"Bag Love or shoe love?"

BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY is definitely one of my favorite books of the year. When Leena Riley goes home to Rock Creek, PA after her dream of being a plus-sized model hits a road block, she stumbles into chaos when she applies for the position of office assistant at the veterinary clinic run by Cole Flanigan.

Even though he was two years younger then Leena, Cole still taunted her about her size, which he soon regretted when she punched him out. But Cole has turned into a very hot hunk, and is very attracted to Leena.

Leena tells everyone, including herself, that she is back home temporarily, but sometimes you really can come home again.

BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY by Cathie Linz, is hysterically funny, hot and just plain fun to read. I fell in love with the people in Rock Creek in Ms Linz' release, BAD GIRLS DON'T. I loved revisiting with Skye, Nathan and Leena's sister Sue Ellen, who also is dealing with issues of her own.

If you haven't read Cathie Linz before then I thoroughly recommend you fix that problem and head to the nearest bookstore to get your copy of BIG GIRLS DON'T CRY, it will hook you on her books and you can thank me later.

Reviewed by Barb Hicks
Posted September 13, 2007

Summary

Leena may be down on her luck—but big girls don't cry.

They get even...

Leena Riley has returned to her hometown of Rock Creek with her tail between her legs. Her fabulous plus-size modeling career in Chicago never took off, and now the only job she can land is as a receptionist in a veterinarian's office. She has to be desperate to work for Cole Flannigan...

Being two years older than Cole never spared her from his taunts in school. Now all grown up, Cole is still the golden boy, a sexy charmer with commitment issues and a short attention span—until Leena and her curves strut into his life. And though she turns his office upside-down, he can't resist the animal attraction that makes him look at Leena in a whole new light...