Miracle On Christmas Eve (Harlequin Romance) [Mass Market Paperback]

Shirley Jump (Author)

Book Description

Series: Harlequin Romance | Publication Date: November 6, 2007

Dear Santa, all I want for Christmas is a family...

Jessica Patterson has tried to put on a brave face, but she misses the joy that love can bring at Christmastime. Until a handsome stranger in need of a Christmas miracle touches her heart...

Single dad C. J. Hamilton has discovered fatherhood is a little harder than bachelorhood! But he's mesmerized by Jessica's enchanting beauty and sincerity. She's perfect with his daughter--is it possible she's perfect for him?

It's lucky that Jessica can't resist a plea for help, because C.J. has a twinkle in his blue eyes that suggests her Christmas dreams will come true...

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Shirley Jump's Miracle On Christmas Eve has a solid plot and involving conflict, and the characters are wonderful." -- Romantic Times Book Reviews, November 2007

From the Back Cover

Jessica Patterson has tried to put on a brave face, but she misses the joy that love can bring at Christmastime. Until a handsome stranger in need of a Christmas miracle touches her heart...

Single dad C.J. Hamilton has discovered fatherhood is a little harder than bachelorhood! But he's mesmerized by Jessica's enchanting beauty and sincerity. She's perfect with his daughter--is it possible she's perfect for him?

It's lucky that Jessica can't resist a plea for help because C.J. has a twinkle in his blue eyes that suggests her Christmas dreams will come true...

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Harlequin (November 6, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0373039905
• ISBN-13: 978-0373039906
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,529,537 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.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightfully fun!, November 29, 2007

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This review is from: Miracle On Christmas Eve (Harlequin Romance) (Mass Market Paperback)

This was my first official Christmas read for this year and I have to say that it was a perfect kick off to great holiday reading! This was such a fun and enjoyable story! I would definitely recommend it to everyone!
Jessica is the owner of a toy store and known to all as Mrs Claus. Christmas was once a magical time for her until her husband passed away two years ago. This year, Jessica has decided to skip celebrating Christmas and instead plans on spending it on a sunny warm beach.
C.J. has just found out that he is a father to a rambunctious six year old, Sarah, who has just recently lost her mother. C.J. wants to give Sarah the perfect and most magical Christmas he can and in order to do this, he tries to enlist the help of Jessica. He needs a Mrs Claus, however, Mrs Claus has decided to hang her bonnet up. Will C.J. be able to help restore the sparkle that once was for Jessica or will she remain firm in her decision to spend Christmas lounging in the warm sun and sand?
Through the magic of the season, three lost souls find that things do not always go as planned and that anything is possible. The wonderment of Christmas is all around - you just have to look and open your heart to it.

2.0 out of 5 stars Not the best in Christmas escapist romance, January 10, 2012

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This review is from: Miracle on Christmas Eve (Harlequin Romance) (Kindle Edition)

This is not a keeper. It's a way to pass the time, but the title doesn't deliver on its promise. This is my first acquaintance with this writer. Maybe other works are better set up.