by Shirley Jump
Wonderful second chance romance
Shirley Jump's Sweetheart Lost and
Found is the first book in the a multi-authored 6 book
continuity series, The Wedding
Planners. Shirley Jump's romance is a fantastic introduction to
the series and a great romance in and of itself. Humorous and heart
moving, Sweetheart Lost and Found
is a wonderful second chance romance tale of Mr. Straight-and-Narrow
and Ms. Wild-and-Crazy meting years later.
Callie Phillips might work as the florist for the Wedding Belles
wedding planners, but when it comes to love and romance, her broken
heart has made her a cynic when it comes to love. When the wedding
planners strike up a bet that all six women will get their own happily
ever after, Callie knows that without a doubt, she will be the one to
smash their dreams.
Jared Townsend believes in statistics. Whatever can be measured and
quantified is real. Sitting in a bar with his trusty clipboard, Jared
plans to bring science to bear on the question of love. Anything has to
be better than watching his true love walk off with Tony. When suddenly
Callie walks into the bar and his life to deliver wedding invitations
to the bar owner, Jared knows he cannot let Callie walk away this time.
Jared loved Callie many years ago and he knows her better than anyone.
Something has changed in her. Can Mr. Straight-and-Narrow see beneath
her cynicism and pain and break down the walls around her heart?
Shirley Jump does an excellent job introducing the new continuity
series The Wedding Planners.
The reader gets a glimpse at the six heroines readers will meet in
future books but never at the expense of Callie and Jared's story. The
friendship between the women adds a nice dimension to this romance and
the character of Belle, the owner of Tee Wedding Belles is just
priceless! The hero might be a bit of a nerd, but a sexy, smart and
caring one. I found this hero quite refreshing. Shirley Jump captures
the hero and heroine in their younger days and how life had changed
them. The dexterity of this author's characterization in two different
time periods makes their story both believable and quite moving. The
humor here is fantastic too.
Publisher: Harlequin
Romance (April 2008)
Series: The Wedding Planners
