Real Women Don’t Wear Size 2 by Kelley St. John

Clarise Robinson's expert advice on clothing had earned her the top sales spot at Eubanks Elegant Apparal. But she would have traded it in a heartbeat to have sex with Ethan Eubanks, her boss. Unfortunately Ethan saw her as a friend and not a potential girlfriend. Clarise knew her body was a few (okay maybe more than a few) sizes larger than most of the skinny model types he usually dated. Her mother called her figure curvaceous, but Clarise knew otherwise. Still, she planned to seduce Ethan at this year’s company retreat, but she wasn’t sure that Ethan would even be interested. Now, will Calrise have the courage to follow through or will she settle for just being friends?

I loved Clarise. She’s a great character and one of the more realistic heroines I’ve read about in a romance novel. While she slowly grows comfortable with her body, she is constantly having size 2 model types and all kinds of hunky men envy her curves. This feels a bit forced to me, but it really doesn’t detract from the humor in this book. The ending of the book was very good and I’d tell you more, but it would really spoil the story. If you’re somewhat larger than a size 2 and always wanted to see a heroine with a similar size, you definitely need to read this book.

Details: Warner Forever, October 2006

Bottom line: A very good book