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1) Big girl
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English
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A chubby little girl with blond hair, blue eyes, and ordinary looks, Victoria Dawson has always felt out of place in her family, especially in body-conscious Los Angeles. Her parents are disappointed by their daughter's looks. Later in life, the one thing Victoria knows is that she has to get as far away from home as possible and, after college in Chicago (which her parents disapprove of), she moves to New York City.
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Food was the one thing Holly could count on after her husband's death. Now, those extra pounds even make flying coach hard, since she's sitting next Logan Montgomery, a personal trainer to pro athletes. Logan agrees to help her and soon she slims down to a looker with curves. Logan is a man that goes by image. Now that Holly's turning other men's heads, does she even need Logan anymore? Are they a couple built to last, or is this sizzling affair going...
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Savannah Reid mysteries volume 9
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English
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"Food lore, a good puzzle, an exciting climax and cats with their therapeutic purring all add to the fun" as a PI goes undercover as a plus-size model (Publishers Weekly).
In a world where stick-thin women adorn fashion magazines and silver screens, plus-sized private eye Savannah Reid is grateful for the wild success—and fabulous fashion tips—of full-figured model Cait Connor. When Cait is found dead...
In a world where stick-thin women adorn fashion magazines and silver screens, plus-sized private eye Savannah Reid is grateful for the wild success—and fabulous fashion tips—of full-figured model Cait Connor. When Cait is found dead...
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Savannah Reid mysteries volume 18
Publisher
Kensington Books
Language
English
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When her honeymoon with new husband Dirk Coulter is interrupted by the discovery of a dead body on the beach, Savannah Reid does some investigating of her own when she discovers that the deceased is a popular Los Angeles anchorwoman.
10) Invisible Ellen
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Series
Ellen novels (Shari Shattuck) volume 1
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Enduring a seemingly invisible existence on the sidelines, Ellen Homes records her observations of the world in notebooks until the night she saves a blind woman from a mugging, irrevocably transforming her own life.
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Cannie Shapiro volume 1
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English
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Cannie Shapiro, "a smart, sharp, plus-sized pop culture reporter", is devastated when her ex-boyfriend writes an artilce about "loving a larger woman."
15) Waisted: a novel
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Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Agreeing to become documentary subjects in their desperation to lose weight, two successful working moms, each struggling with family discrimination, discover self-love and sisterhood while plotting against the exploitative creators of their show.
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Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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Six years after the fight which ended their friendship, Daphne Berg is shocked when Drue Cavanaugh walks back into her life, looking as lovely and successful as ever, with a massive favor to ask. Daphne hasn't spoken one word to Drue in all this time-she doesn't even hate-follow her ex-best friend on social media-so when Drue asks if she will be her maid of honor at the society wedding of the summer, Daphne is rightfully speechless. Drue was always...
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English
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"When pro baseball player Chase Walker first meets Amanda at her restaurant, it's love at first sight. While Amanda can't help noticing the superstar with the Greek-god-build, he doesn't have a chance of getting to first--or any other--base with her. A successful entrepreneur who's built her business from scratch, Amanda doesn't need a Prince Charming to sweep her off her feet. And a curvy girl who likes to cook and eat isn't interested in being around...
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Midnight Ink
Pub. Date
c2011
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English
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Corpse magnet Odelia Grey is at it again - stumbling across a dead body at a wedding reception while "Achy Breaky Heart" plays in the background. Bodies are turning up so fast that Odelia enlists the help of her family and friends - Greg, Seth, Zee, Detective Frye, her half brother Clark, even her pompous boss Michael Steele. But solving a mystery is twice as hard when the victims have more secrets than the killer.
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Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Focusing on her demanding job and harboring a secret crush on her photographer best friend after her divorce, Willow struggles with self-esteem issues when comparing herself to her slim and happily married identical twin before finding an amazing pair of vintage shoes that seem to have a magical effect on her life.
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Mad Fat Girl novels volume 1
Publisher
New American Library
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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"Graciela "Ace" Jones is a sassy high school teacher, known in her small town of Bugtussle, Mississippi, for an outsize presence and a mouth to match. But that big mouth might get her into big trouble. When her best friend and coworker, Lilly, is fired by their horrible principal, Ace and their mutual friend Chloe know they have to prove Lilly's innocence. Then Chloe lands in a crisis of her own when her aristocratic--and emotionally abusive--husband...
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