A Whole Lotta Love

1. Over the Rainbow - Donna Hill Jessica Morgan size 18 is the owner of a restaurant. She likes Russell McDaniels, but is not sure if he likes her. Turns out he was not sure how she felt about him, so Russell kept his desires to himself. Russell is a freelance photographer. Auntie Mama raised Jessica and her two sisters. Bernadette, and Marcelle. All they want is for their sister to be happy. New Magazine to come out called Living large. Eleanor wants Russell to find the new face of Living Large magazine. He has two weeks to do it. Russell thinks Jessica is that model. Jessica has to make a decision that will change her life forever. Jessical leaves her restaurant to become a model. Eleanor tells Jessica that Russell's words are nothing more than just words. Jessica takes it to mean that Eleanor is in love with Russell. Jessica is cold to Russell and it's really, really hard to do because she does love Russell. Eleanor let's Jessica know she wants Russell and Jessica is taken aback. I thought the ending was very nice, and I loved how Russell and Jessica defy Eleanor. 2. Tempting Fate - Brenda Jackson If I could give this story a 10 I would!!!! Blake Savoy is on a much needed vacation in Alexandria, VA. Tonya his favorite cousin needs a big favor. Tanya started a lingerie company called Tonya's temptations for full figured women. She needs Blake to take pictures of a model. She needs to have him take pictures of model Justice Manning. Justice is a huge commitment phobe, but she wants to try and change her attitude regarding relationships. She finds out her ex is marrying someone else after she turned him down. Justice is a size 16. Blake has not been with a woman since divorcing his wife who he caught cheating. He has not wanted to be serious with a woman at all. Blake and Justice fall in love, but keeps their feelings to themselves. Blake says nothing, because he knows how Justice feels about commitment. Justice speaks to her mother and she realizes she has to take a chance, or risk losing Blake forever. This story was hot!!! The love scenes between these two were so sizzling I would love to meet a Blake of my own!!! Whew!!! 3. When wishes come true - Monica Jackson Topaz singer is celebrating her 30th birthday with her friends, Cherice, Rosaline and Brandy. Topaz makes a wish for true love. Her high school sweetheart appears. Ray Gains is with his cousin Jonathan Brnum. Topaz is under the impression Ray is her wish come true. Jon has had a crush on Topaz for a long time and he really cares about her. Seeing Topaz has made his crush on her come alive once again. Topaz is so thinking that Ray is the one for her she has no idea how much Jon really feels. Dancing with Jon they are in perfect harmony, and then Ray comes and messes up their groove. Ray looks at being with Topaz as a business arrangement. Topaz wants to be alone with Ray, but is having a hard time. Topaz tries one more time for spark

I enjoyed these short stories. Being a fan of Mrs.Jackson and Mrs.Ray inspired me to buy the book but I also enjoyed Mrs.Hill and Mrs.M. Jackson's stories as well. It's good to see authors showing the big girls love.

I loved this book. As soon as I spotted this book I knew I'd like it, just by the title alone. It was well written (especially the steamy scenes). I just kept picturing myself in all the stories. It made me smile. I'll be sure to look for more books by these authors. Awesome read!

I am a former BBW(big beautiful woman), no longer big but still beautiful, so it was refreshing to read about black love involving a plus sized woman.I am a true fan of romance. I am well acquainted with the works by Brenda Jackson and Francis Ray. I thoroughly enjoyed Brenda Jackson's and Francis Ray's story. I expected nothing less than fabulous and they delievered. Donna Hill's story had a good plot but it took her too long to get to the good stuff. But when she finally did, it made for an interesting read. Monica Jackson has a really good storyline as well but it ended too soon. All in all, I commend the work of these fine African American female romance authors. This book introduced me to Donna Hill and Monica Jackson. I will explore other works by them in the future.

I think this is great. I loved all the stories in this book. The one thing that bothered me just a little bit was the fact that the plus size women wore sizes like 20, and 18. Why not a size 24, 26, or 28. Well that's just me. But you should buy this book it's really good.