They always say that big girls don’t cry. But when the chips
are down and the dip is gone, what can you do? pull up your BIG GIRL PANTIES
and change your life.
Holly Brennan didn’t expect to be a widow at thirty-two. She
also didn’t expect to be so big. Through her husband Bruce’s diagnosis and
death, food was the one thing she could always count on. now those extra pounds
make flying coach more than a little mortifying-especially since she's sitting next
to Adonis himself, aka Logan Montgomery, a personal trainer to the country’s
most famous pro athletes.
The Holly doesn’t make the grade on his first-impression
meter, Logan finds himself intrigued by her sharp wit and keen insight-a
welcome change from the beautiful bubble-headed dolls he usually dates-and
impulsively offers to get her back in shape. Ready to make at least one
positive change in her life, Holly agrees.
To Logan’s (and her own) surprise, Holly turns out to be a
natural in the gym. Throwing herself into exercise, the read head with the blazing
wit and welcoming smile slims down into a bonafide looker with killer
curves-and a new kind of hunger. Soon, the easy intimacy and playful banter of
their training sessions lead Logan and Holly into the bedroom where they share
their most intense and steamy workouts yet.
But can a man whose whole life depends on looks commit
himself to a woman who doesn’t fit his image? Not 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 to burn out fast?
I came across Big Girl Panties strictly by accident, and boy
am I happy that it happened. In the story we follow the main character Holly
from her devastating past into her new found confidence and vigor towards life.
The book starts in a very familiar way
to me because I too suffer the dread of flying coach and not knowing if the
person sitting next to me will be forgiving of my extra wiggles and pleadings
with the seat belt. Too often I find that if I could just not breathe for the
length of the flight I may just be able to be comfortable enough to stark up a
conversation with my neighbor.
Holly Brennan’s world was easy to be sucked into. You find
yourself rooting for her and you eventually see her start rooting for herself.
Hidden in sarcastic comments and self-deprecating moments Holly is in tuned to
the minds of most women who feel they rather build a wall full of what is
expected instead of allowing what will happen to happen. Then things get real
with professional fitness trainer Logan Montgomery.
“Do you have any physical
ailments I need to consider?” He looked up from the folder in his hands.
“Yeah, I’m really fat.”
“Do you smoke?”
“Only when I’m on fire.”
“Drink?”
“Whenever I’m thirsty.”
For emphasis, Holly opened her bottle of water and demonstrated, some water
leaking out and dribbling down her chin into her shirt.
“Are you on drugs?”
“I’m on the pill; does
that count?” Holly felt the heat rise up to her cheek, grateful he was too busy
writing in her file to see it. A widow on the pill; it sounded like an
announcement tha
t she was open for business. Pg 37
Oh Logan. *pause for effect* In true swooner spirit you have
to read this book just for him. The way Stephanie describes this tall tan slice
of beef cake will send any woman running to the nearest gym with hopes of
reenacting some of the pages from the book. Yes, he is your typical handsome
hero to the rescue of the unbeknownst (gotta love spell check) damsel in
distress but who cares! He’s hot and the things he does are even hotter.
“Then we better not waste
any time.” Logan kissed her again, deeper, his strong arms peeling off her
jacket and tossing it aside before pulling her in close again. His fingertips
toyed with and then dipped slightly into the waistband of her jeans at the
small of her back.
“I guess I’d look like a
real dick if I took you right here without even offering you something to
drink.” He reluctantly withdrew from her and grabbing her hand, led her toward
the kitchen.
“Thirsty?”pg19
Now that I got that out of my system… let’s get to the heart
of the man with the abs of delicious steel. He too goes through a change, so in
many ways Holly rescues him as well.
Stephanie introduces Logan as this pompous, arrogant,
man-whore. He exchanges women often and he never strays from his taste of tall,
blonde, and model. When he meets Holly he immediately is disgusted and dreads
the hours ahead of him next to her. Only
after hearing her story does he show a glimmer of the Logan you will guarantee
love if not wish for by the end of the book. Merited solely on the purest of
intentions Logan extends and offer that will change both their lives.
Stephanie gives Logan a guide sort of speak to help with his
new found observations and it comes in the form of power couple Chase and
Amanda Walker. Chase the golden boy of baseball and Amanda his self-sufficient
mogul wife take a mentor role over Logan and usually keep his best interest in
mind. Think big brother little sister pestering but with adults who have more
money than they know what to do with. We learn little about the back story of
Chase and Amanda but we do learn that there is a little bit of a scandal that
brought them together. Think kink meets media. You can learn more about Chase
and Amanda and their love story by reading “Sweet Spot” *insert shameless plug*
the prequel to Big Girl Panties now available on paperback and ebook.
I know, I know, your reading this post and saying ok… you’re
saying good things about the book but you only gave it 4/5 stars, what’s up
with that? Well the reason is down to basics. The book is very predictable. I
would have liked a twist of events or a cliff hanger of sorts but I was left
wanting. Stephanie’s writing is that kin to a rom-com style and over time I see
her honing her skills into something good.
So all in all if you want a good time, or looking just for a
quick dose of smutty action, Big Girl Panties is a must.
