The Sweetheart Rules (A Sweetheart Sisters Novel) - Softcover

Jump, Shirley

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0425264513 ISBN 13: 9780425264515

Publisher: Berkley, 2014

Synopsis

The Sweetheart Sisters are ready to give some old-school lessons in love...

Rescue Bay veterinarian Diana Tuttle is a great single mom, but she has a harder time taking care of herself. Having been burned in the past by her son’s noncommittal father, the last thing she wants is a man who isn’t in it for the long haul—until a foolish one-night stand from her past walks back into her life.

Coast Guard Lieutenant Mike Stark has never wanted to settle down. But when his ex-wife leaves their two small children on his doorstep, he is forced to become a family man in a hurry. His return to Rescue Bay, Florida and fatherhood isn’t easy, but reconnecting with Diana makes the challenge all the more worthwhile. Except becoming the long-term lover she has in mind may be one commitment too many...

Luckily, when Diana’s and Mike’s pasts begin to threaten their future, the Sweetheart Sisters have the perfect scheme to make this second chance last a lifetime.

About this title

About the Author:

Shirley Jump is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of more than 25 contemporary romance novels, including the Sweet and Savory novels (The Bride Wore Chocolate, The Devil Served Desire, The Angel Tasted Temptation, and The Groom Wanted Seconds), and the McKenna Brothers novels (One Day to Find a Husband, How the Playboy Got Serious, and Return of the Last McKenna). She spends her days writing romance and women’s fiction to feed her shoe addiction and avoid cleaning the toilets. She cleverly finds writing time by feeding her kids junk food, allowing them to dress in the clothes they find on the floor, and encouraging the dogs to double as vacuum cleaners.

The Sweetheart Rules is the second in the Sweetheart Sisters series, following The Sweetheart Bargain.

From Booklist:

After years as an absentee father, Coast Guard lieutenant Mike Stark doesn’t have a clue what to do when his ex leaves his two young daughters with him. His former wife hasn’t put a lot of effort into being a mother, and it shows. Veterinarian Diana Tuttle is the single mother of a rebellious teenage son. They can’t seem to communicate, and he has begun to hang out with an undesirable crowd. Still smarting from the end of their passionate affair, Diana and Mike both find themselves in Rescue Bay, where it’s impossible not to run into each other. It’s obvious to everyone but the two of them that they would make a perfect couple. Fortunately, no one in town is bashful about matchmaking. Jump’s endearing book, the second in her Sweetheart Sisters series after The Sweetheart Bargain (2013), will appeal to fans of Debbie Macomber and Susan Mallery. --Shelley Mosley

About this edition

• Publisher: Berkley
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0425264513
• ISBN 13: 9780425264515
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 304