Review: wonderful read, true to life characters
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 09 5, 2012
I was so pleased to see that this had been published...I've been waiting for it!  The author's Big Girls Lovin' series has a spin-off series of it's own, The Lawson Boys.  This is the best written of the (so-far) 4 books from the 2 series.  Her characters and backgrounds are more sophisticated here, more nuanced and multi-layered.This story has a problem that creates real tension for the characters, not your usual 'let's dream up a conflict and we'll hang some hot sex from it' silliness all too often seen in contemporary romance.  One character feels betrayed, the other devastated by that reaction.  There is real anger here, and pain that cuts like a knife.  As they begin to resolve the issues that drive them apart, they begin to see each other, really SEE each other, for the first time. A little surprised, more than a little pleased, and rather breathlessly, they begin their romance.  It's a delicate dance, tentative, shy, but also a desperately hopeful waltz these two engage in.This is a fun read, a saucy, sexy, poignant, ultimately joyful story about two people who deserve the love they ultimately find.One of the aspects about this author's plus size romances that I especially like is that the size aspect of them is almost incidental to the stories.  Of course, being on the heavier side of the scale has formed the women's self-worth to some extent, just as being a little different shapes all of us to one degree or another.  And who here ISN'T a little different?  But mostly, they do okay, even if they are a bit lonely.  These women have lives, though, and friends and family who love them.  In short, they are realistic protagonists, people you (and I) can relate to.Way to go , Ms.V!  Another one out of the park!