Romance (Contemporary, Steamy, Adult Content)
About
Fat Girl: Years
after fleeing small-town Springvale, Illinois, Deanna Chase has
picked up the pieces of her shattered heart and built a new life
for herself as a child advocacy lawyer. Her food addiction is
quasi under control, her secrets are buried, and she has even made a
tenuous peace with her plus-size body. Until…
Micah
Peters—the very sexy and now famous man she fled—
walks through her office door and sends Dee reeling. His
demand that she help a young boy caught in a custody battle
will reunite her with the past she left behind.
Torn between
duty and self-preservation, Dee isn’t easy to convince. But
when obligation wins, the former lovers get more than
they bargained for—a searing passion that burns hotter
than ever and startling revelations about what really happened
the fateful night she left.
Will
the truth set Dee free to love again? Or will past hurts and
lingering insecurities destine her to walk away from her heart
again, this time for good?
Fat
Girl
is the first book in this provocative two-part series about love and
self-acceptance.
Excerpt
My
friend, Jordyn had said there are two kinds of men: the gentle surf
and the tidal wave. I knew exactly what she meant. The gentle surf is
safe and steady. It lazily rocks boats on breezy days and placidly
laps against the shore on cool nights. It’s relaxing, comforting,
and lulls you to sleep.
There’s
nothing steady or relaxing about a tidal wave. There is no easy
float, no predictable crest. It’s wild and exhilarating. It rips
through your resistance, crashes up against your heart, and leaves
you breathless.
Yet
it can also crush you under its power, and you won’t even see the
destruction coming until you’re drowning in it.
Micah
Peters was my tidal wave.
Fat
Girl
is the first book in this provocative two-part series about love and
self-acceptance.
Now available at Amazon.com/Kobo/Smashwords
Praise
for Fat Girl
“An
addictive, steamy read.” —Wynne Channing, best-selling author
“This
was one HOT, emotional, and all-around EXCELLENT contemporary
romance!” — Romance Novel Giveaways
“This
is one of those books that sucks you in and keeps your interest until
the very end.” —Jodie's
W.I.N.E. List
“This
was a refreshing, real story that had me captivated from the first
page. Dee and Mick were wonderful characters full of real flaws, real
strengths and real passion.” — Beth S
“A
Story with Hope, Heat, and Heart.” — KarinK
“A
brilliantly written, steamy, sexy, thought-provokingly wonderful
novel.” — Olivia P
“A
MUST READ!!!” — Christine K
About
Me: An American living
in Canada. Chocolate snob. Recovering yo-yo dieter. Devoted mom and
wife, blessed with a brilliantly witty daughter and unintentionally
humorous husband. My wacky family feed my creativity and fuel my
passion. Most nights, you will find me either curled up with a great
book or, more often, sitting at my computer, tapping out the
countless visions in my head.
To
me, there is nothing better in a narrative than perfectly flawed but
strong characters and intense romance that is sexy, deep, and
sensual. Mm…I liken such stories to a box of Godiva. Decadent and
delicious! You can’t stop at just one. In fact, I’m now hard at
work on my next novel—A
Naked Beauty,
the
conclusion to Fat
Girl.
Stay
Connected at:
Website:
http://www.leighcarron.com
Twitter:@LeighCarron
Giveaway:
An
ecopy of Fat Girl at each stop, and four tour prizes: 1) A signed
paperback copy of Fat
Girl ,
bookmark, and $20 Visa gift card, 2) a $15 Amazon gift card, 3) $10
Body Shop gift card, and 4) $10 Starbucks gift card.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
Why I
Used the “F Word” in my Book Title - FAT!
It has
the power to hurt. To influence. To shame. We associate the word with
being unhealthy…unattractive…unlovable…unwanted. Undesirable. I
remember the first time I was called fat. I also remember the
feeling. Mortified. I was only nine, walking home from school in my
blue shorts and striped t-shirt, fighting the tears, refusing to let
the group of boys see how impacted I was by their name calling.
Sticks and stones is nice in theory, but it doesn’t really work.
Words can and do hurt.
Over the
years, the term fat stuck to me like a leech, sucking out my
self-esteem. It wasn’t just the boys; it was the way I came to see
myself. It’s the way many women who don’t fit the “ideal” see
themselves, too.
Fat
Girl was
born as a catharsis of sorts. Finally getting to a better place where
on a good day I like who I am, I needed to tell Dee’s story. And I
needed to keep it real. Dee is successful in her professional life,
but her personal life is weighed down (pun intended) by that fat girl
who lives inside her. It’s the relentless voice that says she’s
not good enough, not skinny enough, not perfect enough.
So
while Fat
Girl is
a sexy romance about former lovers, it’s also about Dee’s journey
toward self-acceptance. There is no one size that makes us beautiful,
lovable or desirable. We are all deserving. All worthwhile.
Thanks, Penny, for hosting Fat Girl! ~ Leigh
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ReplyDeletePenny, thanks for sharing about this book. Best wishes to Leigh with her book tour.
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