The Bachelor's Dare (Silhouette Romance) [Mass Market Paperback]

Shirley Jump (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Review

Five Crescents! "Jump's characters crackle with so much energy that the reader feels she may need...a cold shower..." -- Crescent Blues Book Views

Five Stars! "Shirley Jump is an excellent comedic romance writer." -- The Romance Studio

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Silhouette (December 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373197004
• ISBN-13: 978-0373197002
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,589,407 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Nationally bestselling author 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.

She started out in journalism, selling her first article at the age of eleven and dreaming of being the next Jane Pauley. After writing 3000 articles and two non-fiction books, Shirley grew too dependent on her robe and fuzzy slippers, though, and decided a career as a freelance writer suited her better.

Then she got married. And had two kids.

Humor became the only thing that got her through the mashed potato flingfests and toilet paper decorating sprees. At first, seeking revenge on her children for their grocery store tantrums, she sold embarrassing essays about her children to anthologies such as Chicken Soup for the Working Woman's Soul and Chocolate for Women II. However, it wasn't enough to feed her growing addiction to writing funny.

So 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.

She sold her first book to Silhouette Romance in 2001. That novel, THE VIRGIN'S PROPOSAL, won the Booksellers' Best Award for Best Traditional Romance of 2003. Two of her subsequent books were finalists in the Golden Quill Awards and two others were finalists in the Madcap Awards for best romantic comedy. She is also a Reviewers' Choice Award winner.

Shirley has sold twenty-six novels and now writes stories for Harlequin/Silhouette and Kensington Books about love, family and food'the three most important things in her life (though, there are many days when the order is reversed), using that English degree everyone said would be so useless.

She found a way to combine all her favorite things in her recipes with her own romantic comedy series from Zebra Books, which launched in September 2004 with THE BRIDE WORE CHOCOLATE. The fourth, THE BACHELOR PREFERRED PASTRY, is a February 2006 release, followed by PRETTY BAD in February 2007. Her next Romances will be a linked duet of BACK TO MR. & MRS. and MARRIED BY MORNING in May and June 2007. She also writes for Harlequin NeXt.

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.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For enough love and laughs to last a lifetime, read on...., December 9, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Bachelor's Dare (Silhouette Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

The RV door has closed and it's heating up between Claire and Mark. The winner of this small town "Survivor" type contest walks away with an expensive RV. When Claire and Mark get onto the RV, the last thing they think they'll find is love. The childhood friends are both are looking for a way to get out of Mercy, Indiana and a way out of their troubles once and for all. The back and forth banter between the two as they battle for the RV and realize that what they feel for each other is definitely something more than friendship is simply hot! If you are looking for romance with a hint of humor and lots of innuendo, try Bachelor's Dare, you'll be glad you did!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You have to read this--romantic comedy at its best!, September 12, 2004

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This review is from: The Bachelor's Dare (Silhouette Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

I adored this book. Think Survivor--in a RV! Claire and Mark are both stubborn, opinionated, and determined to last out each other (and all the rest of the contestants) to win the grand prize--the RV that both need for vital reasons that they refuse to share. But do they need to win more than they need each other? The sexual tension between the two characters fairly crackles on the page. The supporting cast, including the football fanatic and the self-styled chaperone, Millie the knittin' grandma, had me in stitches.
Gotta have it. Trust me. :)

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One for the "keeper" shelf!, December 9, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Bachelor's Dare (Silhouette Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a great love story, filled with laughter, fun, and characters so real that you want to know what happens next, after the story ends. And who knew a haircut scene could be so sexy? Read it!