When society tries to put you in a box, knock the walls down. –Tati Green
“You have a pretty face” is such a back-handed compliment. It’s like telling me that my face is beautiful, but the rest of me is not.
Despite what society says, my curves are hot.
My love life, on the other hand, is not.
My mom says I’ll never find love because of my weight.
My sister says I’ll never find love because of my personality.
My almost-fiancé says I’ll never find love because I’m incapable of loving anyone.
My mom and sister are full of it, but my ex kind of has a point.
At twenty-seven years old, I’ve never been in love. I date a lot, yet sparks never fly. But when I experienced the heart-pounding, skin tingling feeling for the first time, I didn’t think it would be caused by a guy I’ve never met. And I damn sure didn't think he would end up holding my future in his hands in more ways than one.
Danielle Allen is a lover of football, fashion, film and fiction. Married to the yin to her yang, Danielle spends most of her time with her husband, family and friends. From karaoke nights to vacationing and everything in between, she enjoys making the most out of the life in which she’s been blessed. Danielle spends her days teaching and event planning and her nights writing. Danielle Allen is the author of the Back to Life Series (Back to Life, Back to Reality, Back to December*), Love Discovered in New York, Autumn & Summer, the Heartache Series (Heartache, Heartfelt, Heartless*) and Work Song.
ALPHA BOOK CLUB REVIEW
Title: Work Song
Series Name: -
Author: Danielle Allen
Genre: Romance
Overall Stars: 4 STARS
Alpha male
Curvy woman
Can a fashion loving curvy woman know what to do with the sparks that fly between herself and
a stranger?
“You have a pretty face” is such a back-handed compliment. It’s like telling me that my face is
beautiful, but the rest of me is not. Despite what society says, my curves are hot. My love life,
on the other hand, is not.
My mom says I’ll never find love because of my weight. My sister says I’ll never find love
because of my personality. My almost-fiancé says I’ll never find love because I’m incapable of
loving anyone.
My mom and sister are full of it, but my ex kind of has a point. At twenty-seven years old, I’ve
never been in love. I date a lot, yet sparks never fly. But when I experienced the heart-pounding,
skin tingling feeling for the first time, I didn’t think it would be caused by a guy I’ve never met.
And I damn sure didn't think he would end up holding my future in his hands in more ways than
one. (Amazon blurb)
Body shaming. It’s a reality. Dieting, models, magazines, runways, commercials, these are
some of the examples of the most predominating areas where women, children, men, teens,
anyone will find ‘the perfect’ size and ‘perfect’ body types. Since when has society decided that
there is a perfect body for every age? Or that we are supposed to act a certain way? As a
parent, it still amazes me that we encourage children to start speaking and when they do, we
are as quick to encourage them to be quiet; children are not meant to be seen and not be heard.
Danielle Allen, and from a new generation of authors, are coming out of their shells, an amazing
trend that encourages loving their curves, loving what their ‘mama gave them’ and hate the
body shamers and praise companies like Dove and Olay who remind us we ARE unique and
not meant to diet and these include our children. An amazing character who shows us what
believing in ourselves, embracing our talents and never giving up on our dreams, Tati is the type
of woman we should only hope our daughters could strive for. Danielle Allen knows her stuff,
and this, I’m not including what was previously mentioned, she is amazing at writing steaming
sexual scenes and, intriguing and enticing storylines that I would recommend for any reader
looking for something new to add to their library.
**Received a copy in exchange for an honest review. Read and reviewed by Kathleen for Alpha
Book Club**
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