The
Measure of Love
by
Saundra MacKay
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GENRE:
Contemporary Romance
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BLURB:
The
Measure of Love is unique in that it is an authentic modern-day love
story that captures the mystique and splendor of large size women of
today. It will captivate the hearts of the readers as they
walks through Vanessa’s everyday life as she confronts the
realistic obstacles from being a woman of size. The story
addresses size in a kinder, gentler way about full figured women
beyond the realm of society’s idea of what is physically beautiful
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Excerpt:
Good
fortune spared her from becoming further unnerved by allowing her to
get to the airport without much delay, and to find a parking spot,
with a few minutes left before his flight was to arrive. Vanessa felt
as if she couldn’t make time move fast enough. With each passing
minute, she couldn’t deny her mounting eagerness to see his
handsome face come through the exit doorway. While the passengers
were disembarking, Vanessa positioned herself in a place where she
could easily see him come through the door, yet far enough away from
the crowd of onlookers waiting for the same reason. As the doors
opened and each unfamiliar face passed through the doorway, she felt
as if her inflated heart was going to burst onto the carpet. She felt
sure she would stop breathing if she didn’t see his face in the
next few seconds.
Vanessa
stood very still, watching the stream of emerging passengers. And
then, suddenly, there he was, looking like the million dollars he was
worth in her shining eyes. Unbeknownst to her, Jon had been
anticipating seeing her just as much once the plane had landed, and
the need had only increased as the plane, much too slowly, had taxied
up the runway. His feet had wanted to run down the long walkway,
making him impatient with the necessary procedures and the lingering
passengers who, to his increasing anxiety, were taking their time
walking down it. He didn’t know why, but he was nervous and very
anxious, even though he’d been looking forward to this day since it
had been arranged.
By the
time Jon reached the exit, he was so wired it took everything he had
not to push the people ahead of him out of his way to run the extra
steps. Then, at the exact same moment, their eyes locked. Vanessa
stood there, so statuesque, and wearing the biggest smile. It took
all the remaining restraint he had not to drop his bag where he
stood, run to her, and grab her up in his hungry arms to consume
every inch of her big, beautiful body. She was one fine female, and
he could see she had no idea of the enormous impression she made as
she stood looking like a vision to all who had an eye for real
beauty.
Never
taking his eyes off hers, Jon walked toward her, lowered his bag, and
forced himself to slowly pull her into his impatient arms. The feel
of her softness revived the many feelings that had possessed him
since he last left her, and gave him a new wish to hold on to her for
a lifetime, just as he was at that very moment. For someone of such a
large frame, she was so small in so
He had
missed her. For someone of such a large frame, she was so small in so
many ways not obvious to those who couldn’t see past the image
taken in by the discriminating eye. Jon just wanted to hold her and
protect her forever from all the ugliness around her and within her
own insecure reflection. Vanessa wrapped her large arms around his
neck, nestled her face deep into his shoulder beneath his scented
square chin, and whispered, “I’ve missed you so much. Welcome, my
love.”
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AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
I was a
large-sized child shaped by the view of those expecting me to act a
certain way because of my size and their narrow views. As a “fat”
child I was treated just how they thought I would act, as if I was so
sensitive I were incapable of doing most things thin children could
do. It was around the age of twelve I started to gain weight,
changing my physical image of my body. It was a slow, steady
process, but the ramifications were not.
As I
grew older and the pounds followed, the images changed dramatically
and I wasn’t capable of fighting the effects from it. As a young
girl of size, trying to keep some semblance of positive image was an
uphill battle. It was the start of feeling isolated and unsure as an
introverted child growing up and into most of my teen years. I didn’t
feel I could trust anyone enough to talk to about personal issues,
especially anything to do with my weight.
As a
teen and into adulthood the meaning of unrequited love was lost to
me. As I explored the world around me, I unknowingly learned how to
trust many of the voices of the people I was blessed to have had walk
through my life. In time, it showed me my innate trust in something
bigger than society’s issues and helped me to listen to my own
voice to hear the messages I tell myself.
Now, the
image of my body is one of kindness, caring, and love. In light of
realizing its society’s image of body that is distorted and do not
accept the difference in every individual, I have come a long way to
appreciate the uniqueness of my body. Today love means so many
things to me, and is felt in defining ways that have helped shape me
into the person I am today. I believe I have always reflexively felt
a connection to my innate love for myself and on so many amazing
levels love have helped me to understand and value the real me.
As a
young adult, I started to read every opportunity I had. Then my love
of words was found, allowing me to create a world in which I could
express myself comfortably. I now have the pleasure of embracing the
feelings of joy and excitement that come with being a writer of truth
and a romance novelist. It’s possible because I evaluate myself
and my growth with honesty in hopes of being capable of writing
true-to-life love stories. Love stories about large-size women who
are seen for more than their innate beauty and are worthy to be the
heroine who gets the man
Amazon
Author Page:
http://www.amazon.com/Saundra-MacKay/e/B017JA3WIU/ref=dp_byline_cont_book_1
Website:
http://www.saundramackay.com/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/saundra.mackay
Amazon
Buy Link:
http://www.amazon.com/Measure-Love-Saundra-MacKay/dp/0996825401/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1451756244&sr=8-1&keywords=the+measure+of+love
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2 comments:
Thanks for hosting!
Nice Excerpt! I hope to read this book.
Thanks for the giveaway!
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