Alexis Nicole – författare

Carl Weber brings together two popular literary divas to give readers what they’ve been asking for: stories about big, beautiful women. Age is just a number, and whoever said that full-figured women don’t know how to bring fire to a relationship was sadly mistaken. Symone Davenport is a 22-year-old college senior who has set herself up for a very secure future, but all her achievements feel more like a duty than a labor of love. Her true love is singing R&B, but she doesn’t believe her plus-size figure could ever be diva material. She settles for fading into the background in her father’s church choir. It takes the help of Jaylen Richards, the handsome new choir director to not only unlock her talent and try to bring her into the spotlight, but to unlock her heart. Janice was never thin, but the fifty pounds she packed on after her sister’s sudden death two years ago sent her way beyond the size 14 she used to be. With a gorgeous face, personality, and brains she isn’t lacking friends, but her insecurities about her weight gain get in the way of things reaching the next level with men.Flirting over the phone and via e-mail with Tony is easy, since he’s hundreds of miles away, but when business brings him to Janice’s Chicago office, she goes out of her way to avoid meeting him face to face. She assumes he’ll take one look at her and not even remember their conversations. She couldn’t be further from the truth, and soon their romance blossoms. In his arms nothing, especially size, matters; however, when lies are uncovered and things come undone, layers of Tony are exposed. Will it reveal a golden pear or a rotten apple? Did he play on her insecurities for his own selfish gain, and is he just more dead weight she will eventually have to lose?

Twenty-one-year-old college student Alexis Nicole (Full Figured 2) proves once again a talent and insight beyond her years, with an intriguing story of three best friends trying to make their dreams come true in New York City. Fashion editor Skye''s living the life, but she''s got more than she can handle when a wealthy businessman and romantic artist both vie for her affections. Hairdresser Devin works at the hottest salon in the city, but life gets complicated when he becomes infatuated with a lover keeping dangerous secrets. And Cheyenne''s been dating her boss for the past four years, but she doesn''t know he''s married. . .until she gets pregnant. It''s a good thing these friends have each other to get them through!

Aspiring journalist Heiress Montgomery has her life all planned out. She graduated from the school of her dreams, she''s working at a hot media magazine, and she has plans to become the editor-in-chief of a major publication. Her whole life is about accomplishing that goal, until she meets King Stevens. King has already achieved fame and fortune as an actor, and he completely turns Heiress''s world upside down.Heiress comes to realize that life in the spotlight isn''t always what it seems. Her dream becomes one long nightmare from which she just can''t seem to wake up. Constant abuse, lies, addiction, and infidelity are part of the package with King. Things only become worse when she is betrayed by her best friend. Heiress feels like she''s losing herself. Meeting therapist Leslie Hunter and running into her childhood friend Donovan has reminded her of who she used to be, but can they bring her back from the point of no return before it''s too late?

The Maxson family reunion is a bi-annual tradition. The big, dysfunctional family gets together one weekend every other year outside of Macon, Georgia to celebrate how far their family has come. Usually it''s the same ol'' routine: family activities, the reunion barbecue, and the formal banquet at the end of the weekend. This year everything has been turned upside down. Trying to keep the same schedule, throwing in a wedding and an unexpected funeral all on the same day, is a recipe for disaster. The wedding of Morgan Willis is the buzz around the small town, because Morgan is the prodigal child. She was their pageant queen who moved overseas without looking back. Returning to deal with everyone from her hometown is the last thing Morgan wants to do. She doesn''t need everyone in her business, and she isn''t ready to face her unfinished situation with Henry, her high school sweetheart. She''s also nervous about revealing the identity of the person she''s going to marry. All she wants to do is escape from her family and return to her life in London.The death of Joe "Junebug" Maxson is a complete shock to everyone, only made worse by the fact that it happened mere days before the family reunion. His children, Joe Jr. and Janette, refuse to be upstaged by Morgan''s wedding and insist on holding Junebug''s funeral during the same weekend. When their father''s death brings out a long-held family secret, the bonds of the Maxson family will surely be tested.This weekend promises to be a reunion the Maxson''s will never forget.