Phoning It In

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Pub Date Mar 20 2013 | Archive Date Sep 11 2013

Description

Melinda can summarize her life in a few words: dead-end job, nonexistent love life, and a contentious relationship with her older sister—not exactly the rosy picture she had of life at 25.

When Benoit enters the picture, she falls hard. Gorgeous, funny, and smart, he’s everything she’s ever wanted in a man and more, but she can’t fathom that he could possibly want a plus-sized girl like her.

Tired of going through the motions, Melinda tries to find the courage to pursue her dream career, but working for a publishing company would mean moving away from everyone and everything she knows and loves. Is she content to remain in her comfortable rut, or is it time to strike out on her own and seize her chance at getting what she’s always wanted?

Melinda can summarize her life in a few words: dead-end job, nonexistent love life, and a contentious relationship with her older sister—not exactly the rosy picture she had of life at 25.

When...


Advance Praise

"The author takes the well worn boy meets girl story and infuses it with warmth and understanding of what goes into becoming truly yourself in all your relationships-family, friend, boyfriend and finally yourself.

My only complaint-I wanted the story to continue." - A. Stier

"A heroine who has true-to-life body image issues (and not without reason, that's the best part)... she is built like a real normal human being. Everything about her, and about ALL of the characters in this book, was believable and I could easily identify with her. Working in a dead-end job, surrounded by people she thinks are better looking and having better lives than her.... only to discover their humanity through very realistic situations." - Gina Pace

"The author takes the well worn boy meets girl story and infuses it with warmth and understanding of what goes into becoming truly yourself in all your relationships-family, friend, boyfriend and...


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ISBN 1230000116073
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