"Enjoyable contemporary romance"
Pittsburgh transplant Lucy Cunningham came up with the
marketing campaign for her new client Miami's Palm Club.
An overweight woman would receive personal health
nutrition, and fitness training from a professional. For
every pound she loses up to 100 pounds, she pockets 1K,
the trainer gets matching funds. The pair potentially
could make 100K each. Her boss Stephan Sherrod at Sherrod and Thoms selects Lucy
to serve as the guinea pig whose success or failure will
be aired monthly on local TV; Steve chose Lucy because he
believes she will fail and he owes the Palm Club rival
Goldstein a debt. The Palm Club chooses their most
popular trainer hunk Theo Redmond, though the owner knows
when he succeeds he will leave to complete law school.
Lucy is attracted to Theo from the start, but figures
someone as frumpy as her has no chance. Her choking at
first sight further makes her feel like a dud. Theo in
turn finds his student dedicated and refreshingly humorous
and honest. He begins falling in love with her, but as
the weight comes off in spite of her well meaning parents,
he knows she will not believe him unless he can register
his proof. This is an enjoyable contemporary romance that stars a
wisecracking female protagonist and "Theo-dorable" who
falls in love with her even when she is overweight. Lucy
is a humorous delight whether she reflects on herself, her
hunk, her family or her psychiatrist. Though the
infidelity by her boss seems unnecessary and foolish as
this would hurt his firm even if Lucy takes the hit, fans
will enjoy this fine look at one year of hard work to find
love. Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Posted May 2, 2005
SummaryMarketing exec Lucy Cunningham is thrilled when her firm
lands The Palm Club account. The campaign concept for
Miami's hottest fitness club was Lucy's idea: take one
fitness-challenged woman, put her in front of TV cameras,
and into the hands of the club's top personal trainer,
Theo Redmond. And there's a big cash reward for each pound
shed. It seems like a brilliant idea-until Lucy gets
picked to be the guinea pig. It's obvious she needs to
drop the pounds, but the idea of letting it all hang out
in front of some Malibu Ken jock has her choking on her
Milk Duds before she even begins!
After one meeting, Theo knows Lucy will be his toughest
client and one of the most unforgettable women he'll ever
meet. Smart-mouthed and stubborn, it's clear she isn't
fond of marching to anyone's drumbeat but her own. But she
shocks Theo by rising to the challenge like a pro. And he
finds his heart in jeopardy long before Lucy starts to
slim down and turn heads.
As Lucy sweats her way into a whole new life, things start
to heat up between her and Theo. But trust doesn't come
easy for either of them. They've both been burned by
romance in the past. Now Lucy and Theo are about to
discover that appearances can be deceiving-and in the end,
true love lies somewhere between pizza and Pilates...
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