Acknowledgments & Thanks
I dedicate this book to EVERY plus size woman out there, reading this book. As a little girl I was bullied pretty heavily for my weight. I wasn't the popular girl. In fact, I was a band geek, and a drama nerd. It was merciless and I went home crying more often than not. This went on from the first grade until I graduated High School.
Even today, I find myself crying into my pillow in bed at night. It's stupid. I'm 30 and I let the words of strangers affect me so much. But as Maggie above said, I'm human, and I can't help it. There are times I let it glide right over me, and pay it no mind, but sometimes it cuts deep.
No one knows this, but I came up with the idea for this book on one of those sleepless nights. A day I had been driving down the road, windows down, singing to the music and a group of young kids drove up next to me and decided it would be fun to scream out the window "Hey you fat lump of shit, why don't you just die" It hurt me..... pretty badly.
It wasn't the first time and it certainly won't be the last.
Writing this book released a lot of my emotions into the pages and really helped. I still have my down days but I feel stronger with Jackson's words circling in my mind. This book has LITERALLY been my world for the past few months. I eat, breathe, and sleep Chub Rub, and I am saddened that my journey with writing it has come to end. I hope, that you have the opportunity to read it. It's emotional, and vulnerable, and SEXY AS HELL, but it's my best work to date.
I have to give a shout out to some of my favorite big girls in my life: Janis, Dominique, Chrissy, Jamie B, Janae, Amy W, Casey, Amanda R, Amanda M, Andrea K, Bobbi Jo, Kasi, Martine, Kristin V, Allyson, and (the former big girl) Lori!
Special thanks to Courtney Cannon at fiction-atlas.com for my amazing cover, and the perfect trailer for Chub Rub. I know I am such a PITA when it comes to tiny details, and you deal with my obsessiveness better than even my husband. You’re amazing, and I love you so much friend.
As always, special love to my husband, Vaughn. You’re my everything baby; my better half and the keeper of my heart and soul. To my bitches, Melissa, Jenn, and Kathleen at Bitches N’ Books, I. FLOVE. YOU! Bethany, Janae, and Janis, you three are my writing rock---I’m so blessed you’re in my life.
Last, but certainly not least, I have to say a major, huge, my-arms-aren’t-big-enough-to-express-how-large, THANKS to my wonderful, amazing PA, Melissa Mendoza. In the last five months, I’ve not only gained a PA, a reader of my books, but more importantly I’ve gained an amazing friend who I cherish and hold very dear to me. You’re my fellow Bitch, my fellow blogger, and my fellow snark master. I love you girl, and I’m sure I don’t say it enough, but you’ve been my rock throughout this entire process, and I couldn’t be anymore grateful that you are in my life. I love you girl. Smooches for ever!
And to YOU…..my readers and fans. I can’t begin to express the amount of love I feel for you all. The outpouring of love and support I have received in the past few months has been astounding, and I find myself in tears more often than not, at the support. If you liked this book, I please ask that you take a few minutes to write me a small review.
You can find me at any of the links below, and I so look forward to hearing from you all. I love you and remember…..
No matter what anyone says, YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL. Inside and Out!
-Shannon Youngblood
About the Author
Shannon Youngblood is a thirty something, foul mouthed, erotic romance suspense writer, who loves telling a story full of broken pieces, and broken people. There is no subject too graphic or too taboo to grace the pages of her stories. She believe that life is not always Happily Ever After's and flowers, and sometimes her stories might reflect that. (OH NO, Shannon You CAN’T DO A Non-HEA!!) She lives with her hot ass husband and her adorable two dachshund pups. She loves hearing from her equally foul mouthed fans, so hit her up on her social media sites!
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