The Big O (An OTT Insta-love STANDALONE) (21 page)
Welcome to my new blog, all you lovelies!!
Gosh! What a crazy, wonderful few years this has been for me!
I’m O-verwhelmed by all your love and support and truly can’t thank you enough. Every heartfelt email, tweet, and Facebook message has meant the world to me and just know I’ve responded to each and every one of them personally.
So many of you have asked me if I will be pursuing an acting career. The answer is no. I’ve had many offers, including one to be the spokesperson for Gloria’s Secret latest line of plus-size lingerie and another to co-star with my idol, Melissa McCarthy, in her new movie. I’ve had to turn them all down. The truth is, my possessive hubby doesn’t want to share me with the world. But the bigger truth is I have more important things in my life to do.
I’m on a mission. I want every woman—and little girl—who thinks she’s overweight to know that she’s big, beautiful, and special. That she’s worth her weight in gold. I’m funneling my acting skills into public speaking engagements, which will range from presentations at schools and youth groups to appearances on talk shows. I hope you caught me on
Good Morning, America
the other day. My message is a BBW can land her Prince Charming. Trust me, I did. Beauty is only skin deep. There are lots of layers to us big, beautiful women, inside and out. We may have porcelain skin, twinkly eyes, dazzling smiles, and lustrous hair. Our boobs are bountiful and our bodies are sweet and inviting. But the one thing that can make you even more beautiful is your big, beautiful heart. Both an open one that can accept people for who they are and an altruistic one that can cherish and give back unconditionally. That’s what landed me my prince. In fact, I landed more than a prince. I landed a king. My Donut King, Owen King. I couldn’t be happier or more blessed. I believed in myself and he believed in me. He loves me for what I am. Every single ounce of me. Fairy tales can come true. Trust me, they can happen to you.
Just remember, when life gives you donuts, bite into one. And be happy you did. One bite can change your life. It did mine.
Until next time, live life to the fullest and enjoy every biteful!
Love~ The Big
Hope you loved reading
The Big O
as much as I did writing it. If you did, please let your friends know and share it with your Facebook reader groups. Word of mouth and reviews, even short ones, help readers discover my books.
Now, for your reading pleasure, I am proud to bring you the first seventeen chapters of my steamy bestselling series,
Unforgettable.
NOTE: If you prefer your erotic romances to be “safe,” this series is not for you. But if you love your romances to have steam, intrigue, humor, and an element of jeopardy, you will love this sexy Hollywood romance. All the characters from my
THAT MAN
series, including Grandma, are featured. Happy Reading! MWAH!
Now, enjoy a seventeen chapter preview of my bestselling Unforgettable series.
Copyright © 2015 by Nelle L’Amour
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First Edition: November 2015
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SPECIAL PREVIEW
Nelle L’Amour
Zoey
Twenty years earlier
M
ama.
She’s beautiful. As beautiful as a princess. She has long, wavy red hair that dances in the wind. And whenever she waltzes around our house, singing so pretty, her hair prances too. She reminds me of Ariel, The Little Mermaid. Except my mama never ever swims.
After I saw that movie with Mama, I asked her why she won’t swim. She told me she once almost drowned in the ocean when she was a little girl. Like my mama, I’m afraid of the water. Even Papa, when he was alive, couldn’t get me to go in. I miss Papa and so does Mama.
Especially on days like today. I’m five! I’m a big girl now, says Mama. For my special birthday, she’s taken me to the Santa Monica Pier. I may be afraid of the big bad ocean, but I love the pier. And so does Mama. So many fun rides! And games to play too! And guess what! Now that I’m a big girl, I can finally go on the ginormous rollercoaster. Yippee! Mama and I sit together, and holding on to her floppy straw hat, she screams as much as me.
Whoosh
! It’s so fast! So much fun!
“Pretty please. One more time,” I beg when it’s over. One smoochie and she lets me do it again. I wish my cousin Jeffrey was here too, but Mama told me he came down with the flu and had to stay home with Auntie Jo.
“Mama, I’m hungry,” I say after we hop off the ride.
“Me too, baby girl. Let’s get some corn dogs.”
“YAY!” I love corn dogs.
Mama buys two corn dogs from a food stand, one for me and one for her. “C’mon, let’s look for dolphins while we eat them.” She takes my hand and we walk over to the edge of the pier. The blue-gray ocean is below us. I know that color from my Crayola box. We watch the high as the sky waves roll in. Mama tells me the water’s very rough today.
