[.ca] Living Large (ISBN 0451207653)

THIS BOOK IS MUST READ:
I READ THIS BOOK IN ONE SITTING BUT I NORMALLY READ HER BOOKS IN ONE SITTING.ALL THE STORIES WERE VERY GOOD AND YOU NORMALLY DO NOT HEAR THAT WITH ANTHOLOGIES.RUN AND GET THIS BOOK I HAVE NOT EVEN LOAN MINE OUT.FIVE STARS

QUICK SUMMER READ:
This novella is beautiful. It's about time someone shows that full-size women are sexual, romantic and lovable. Like one of the stories said, men like a little meat on their women. Something you can hold on to. All 4 short stories made me smile and sometimes laugh out loud. Brenda Jackson's "Bare Essentials" was my favorite story of a judge and attorney falling in love and the passion between them was pretty obvious. The two of them making love on the home gym equipment was pretty sexy and did leave something to the imagination.

If you are in to romance.....:
If you are in to strictly romance with no reality this is the book for you. Rochelle Alers, Donna Hill, Brenda Jackson and Francis Ray are all talented and successful authors, but these stories did not really catch me. I rushed through the book just to finish it. Reunion by Rochelle Alers was okay. Friends lose touch and 25 years later they reconnect after one of them gets divorced, I will have to leave you there.... Surprise by Donna Hill.......oh boy. Check this out, over 50 years old and pregnant, need I say more. Bare Essentials by Brenda Jackson.....just a little bit of reality in that one. Strictly Business by Francis Ray....Almost 30 year old female and you're a virgin...ok possible, but you meet a man and 5 weeks later you marry him because you are scared that you are going to lose him to another woman if you go on you're plan trip to Rome............I heard of shotgun weddings but dayum!!!! I really did expect more from these authors. Later.....

Beyond the numbers.:
LIVING LARGE is a collection of four novellas about full figure women who exemplify that sexy is defined by more than the numbers. REUNION by Rochelle Alers Forty-two year old divorcée Elaine Stewart is ready to start living her life again. The occasion is her twenty-fifth high school reunion. Elaine is quite comfortable with her size and evidently so is Rueben Whitfield. Once the class geek, he is now a sucessful Long Island real estate broker. Rueben has cleaned up very well and is anxious for the reunion; he still harbors the boyhood crush he had on Elaine. SURPRISE by Donna Hill Fresh from her two week stay at a health spa in Arizona, fifty-two year old Elizabeth Howell is elated but also nervous. She cannot wait until her husband sees her, she plans to put a spark back in his eyes. But she has some news that could shake up their marriage, and although Elizabeth has faith in the strength of their love, she wonders how this news will affect their lives. BARE ESSENTIALS by Brenda Jackson Still feeling the insecurity from a broken engagement, Dominic Kincaid cannot fathom getting involved again. On her morning jogs she encounters a fine brotha checking her out, so she changes her scheduled jogging time. When he shows up in her court room sending lustful telepathic messages she takes a recess. Undaunted, he follows her into her chambers and the honorable Judge D. Kincaid may accept a plea bargain and rule that she does indeed need certain essentials. STRICTLY BUSINESS by Francis Ray Monica Jones has evicted her trifling live-in boyfriend, and he tells her "A woman your size can't be choosy." So Monica is unprepared for the interest by one of the company's newest clients. But she has sworn off men for a while and she especially does not want to mix business with pleasure. Garret is a determined man, he sees Monica as a sexy woman and he wants to get personal. The authors share how each of these ladies learn to live magnanimous lives. They send the message that some men's preferences are for women who can aptly fill a strong pair of arms. This is an excellent feel good book. Reviewed by aNN of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

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Finally, we have a well written book for sistahs who are NOT a size six. This book is very well put together and has a excellent group of authors. Personally, I would like to see more books like this that are full length novels. Good job ladies :) -JeT