Big girls need love, too, but at what cost?Lilly is loaded, not only with money, but with weight. Both things she could do without. But even with her undesired millionaire status, she doesn’t hold on to false hopes of finding true love. So when a sexy stranger comes into her life dripping with seduction, she finds it hard to resist. The bigger they are the harder they fall and Lilly falls … falls straight through the floor in love with Mr. Sexy. Too bad he’s there for all the wrong reasons.
The chance of losing it all will make you do some crazy things and Devin’s willing to do whatever it takes to keep his life together. All seems lost when out of nowhere he’s approached by a Millionaire Momma with an offer he can’t refuse. But even a womanizer like Devin has a heart and when the short, chunky girl with the carefree attitude breaks through his icy façade, he finds that losing everything takes on a whole new meaning.
*** 18+ Warning: this book contains graphic language, sex, and violence. Mature readers only. Not intended for young adult readers.***
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I wanted to give this book a five star rating and it was so close but there were parts that I felt fell short. Starting off this book was way better than I thought it would be. I know you aren’t supposed to judge a book by it’s cover but in a way I did. I don’t like the cover but hey I still read it and loved this book so much. As you probably discovered the cover was something that fell short for me and didn’t seem to match the amazing story. The other was that there was so much slow burn in this story that once it caught fire, it was done. I wanted more meat. LOL. This book did surprise me and I that is something that doesn’t happen very often anymore. This was my first read by Tabatha Vargo and I am happy to say it won’t be my last. Don’t judge a book by it’s cover and dive into this amazing story.
The story hit close to home…..in a lot of places. I’ve always been a big girl( all because my middle name is food!) Although not a size 20, but still once you cross say 10, you’re pretty much generalised. Like Lilly. She’s cute, smart, fiercely independent and keeps it real. Yet all because of her chunk, she’s not a viable hot girl. In fact so much so that her mom has to arrange for a date for her.
Enter Devin , a hot , tatted, mechanic. He’s in need of money, momma she-devil needs a companion to her darling daughter. It’s a match made in hell. Mirage , but hell. You know shit’s gonna explode all over, yet this downward slope continues deeper into the heart , ultimately stops when hits the core of love.
The story seems simple, but isn’t. Tabatha is very clever, wraps real touchy subjects in a tissue of humour. She makes Lilly poke fun at her own chubbiness , so no one else does.
Referring to anything in my life as thin was just wrong in so many ways.Guess who got to play squeeze the fat girl into the tiny booth?Did she seriously think I’d want to stuff myself into a skinny girl car every day? Um… no thanks! Feeling like a sardine was never my thing.
She makes her resigned to the fact that she’ll be single forever , so she works in a nondescript jewellery store , where hardly any customers frequent and she makes her a hopeful voyeur , who vicariously lives through people watching romantic couples from afar. It’d be funny if it wasn’t so heart wrenching. I could feel Lilly’s heartache and longings.
I ate everything that wasn’t bolted down.That should’ve been my first thought. Duh, Lilly! Men wanted beach bodies, not beached whales!
The story just jumps at you and nestles in your heart. The scene where lilly pops her cherry, i swear i had tears in my eyes!!! Her struggle to get trendy clothes, her forever being overlooked by hot guys, her unpopularity and bullying by her peers at school, its all very sad and poignant.
I’d always made it a point to never go into Victoria’s Secret. I knew what that bitch’s secret was, and it had everything to do with stringy panties with not enough fabric to cover my ass.Not to mention, looking like a sumo wrestler was never my thing.
How she longs to just feel regularly beautiful and normal , though made to sound funny, I was moved by it and totally related to it as well. We live in a very superficial world full of cruel and mean people and women tear down women more than men. Instead of lifting each other up, we make fun of their appearances or pull them down so we can feel better about ourselves. It’s petty and pathetic to say the least and makes me angry .
I loved the subject so much. I’d highly recommend you all reading it. We’ve all felt ill fitted and off centered many times in life, every girl has been insecure in her skin many times and we should be able to teach our sons and daughters to at least go deeper beyond looks and appreciate true beauty in people around us.
Much like Devin did .
Written very well , with ease and humour , but very in-depth and enlightening. You will emerge as a better person after reading it.
Very endearing
Very subtle
Very heartwarming story of plus sized love
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4.5 xxxl stars