Natalie always had body image and self-esteem issues, being a size 14 as a high school senior. After her BF dumped her for a size 4, Natalie's mom sent her to the country club's personal trainer, Rhodes. Rhodes is the bad boy about town, often get into trouble with the law, grew up with foster families, and his twin sister Lana disappeared 3 years ago under strange circumstances. He liked to cook, but his training business often meant that he had to provide "extra perks" to the ladies at the country club for supplemental income, so he was surprised to find that Natalie really just wanted to train and lose weight, and slowly they fall for each other, as Natalie shed pounds and gain self-respect. However, Natalie's mom is losing her step-dad Dale, and everyone in town is trying to warn Natalie off Rhodes, including her ex-BF. When a new clue pointed at Lana may still be alive, the secret that the town had kept may destroy more people than these two lovers.
The suspense did not kick in until almost half-way into the book. Most of the first half is how Natalie's confidence and body image changed to fit her new physical form, even as Rhodes attempted to define his relationship with Natalie. The remaining were deftly manipulated to introduce a couple characters to attempt to wrap up of the problems. There were a couple characters that only appeared in a few places and discarded (the driver/butler), while others were introduced way too late. (Officer Martino) though the plot resolution was quite good. Definitely above average for romance with a little suspense at the end.
Category: Contemporary / Bad Boy / Romantic Suspense
Primary Plot: Woman who needed to lose weight fell for the bad boy fitness trainer, whose sister disappeared three years ago... but may still be alive...
Overall Rating: 4/5
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