Hope For Valentine's Day

By Jillian Jones

James Read is a wealthy entrepreneur but he's not so successful in love and it surprises him to think a loaf of bread and the relationship he wants might be found in the same place. He wants more than just the receipt from Hope, his favorite checkout chick at the local supermarket, but Hope seems to have other priorities. Or does she?
A fun and flirty short contemporary romance for Valentine’s Day.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Jillian Jones
• Release date: Feb 12, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310621857

Jillian Jones

Jillian Jones resides on the Sunshine Coast, Australia with her husband, two children and a Devon Rex cat and loves to explore new age and magical elements in light-hearted, fun and bubbly contemporary romance stories. Her short stories feature in the Romance Writers of Australia Little Gems anthology, 2016 and 2017 editions. She is a member of Romance Writers Australia and holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Queensland majoring in English and Art History.

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James loaded the last of his groceries on to the conveyer as Hope grabbed his bags, sending him a broader smile than usual.

Mysterious, dark brown eyes, long dark brown hair, sitting high in a ponytail, swinging behind her, as she moved. She was beautiful.

‘Hey blue eyes. I’ve never seen you in a tank top. It looks good, you should wear them more often.’ She smiled making his breath catch, as she scanned his items through the checkout. ‘How’s your morning going?’

Blue eyes? Really? She’d never said that before, or commented on what he was wearing. Was she flirting with him? Ever since she’d asked his name, a good six months back, she always called him James.

He sucked in a breath to calm his mind. ‘Great, so far, and I’m meeting Ben to go surfing after I offload this. It’s a lovely day,’ he replied, not sure how to respond to the blue eyes and tank top comments even though he really hoped she was