first article at age 11, and later transitioned to freelance writing before focusing on romance novels.

Shirley Jump co-authored "A Mistletoe Kiss with the Boss" with Susan Meier. "Sugar and Spice" features additional stories by Beverly Barton, Joanne Fluke, and Fern Michaels. "Christmas Weddings" includes contributions from Margaret McDonagh and Carole Mortimer. "Just Married!" contains a story by Cara Colter, while "Daddy's Christmas Miracle" includes works by Marie Ferrarella and Rebecca Winters. "A Christmas Letter" has stories by Donna Alward and Fiona Harper, and "Ask Me Why" (2015) features collaborations with Marie Force, Virginia Kantra, and Jodi Thomas. "My Calendar is Written in Crayon" was written with Abby Brundage and Liza Marie Garcia.

Bachelor Bake-Off (with Kate Hardy)

A Teaspoon of Trouble

(2017)

A Spoonful of Sugar

(2017)(By: Kate Hardy)

The Barlow Brothers

The Homecoming Queen Gets Her Man

(2014)

The Instant Family Man

(2015)

The Tycoon's Proposal

(2015)

The Firefighter's Family Secret

(2016)

Winning the Nanny's Heart

(2016)

Fortune's Island

And Then Forever

(2015)

Can't Get Over You

(2016)

Harbor Cove

The Marvelous Monroe Girls

(2022)

The Forever Family

(2023)

The Something Borrowed Sisters

(2023)

Makeover

Married by Morning

(2007)

The McKenna Brothers

One Day to Find a Husband

(2012)

How the Playboy Got Serious

(2012)

Return of the Last McKenna

(2012)

Mercy, Indiana

Kissing Mr. Wrong

(2021)

Beauty and the Bachelor

(2021)

The Single Dad's Second Chance

(2021)

Falling for the Marine

(2021)

O'Bannon Sisters

The Perfect Recipe for Love and Friendship

(2017)

The Secret Ingredient for a Happy Marriage

(2018)

Recipes With Romance

The Devil Served Tortellini

(2005)

The Angel Craved Lobster

(2005)

The Bachelor Preferred Pastry

(2006)

Rescue Bay

From There to Back Again

(2022)

All Summer Long

(2022)

It's About Time

(2022)

The Southern Belle Book Club

When Somebody Loves You

(2015)

The Stone Gap Inn

The Family He Didn't Expect

(2019)

Their Last Second Chance

(2019)

Their Unexpected Christmas Gift

(2019)

The Marriage Rescue

(2020)

Sweet and Savory

The Bride Wore Chocolate

(2004)

The Groom Wanted Seconds

(2012)

The Devil Served Desire

(2012)

The Angel Tasted Temptation

(2012)

The Beauty Charmed Santa

(2012)

The Playboy Savored Seduction

(2013)

The Boss Courted Trouble

(2013)

The Millionaire Tempted Fate

(2013)

Chronological Order of Sweet and Savory

The Groom Wanted Seconds

(2012)

The Bride Wore Chocolate

(2004)

The Devil Served Desire

(2012)

The Angel Tasted Temptation

(2012)

The Millionaire Tempted Fate

(2013)

The Playboy Savored Seduction

(2013)

The Beauty Charmed Santa

(2012)

The Boss Courted Trouble

(2013)

Sweetheart Sisters

The Sweetheart Bargain

(2013)

The Sweetheart Rules

(2014)

The Sweetheart Secret

(2014)

Standalone 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)

Back to Mr & Mrs

(2007)

Really Something

(2007)

Simply The Best

(2008)

Around the Bend

(2010)

Midnight Kiss, New Year Wish

(2010)

The Love Lottery

(2011)

Family Christmas in Riverbend

(2011)

A Mistletoe Kiss with the Boss

(2016)

In Other Words, Love

(2020)

After She Vanished

(2022)

Refuge Up in Flames

(2022)

Cold Case Disappearance

(2024)

Short Stories/Novellas

Fools Rush In

(2013)

Driving Mr. Wrong Home

(2014)

Non-Fiction

My Calendar Is Written in Crayon

(2017)

Finding Level Ground: The Story of Matthew DeRemer

(2017)

Baby On Board

The Husband

(2004)(By: Melissa McClone)

Rescued: Mother-to-be

(2005)(By: Trish Wylie)

Inherited: Baby

(2006)(By: Nicola Marsh)

Her Pregnancy Surprise

(2006)(By: Susan Meier)

Baby Twins

(2007)(By: Teresa Carpenter)

The Duke's Baby

(2007)(By: Rebecca Winters)

Executive Mother-To-Be

(2007)(By: Nicola Marsh)

Pregnant: Father Wanted

(2008)(By: Claire Baxter)

The Boss's Little Miracle

(2008)(By: Barbara McMahon)

Expecting a Miracle

(2008)(By: Jackie Braun)

Her Baby, His Proposal

(2008)(By: Teresa Carpenter)

Adopted: Outback Baby

(2008)(By: Barbara Hannay)

The Millionaire's Nanny Arrangement

(2008)(By: Linda Goodnight)

Two Little Miracles

(2008)(By: Caroline Anderson)

Boardroom Baby Surprise

(2009)(By: Jackie Braun)

Italian Tycoon, Secret Son

(2009)(By: Lucy Gordon)

Keeping Her Baby's Secret

(2009)(By: Raye Morgan)

Adopted: Family in a Million

(2009)(By: Barbara McMahon)

Secret Baby, Surprise Parents

(2009)(By: Liz Fielding)

Confidential: Expecting!

(2009)(By: Jackie Braun)

The Billionaire's Baby

(2009)(By: Nicola Marsh)

Doorstep Daddy

(2009)

Hired: Nanny Bride

(2009)(By: Cara Colter)

Her Baby Wish

(2009)(By: Patricia Thayer)

The Cowboy's Baby

(2009)(By: Patricia Thayer)

The Italian's Forgotten Baby

(2009)(By: Raye Morgan)

Sheriff Needs a Nanny

(2010)(By: Teresa Carpenter)

Juggling Briefcase & Baby

(2010)(By: Jessica Hart)

Their Miracle Twins

(2012)(By: Nikki Logan)

Bride for All Seasons

The Bride's Baby

(2007)(By: Liz Fielding)

Saying Yes To The Millionaire

(2007)(By: Fiona Harper)

The Millionaire's Proposal

(2008)(By: Trish Wylie)

Marry-Me Christmas

(2008)

Christmas Treats

Cowboy Daddy, Jingle-Bell Baby

(2009)(By: Linda Goodnight)

A Princess For Christmas

(2009)

Under the Boss's Mistletoe

(2009)(By: Jessica Hart)

The Magic of a Family Christmas

(2009)(By: Susan Meier)

Diamond Brides

The Australian's Society Bride

(2008)(By: Margaret Way)

Her Valentine Blind Date

(2008)(By: Raye Morgan)

The Bridesmaid and the Billionaire

(2008)

Manhattan Boss, Diamond Proposal

(2009)(By: Trish Wylie)

Fun Factor

Mistletoe and the Lost Stiletto

(2010)(By: Liz Fielding)

Deserted Island, Dreamy Ex!

(2010)(By: Nicola Marsh)

Winning a Groom in 10 Dates

(2010)(By: Cara Colter)

Oh-So-Sensible Secretary

(2010)(By: Jessica Hart)

Molly Cooper's Dream Date

(2010)(By: Barbara Hannay)

Girl in a Vintage Dress

(2011)(By: Nicola Marsh)

Kisses on Her Christmas List

(2011)(By: Susan Meier)

Swept Off Her Stilettos

(2011)(By: Fiona Harper)

How to Lasso a Cowboy

(2011)

Mr. Right There All Along. Jackie Braun

(2011)(By: Jackie Braun)

Tipping the Waitress with Diamonds

(2021)(By: Nina Harrington)

The Gingerbread Girls (with Cara Colter)

Snowflakes and Silver Linings

(2013)(By: Cara Colter)

Marry Me Under the Mistletoe

(2013)(By: Rebecca Winters)

The Christmas Baby Surprise

(2013)

Girls' Weekend in Vegas

Vegas Pregnancy Surprise

(2010)

Saving Cinderella!

(2010)(By: Myrna Mackenzie)

Inconveniently Wed!

(2010)(By: Jackie Braun)

Wedding Date with the Best Man

(2010)(By: Melissa McClone)

Holiday Miracles

Snowbound in the Earl's Castle

(2012)(By: Fiona Harper)

Sleigh Ride with the Rancher

(2012)(By: Donna Alward)

Mistletoe Kisses with the Billionaire

(2012)

Hotel Marchand

In the Dark

(2006)(By: Judith Arnold)

The Setup

(2006)(By: Marie Ferrarella)

The Unknown Woman

(2006)(By: Laurie Paige)

Damage Control

(2006)(By: Kristi Gold)

Bourbon Street Blues

(2006)(By: Maureen Child)

Some Like It Hot

(2006)(By: Lori Wilde)

Love Is Lovelier

(2006)(By: Jean Brashear)

Unmasked

(2006)(By: Ingrid Weaver)

Her Summer Lover

(2006)(By: Marisa Carroll)

A Secret Life

(2006)(By: Barbara Dunlop)

A Second Chance

(2006)(By: Kara Lennox)

The Legacy

(2007)

In a Fairy Tale World...

Their Little Cowgirl

(2004)(By: Myrna Mackenzie)

Her Frog Prince

(2004)

Engaged to the Sheik

(2005)(By: Sue Swift)

Nighttime Sweethearts

(2005)(By: Cara Colter)

Twice A Princess

(2005)(By: Susan Meier)

Rich Man, Poor Bride

(2010)(By: Linda Goodnight)

In Her Shoes...

Nanny to the Billionaire's Son

(2008)(By: Barbara McMahon)

Invitation to the Boss's Ball

(2009)(By: Fiona Harper)

The Girl from Honeysuckle Farm

(2009)(By: Jessica Steele)

Hired: Cinderella Chef

(2009)(By: Myrna Mackenzie)

The Frenchman's Plain-Jane Project

(2009)(By: Myrna Mackenzie)

Cinderella's Wedding Wish

(2009)(By: Jessica Hart)

Maid in Montana

(2009)(By: Susan Meier)

His L.A. Cinderella

(2009)(By: Trish Wylie)

Cinderella: Hired by the Prince

(2010)(By: Marion Lennox)

Housekeeper's Happy-Ever-After

(2010)(By: Fiona Harper)

Three Times a Bridesmaid...

(2010)(By: Nicola Marsh)

What's a Housekeeper to Do?

(2010)(By: Jennie Adams)

If the Red Slipper Fits...

(2010)

Once Upon a Time in Tarrula

(2011)(By: Jennie Adams)

The Rancher's Housekeeper

(2012)(By: Rebecca Winters)

His Plain-Jane Cinderella

(2012)(By: Jennie Adams)

To Dance with a Prince

(2012)(By: Cara Colter)

Montana Mavericks: The Baby Bonanza

Marriage, Maverick Style!

(2016)(By: Christine Rimmer)

Her Maverick M.D.

(2016)(By: Teresa Southwick)

A Maverick and a Half

(2016)(By: Marie Ferrarella)

Maverick vs. Maverick

(2016)

The Maverick's Holiday Surprise

(2016)(By: Karen Rose Smith)

The More Mavericks, the Merrier!

(2016)(By: Brenda Harlen)

Mothers In A Million (with Michelle Douglas, Cara Colter, Susan Meier)

First Comes Baby

(2013)(By: Michelle Douglas)

The Matchmaker's Happy Ending / Boardroom Bride and Groom

(2013)

Second Chance with the Rebel

(2013)(By: Cara Colter)

A Father for Her Triplets

(2014)(By: Susan Meier)

Nine to Five

Two's Company

(1995)(By: Carole Mortimer)

Beyond All Reason

(1995)(By: Cathy Williams)

The Trophy Husband

(1996)(By: Lynne Graham)

Reckless Conduct

(1996)(By: Susan Napier)

To Tame a Proud Heart

(1996)(By: Cathy Williams)

Mistletoe Man

(1996)(By: Kathleen O'Brien)

Sleeping With The Boss

(1998)(By: Cathy Williams)

A Boss In A Million

(1999)(By: Helen Brooks)

Mistress Contract

(2000)(By: Helen Brooks)

The Irresistible Tycoon

(2001)(By: Helen Brooks)

The Boss's Proposal

(2001)(By: Cathy Williams)

The Boss's Virgin

(2001)(By: Charlotte Lamb)

Secretary on Demand

(2001)(By: Cathy Williams)

Merger by Matrimony

(2001)(By: Cathy Williams)

The Boss's Daughter

(2002)(By: Leigh Michaels)

A Professional Marriage

(2002)(By: Jessica Steele)

The Tycoon's Proposition

(2002)(By: Rebecca Winters)

Back In The Boss's Bed

(2003)(By: Sharon Kendrick)

The Marriage Market

(2003)(By: Leigh Michaels)

The Takeover Bid

(2004)(By: Leigh Michaels)

Having the Boss's Babies

(2005)(By: Barbara Hannay)

His Very Personal Assistant

(2005)(By: Carole Mortimer)

Contracted: Corporate Wife

(2005)(By: Jessica Hart)

Contract To Marry

(2005)(By: Nicola Marsh)

Business Arrangement Bride

(2006)(By: Jessica Hart)

The Lazaridis Marriage

(2007)(By: Rebecca Winters)

Promoted

(2008)(By: Jennie Adams)

The Boss's Unconventional Assistant

(2008)(By: Jennie Adams)

Boardroom Bride and Groom

(2008)

Hired: The Boss's Bride

(2008)(By: Ally Blake)

Assignment: Seduction

(2009)(By: Cathy Williams)

Seduced By the Boss

(2009)(By: Sharon Kendrick)

Her Boss's Marriage Agenda

(2010)(By: Jessica Steele)

The Corporate Marriage Campaign

(2014)(By: Leigh Michaels)

Assignment: Baby

(2014)(By: Jessica Hart)

The Tycoon's Reluctant Cinderella

(2017)(By: Therese Beharrie)

Miss Prim and the Maverick Millionaire

(2017)(By: NinaSingh)

Once Upon a Kiss

The Prince, The Lady & The Tower

(1997)(By: Muriel Jensen)

Eight Men and a Lady

(1997)(By: Elizabeth Sinclair)

Wake Me With a Kiss

(1997)(By: Emily Dalton)

The Princess and the Frog

(1997)(By: Lisa Bingham)

In Papa Bear'S Bed

(1997)(By: Judy Christenberry)

Catching a Daddy

(1997)(By: Charlotte Maclay)

Her Desert Prince

(2011)(By: Rebecca Winters)

Beauty and the Brooding Boss

(2011)(By: Barbara Wallace)

Not-So-Perfect Princess

(2011)(By: Melissa McClone)

The Princess Test

(2011)

The Ballerina Bride

(2012)(By: Fiona Harper)

A Season Of Change

(2018)(By: Barbara Wallace)

Paradise Key

Summer Love

(2018)

Love at the Beach Shop

(2018)(By: Kyra Jacobs)

Resort to Love

(2018)(By: Priscilla Oliveras)

Small Town Love

(2018)(By: Susan Meier)

Soulmates

Cassie's Cowboy

(2002)(By: Diane Pershing)

A Husband in Her Eyes

(2002)(By: Karen Rose Smith)

Because Of The Ring

(2002)(By: Stella Bagwell)

With One Touch

(2003)(By: Karen Rose Smith)

The Wish

(2003)(By: Diane Pershing)

A Gift from the Past

(2003)(By: Carla Cassidy)

Kissedby Cat

(2005)

The Wedding Planners

The Best Man's Baby

(2004)(By: Darcy Maguire)

A Convenient Groom

(2004)(By: Darcy Maguire)

A Professional Engagement

(2004)(By: Darcy Maguire)

SOS Marry Me!

(2008)(By: Melissa McClone)

Millionaire Dad, Nanny Needed!

(2008)(By: Susan Meier)

Sweetheart Lost and Found

(2008)

Winning the Single Mom's Heart

(2008)(By: Linda Goodnight)

The Bridegroom's Secret

(2008)(By: Melissa James)

The Heir's Convenient Wife

(2009)(By: Myrna Mackenzie)

Chronological Order of The Wedding Planners

A Professional Engagement

(2004)(By: Darcy Maguire)

The Best Man's Baby

(2004)(By: Darcy Maguire)

A Convenient Groom

(2004)(By: Darcy Maguire)

Sweetheart Lost and Found

(2008)

The Heir's Convenient Wife

(2009)(By: Myrna Mackenzie)

SOS Marry Me!

(2008)(By: Melissa McClone)

Winning the Single Mom's Heart

(2008)(By: Linda Goodnight)

Millionaire Dad, Nanny Needed!

(2008)(By: Susan Meier)

The Bridegroom's Secret

(2008)(By: Melissa James)

Anthologies

Sugar and Spice

(2006)

Wedding Vows

(2015)

Ask Me Why

(2015)

Mystery with a Splash of Bourbon

(2020)

Christmas Actually

(2020)

Something Blue

(2022)

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