“Hilarious, engaging and relatable, I started laughing out loud from the first page” -- Kristin Vayden, bestselling author
Weight Expectations, the first in the romantic comedy Cipher Office series of standalones, from M.E. Carter is available now!
Rian Thompson thought she joined the gym to get healthy. Little did she know she was about to add hundred and ninety pounds of swoonworthy abdominal muscles and arrogance to her life.
Every day in Rians’s life follows a predictable pattern, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. She’s got a nice job, a nice place to live, and a nice family—even if they are a little wedding-zilla-ish at the moment.
She doesn’t need anything spectacular to be happy. She just needs to get healthy—mentally, physically. . . and maybe spiritually if that happens. But she’ll settle for two out of three until her sister finally gets hitched.
Carlos Davies thought his life was perfect. Little did he know it was about to be turned upside down by a woman who is not his type.
In Carlos’s mind, his life is damn near perfect. He’s got a great job, a great place to live, and a great stash of pick up lines that always work. It has occurred to him that maybe no one actually takes him all that seriously. But with these bulging biceps and thick, dark hair, does that even matter since he’s never sleeping alone?
Welcome to Weight Expectations, where great—and unexpected—things happen.
'Weight Expectations' is a full-length contemporary romantic comedy, can be read as a standalone, and is book#1 in the Cipher Office series, Knitting in the City World, Penny Reid Book Universe.
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My Review:
So this book had both high and low points for me. I instantly loved Rian. She is so incredibly likable and funny. Her quick wit and sarcasm was so incredibly hilarious. While she was self described as morbidly obese, I felt that she didn’t need to constantly repeat it.
Carlos, oh complicated Carlos. He was not my favorite person. I felt that in the beginning he was the most shallow person I’ve ever read about.
Yes, this book was a slow burn, yes I definitely enjoyed reading it, but it took almost until the very end for me to warm up to him. Rian on the other hand, I was in her corner from the beginning. So her weight struggles to her issues with her family. Her relationship with her trainer was also so fun to read. Their banter was great.
I enjoyed the book but it earned a 3.75 stars from me. I just wish we got to see them getting to know each other more that just jumping into a relationship.
About M.E. Carter
My name is ME Carter and I have no idea how I ended writing books. I’m more of a story teller (the more exaggerated the better) and I happen to know people who helped me get those stories on paper. I love reading (read almost 200 books last year), hate working out (but I do it anyway because my trainer makes me), love food (but hate what it does to my butt) and love traveling to non-touristy places most people never see. I live in Houston with my four kids, Mary, Elizabeth, Carter and Bug, who was just a twinkle in my eye when I came up with my pen name. Yeah, I’ll probably have to pay for his therapy someday for being left out.
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