Size Matters
a BBW romantic comedy
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3.5 • 2 Ratings
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- £2.49
Publisher Description
The rules of (fake) engagement . . .
Leah Martin has spent her life trying to avoid temptation. But she's sick of low-fat snacks, counting calories, and her hyper-critical mom. Fortunately, her popular new bakery keeps her good and distracted. But there aren't enough eclairs in the world to distract Leah from the hotness that is Sam Cooper - or the fact that he just told her mother that they're engaged . . . which is a big, fat lie.
Sam sometime speaks before he thinks. So what started out as defending Leah's date-ability to her judgmental mother soon turned into having a fiancee! Now the plan is to keep up the fake engagement, stay "just friends," and make Leah's family loathe him enough to just call the whole thing off. But Sam has an insatiable sweet tooth, not only for Leah's decadent desserts but her decadent curves. Her full lips. Her bright green eyes. Yep, things aren't going quite according to plan. Now Sam has to convince Leah that he's for real . . . before their little lie turns into one big, sweet disaster.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
This mostly successful contemporary romance, set somewhere in the American South, piles on the appreciation for women of size. Sam Cooper, a gorgeous contractor with a sweet tooth, thinks bakery owner Leah Martin is delightfully curvy, but Leah keeps harping on her own weight, a habit she learned from her blithely critical mother, Nancy. To prove to Leah that she's desirable, Sam impulsively tells Nancy that they're engaged. Bliss's humorous writing extends to the title, a double entendre referring as much to Sam's rumored tiny package as Leah's weight. Readers will cheer when Sam goes after Nancy; he may have commitment issues, but he will not allow anyone to dis his fake fianc e. Some sour moments intrude: Bliss (Playing with Fire) definitely takes Leah's self-deprecation over the top, and an overused plot device sets the final romantic conflict in motion. Even so, two well-matched characters finding love without too much angst makes for a fun read.
Customer Reviews
Romantic story.
This is an author I really enjoy reading.
It's a really good story, Leah has serious body image issue, if she's not putting herself down it's her mum making snide comments. She's a great character, beautiful inside and out, I really enjoyed her.
Sam is a really nice guy, unfortunately he's been burned before so he's really afraid to commit to another relationship. Unfortunately for Leah he spends a little too much time listening to his head as apposed to his heart.
The sparks between the two are sizzling, Sam really was perfect for her, even when he was being a complete tool. I loved how considerate he was to her issues and how much he tried to put her at ease so that she could just let go and be herself in and out of the bedroom.
She really finds her groove towards the end of the story, was great to see her taking charge, becoming more confident and not excepting anything but the best that she deserves.
The interaction with the families was really fun, loved the scenes with Ethan, the teasing really made me laugh.
It's a really good, fun, romantic story. If you like a rom com then this is the book for you.