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Shirley Jump has written another heartwarming, quirky, funny romance. You don’t have to read the first book of her planned trilogy, The Bride Wore Chocolate, to enjoy this one, but that book is equally deserving and a little steamier than this one! Maria Pagliano has been burned by men before. She had planned on marrying David until she caught him cheating on her with a stripper on her newly refinished dining room table. She built a wall around herself to keep from being hurt, trying to convince her well meaning (and marriage obsessed) Italian family that she does not want to get married and does not need a man to be happy. She uses food to insulate herself from the hurt. She meets Dante Del Rosso, a hot Italian restaurant owner outside his restaurant after fleeing her first meeting of the "Chubby Chums", a dieters support group at the church across the street. Dante is attracted to Maria just as she is, which Maria is unable to understand. She pushes him away at every turn. At times I found myself rooting for Dante as he really seemed too good for Maria and her harsh militant stance against anything more than "sex with no strings" encounters with men. Dante is unwilling to have this type of fling with Maria and insists that he wants her to fall in love with him before giving in to their mutual sexual attraction. After she betrays Dante at his own restaurant by inviting a former flame from high school to a bachelorette party at his restaurant, Maria must come to terms with the hurt she’s caused and decide how to take charge of her life and find the happiness that has eluded her. Like in The Bride Wore Chocolate, there are recipes at the start of each chapter. I can’t wait to try the "Dante’s Hurry Up and Get Naked Broiled Shrimp" and "Mama’s Not-Everything-Is-As-It-Seems Ravioli.

The Bride Wore Chocolate fr Shirley Jump, is the first novel i bought.

Candace Woodrow was getting married in three weeks and for someone who was detail oriented - planning everything down to the minutest detail, fate seemed to be conspiring against her. Were these all `signs’ as her wacky grandmother kept telling her that this was wedding shouldn’t take place - like the dress shop burning down with her bridal gown; the priest running off with the church secretary; or the cheap labels falling off the wedding invitations? Or was it fate weaving it’s treacherous fingers in her life that found her waking up in a strange hunk’s bed after a night of over imbibing too many cocktails and then find said `hunk’ constantly turning up in her life and distracting her from the course she had set her mind on? Then fate must have had a very weird sense of humor.

Fate must have had a hand in putting Candace Woodrow in Michael Volgers face as well, because this confirmed bachelor couldn’t seem to put her out of his mind as well. Candace was so different from any of the society debs he’d dated so far and just maybe he was going to reevaluate his stance on bachelorhood now that he’d had a taste of `Candy’.

At first glance, THE BRIDE WORE CHOCOLATE is another "bride-to-be falls for her one true love-and it’s not the groom" story. If you come to that conclusion from reading the back blurb of the book, you’d be correct. But-and it’s a huge but-this story is that and so much more. And it’s the so much more that makes this book well worth reading.

Lately i been addicted to romance novel.  Suddenly i just cant stop reading i finish one after one. I even re-read again til my "Hun" said i’m going nutn i just cant stop buying n my "Hun" keep on complaning non stop.  I even bought some of it on-line.  Haih….I’m impressed of all the romance author n their storyline really make my heart melt i even email one of my favourite author "Shirley Jump" her 3 books i was read is "The Bride Wore Chocalate", "The Devil Served Totellini" n "The Angel Craved For Lobster" it was funny, sexy n worth to read. After finish her three books n i told her how much i like n i enjoyes reading her books. Bur she did reply my mail n i was so happy to heard fr her.After the 3 books i finished i been searching up n down for her other books but i just can get any in few of the big bookstore i even ask Jereen helped me to look for it in S’pore but stil cant find.  But i did found website "Acmabookstore" online n there had the books i want but unfortunately it was out of stock i did make special order on it through few books but now i had to wait. My "Hun" advised me to look for other author but i just worry i cant find an author like her.  But at the end i did found another author "Susan Donovan" she was awesome. Her books like "He Loves Lucy", "Knock Me Off My Feet" n "Take A Chance On Me" i just loves it I cant wait for her new book.  "Lori Foster is one of my favourite author as well… After finished one of her books "Jingle Bell Rock" i can wait n get her another books " Never Too Much" n "Perfect For The Beach" n i still want to get some more her books. Another author is "Erin Mccarthy" i already bought 1 of her book online "Houston, We Have A Problem" but the book havent send to me yet.  My "Hun" stop me fr buying anymore of the novel already he said it was too much n i have to wait for at least few more mths then only get another book. I read the novel til midnight n even brought the book to office n read just cant stop reading.

For my fans :p who r reading my blog, this is the few author i recommend to you all. My next blog i will write some of the storyline of the few books i recommend. 

This few days has been a very busy day for me. Friday nite after CG slept around 1am and the next day morning get up at 8am to get ready to go 1U do some shopping for CNY clothing n some makeup stuff n hair accersories for my makeup biz. 1st shop i went in is Zara cuz "Hun" said should go there first b4 the crown get started.  Is SALE SALE n SALE but not tat nice for sale clothing well i already expected this and still managed to get 1 top n 1 pant fr there.  Next shop heading over to Parkson cuz "Hun" need to get his white color t-shirt for sun nite church play but cant find one.  But i do get something fr Estee Lauder counter bought my new blusher is was so sweet the color n i love it.  All the shop is having a big sale i try to control myself not to spend too much but got myself another mini-t from XOXO n that was enough for that day cuz "hun" was there so i cant shop much. kheheheh but at the end i got myself another romance novel fr MPH, the title is "Jingle Bell Rock" fr Lori Foster. Still reading, but is was good.  Waiting to midnight n had toast with my family for New Year 2006.

Sunday got to wake up at 6.15am get ready to makeup for the bride at subang. I was so blur n "hun" as well. Reach there at 7.25am. Thank God everything goes well n smoothly n i used 1 hr to finish the makeup n hairdo n then i leave there to church and finsih church at 12noon n go lunch after then go home n take a short nap n at 3pm had to go to cyberjaya lodge resort had to thanks God it was all goes well… n it was so heavy rain, n the bride suppose to have her ceremony at the garden but had to cancel due to the bad weather so they had to move in to the hall.. Such a waste. So we leaving cyberjaya at 6pm but it so heavy rain n we r lost… Take a few round n finally get back to the correct road to PJ n we heading straight to church for the play n i was so nervous n almost forget all the dance move.  But it was so fun n i totally enjoyed it even all my dance move goes wrong. :p hehehehe.. Finally all my busy schedule was done so i can finally go home n had my supper n good nite sleep. :p

Monday can woke up late. After had my lunch with "Hun" came back n continue reading the novel i just bought n at 3.40pm get ready to 1U again for movie " The Promise" with Mandy n Ice.  Is was so bad traffic at 1U ppls r all shopping there. OMG….. I was worry cant even get into the parking lot… But finally managed to get a parking at de new wing.  Well….. for the movie " The Promise" for me is not really good probably if can i’ll advise u guys who r wanted to watch s movie pls get a dvd or something. I dont really enjoy the movie. Got home at 10pm. Huh….. the next day got to work so boring…. But planning to quit soon… Shh….