Living Large

Great reads

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.

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

This anthology is a reality check and addresses that fact that all women are not small and petite and just because they are living large does not mean they do not deserve to be loved-as is. These women are living large but they are also beautiful women who carry themselves well.Reunion by Rochelle Alers*****Another great love story giving us the awareness that love can be found at any age. Too bad her ex-husband did not realize he had a good thing until it was gone. Oh well, more room for the Scientist to make her aware of his attraction.Surprise by Donna Hill****Imagine being over 50 and pregnant, my goodness. Though the road gets rocky, this couple is so in love with each other after 30+ years of marriage, that they can handle any surprise.Bare Essentials by Brenda Jackson*****Best out of the four short stories. Jordan Prescott saw what he wanted and went for it. Wow!!!! Jogging in park for Judge Kincaid was nothing like having a personal trainer.Strictly Business by Francis Ray****This story was good but could have been better; it just took too long for Monica to give Garret the benefit of the doubt. He's a real gentleman, very open with her and determined to have her inspite of her desire to keep things strictly business.

"Reunion" by Rochelle Alers. After over two decades of marriage, her husband Dwight left her for a younger much thinner model. Though Dwight is just about the only man she ever seen having dated him in high school, real estate mogul Elaine feels surprisingly free especially after seeing scientist Ruben, home for the high school reunion."Surprise" by Donna Hill. She is fifty. Her husband of thirty years is fifty-five. They raised two children, both adopted. She has a grandchild. So how will the family cope with her being pregnant when she struggles with acceptance of this miracle?"Bare Essentials" by Brenda Jackson. Dominique and the hunk first see one another while both jogged at o'dark in Simon Park. Each is attracted to the other, but he practices law at the court in which she sits on the bench as a judge."Strictly Business" by Francis Ray. Garret watches Monica dump her cheating boyfriend while wishing she were his. He gets a chance when her father assigns her to work with him on a project, but Monica demands their relationship remain strictly business.All four tales in this delightful collection star strong protagonists who make for an entertaining anthology. Fans of contemporary romances except Twiggy clones will enjoy each contribution in which the road to love is filled with detours especially when the full size female characters fear the hunks will philander with thinner women.Harriet Klausner

This book definitely lives up to the LARGE expectations from these four dynamic authors. Since many women are Living Large in size 14 and up these tales of love beyond measure are refreshing and appreciated. Rochelle Alers reminds us in REUNION that good things can come to those that wait and good guys don't always finish last. Reuben "The Scientist" Whitfield, DDS, was considered the school nerd but Reuben like many of his male classmates was as fasinated with the buxom beauty and brains of his friend Elaine Jackson. Elaine's heart belonged to Dwight Stewart, campus jock and to the dismay of many hopefuls and damaged heart of Reuben they married after high school. Now twenty-five years later Elaine and Dwight are divorced and Reuben is looking to relocate his dental practice using EJ Reality, Elaine's company. With their impending twenty-fifth high school reunion Reuben is still single, handsome, and far from the school nerd but ready to prove to Elaine how boyhood fantasies can be a lasting love for both of them. Donna Hill's wonderfully sweet story of successful caterers Vincent and Elizabeth Howell married thirty years and in for the SURPRISE of a lifetime. I enjoyed the love that flowed between this couple, and the pride Lizzie had in the package she was wrapped in. Vincent's actions spoke of his love for his wife but he was not beyond speaking it, especially when Vincent tells her he is "more in love" with her or when he looks into her eyes and says "keep the light on".In Brenda Jackson's BARE ESSENTIALS less is not always more, especially for Atty Jordan Prescott. Judge Dominique Kincaid captured more than Jordan's attention on their morning runs with the fullness of a body that had him anxious to see her again. Finding out the women who has been stealing his thoughts is also the youngest judge appointed to the bench does not deter Jordan from pursuing the good judge. Dominique is flattered and fearful of Jordan's FULL attention but the chemstry between them proves to more legal than an opposition. Francis Ray's STRICTLY BUSINESS is the ultimate BBW testimony. Monica Jones a solid size 22 and wearing it well enough to garner the attention and hot pursuit of Installation by Design company owner Garrett McKnight. After witnessing a humiliating incident between Monica and her ex, Garrett is more than impressed with her style and beauty and finding that he will be working with this captivating women sets his plan in motion to prove he is all the man she needs and is determined to show her that some men know how to handle all the women she is and more.Living Large was a true delight, Thank You Ladies from all of us BBW's....