Pretty Bad by Shirley Jump

After hitting Kate Moss with a cake, Madison Worth’s modeling career landed in the cow pasture. Literally. The only job she could get was modeling for Cheese Please, Jack Pleeseman’s family dairy business. While Jack needed someone to represent his cheese as part of an upcoming ad campaign in order to save his farm, he never expected someone who graced the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue. Life on a dairy farm is hard for a city girl like Madison, but soon she finds herself falling for the handsome dairyman. But Jack wonders when she’ll run off to the big city to return to her glamorous life as a model. Now it’s up to Madison to convince Jack that she’s really changed before Jack loses the farm.

Shirley started with a cute premise and crafted a great set of characters. While the story is a bit on the slow side and could use a bit more humor, it definitely is worth reading especially if you enjoy conflicts between a rich and glamorous heroine with a not-quite-common hero

Details: Zebra, February 2007

Excellence Rating: Very Good

Steaminess Factor: Yummy