Review: She's Got Curves and He Loves Them
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 18, 2012
Lucy has been Max's secretary for the last two years.  In that time, her desire for him has only grown, but Max would never want her plus-sized body like she wants his.  Max is an alpha werewolf and has known that Lucy was his mate ever since she walked into his office for an interview.  Fearing rejection and desertion, Max never told her what he is, choosing instead of slake his considerable lust with waifs and let Lucy believe that he isn't interested.  However, hearing Lucy discuss the seduction of another man at the annual Christmas party prompts him to stake a claim in front of everyone and drag her off in true caveman fashion.*** May Contain Spoilers ***Overall, I liked this.  As some of the other reviewers have said, it's fun and sweet.  It pulls about 80% of every plus-sized woman's fantasies into a single little story.  Max is attractive and lusty, strong and possessive, aggressive and gentle.  He kisses the sense out of her in a room full of people and drags her off to have his wonderful, wicked way with her.  Lucy is accepting of her size, not constantly berating herself for having curves.  It's always nice to read about a heroine who embraces her body.The book, however, needs polishing.  When I started reading, I figured this must be the author's first book, but later found that that isn't the case.  There are missing words sprinkled throughout, missing letters (the instead of they, on instead of one, etc), words that don't even exist (stigmatism), tense changes, confusing word choice/phrasing, and inconsistencies (one sentence he's holding her hands down, the next she's running them down his back - apparently the sentence where he let go of her hands didn't make it into the final cut).  Don't get me wrong - the story isn't littered with issues, but they're in there and just jumped out at me.  Also, despite him being a man-ho and her knowing it, they never talk about protection before the deed is done or consequences after it's done.  That's a major pet peeve for me (yes, I know it's fiction) - there are plenty of sexy ways to apply a condom and I'm a big believer that authors shouldn't skip that step.There are 661 locations in the book, making it about 60 paperback pages.  Given what a lot of "authors" are charging you $.99 for these days, the book is a deal.  In the end, this is a 3.5 for me.