Shirley Jump is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Sweetheart Sisters novels, which includeThe Sweetheart Secret, The Sweetheart Rules (A USA Today Must Read”), andThe Sweetheart Bargain. 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.