I am an American living in Canada. Chocolate snob. Recovering yo-yo dieter.
Devoted mom and wife, blessed with a brilliantly witty daughter and
unintentionally humorous husband. My wacky family feed my creativity and fuel
my passion. Most nights, you will find me either curled up with a great book
or, more often, sitting at my computer, tapping out the countless visions in my
head.
To
me, there is nothing better in a narrative than perfectly flawed but strong
characters and intense romance that is sexy, deep, and sensual. Mm…I liken such
stories to a box of Godiva. Decadent and delicious! You can’t stop at just one.
In fact, I’m now hard at work on my next novel—A Naked Beauty, the conclusion
to Fat Girl
AN INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHOR
I asked Leigh about the inspiration behind the writing of Fat Girl. Here is her answer:
So with that,
“Fat Girl” was born.
Not
being much of a planner, I dug in unsure of exactly how the characters would
take shape or where they would lead me. To my pleasant surprise, writing Deeana
and Micah’s story ended up being cathartic and inspiring in ways I hadn’t
expected.
Dee is a
real woman with real issues. Despite her
success as an attorney, she’s still mired in the past and struggling against
the fat girl that lives inside her. I
happen to know that girl too.
She’s
the voice that tells you, you’re not good enough, pretty enough, skinny enough,
perfect enough. She consumes the pictures that bombard your psyche and fuels the
negative self-talk. She compares you to the unrealistic and plastic version of
perfection and tells you that you don’t quite measure up. That somehow you are less desirable, less
worthy, less lovable. And for far too long I listened to her. Seeing what was
wrong with me, instead of what was right.
“Fat
Girl” is a sexy romance about the tumultuous and passionate relationship
between former lovers, and the family ties that connect them. But it is also
the story of a woman’s journey to find what we all want and need, unconditional
love and self-acceptance.
May you too
find a little inspiration among the pages.
~ Leigh Carron
Every body is beautiful
ABOUT THE BOOK
Micah Peters—the very sexy and now famous man she fled— walks
through her office door and sends Dee reeling. His demand that she help a young
boy caught in a custody battle will reunite her with the past she left behind.
Torn between duty and self-preservation, Dee isn’t easy to
convince. But when obligation wins, the former lovers get more than they
bargained for—a searing passion that burns hotter than ever and startling
revelations about what really happened the fateful night she left.
Will the truth set Dee free to love again? Or will past hurts and
lingering insecurities destine her to walk away from her heart again, this time
for good?
Fat Girl is the first book in this provocative two-part series
about love and self-acceptance.
AN EXCERPT
“Hello, Deeana.”
His voice, deeper with age, packs an
unfair sexual punch. Just like the rest of him.
As handsome as he was at eighteen,
it didn’t come close to his appearance at thirty-three. People magazine has
called it right. Micah Peters is the Sexiest Man Alive. No amount of shock or
disdain could deny him that.
Partly Brazilian, on his mother’s
side, he is blessed with exotic good looks. Short black waves carelessly
styled, caramel skin that doesn’t pale even in winter, and espresso-brown eyes
fringed with the darkest, thickest lashes I have ever seen.
Like his body, his facial structure
is harder—more masculine, more defined. And the inky stubble framing his strong
jaw and full, gorgeous mouth only adds to the instant, powerful impact.
But I’m not that naive girl anymore.
I’ve taken my knocks and know all too well that the quality of a man’s
character doesn’t lie in the quality of his looks. The fact that time has been
unjustly charitable to him only fuels the resentment I’ve kept secret and
locked away for fifteen years.
It takes every ounce of my trained
composure to push civility past the bile rising in my throat. I lean against
the wood frame for support and manage to say, “This is a surprise.” The fake
calm of the words burns my tongue.
If he’s affected, it doesn’t show in
the easy strides that move him toward me. The delicious aromas of leather and
earthy cologne fill my senses. As he comes closer still, I struggle not to
breathe him in. Mustn’t let him think he has any effect on me either.
Without smiling, his dark gaze
slides over my every feature, studying them one by one, as if comparing them
with his memory. “It’s been a while,” he says.
Not nearly long enough to forget or
forgive. “Several years,” I reply.
Now he smiles. A mocking grin that
tells me he knows I remember just how long it has been. That I remember the
very night I left him—and everything else that mattered to me—behind.
SPECIAL LINKS
Website:
http://www.leighcarron.com
Twitter:@LeighCarron
Now
available at Amazon.com: -
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