Renowned poet, Khari, has helped thousands of women embrace their curves with his spoken word pieces that empower plus size women. In his book, Curvy and Confident: Inspiring Women to Love Themselves, Khari has written a self empowerment guide for women who want to improve their self-esteem and boost their self-confidence.This book not only focuses on the importance of self-acceptance, but also highlights the key role that confidence plays in the ability of women to succeed. This book providespractical solutions that will help women overcome low self-confidence, negative body image, and insecurity.Curvy and Confident is a guide that will show you how to:* Increase your self-confidence and overcome obstacles* Teach you how to date with confidence* Avoid emotionally abusive relationships* Eliminate negative self-talk* Love yourself and transform all the negative thoughts about your bodyCurvy and Confident is a book that will empower and transform women's lives.

Barbie comes in a curvy model now, Sports Illustrated features full-size swimsuit models, and fashion designers are focusing more on curvy women. There's a healthy conversation going on now about body image and self-esteem, and Chicken Soup for the Soul is part of it, with this collection of 101 stories celebrating all the different body types that women have and how we can all be curvy and confident--fit and fabulous within the body types we were issued at birth! Supermodel Emme, the world's first curvy supermodel, an advocate for women and a spokesperson for all the curvy and confident women out there, shares her own story and introduces us to women who have learned to be fit, happy, and confident about their bodies. These personal stories from 100 different women will leave you feeling empowered, beautiful, and loving your look. You'll read stories about how women developed their confidence and dealt with societal and media pressures, about attitude adjustments and acceptance, and about being healthy and loving yourself just the way you are!

Includes an excerpt from Misadventures with a book boyfriend.

Ahead of the Curve is the first sewing book to empower curvy and plus size women to feel body confident by sewing a wardrobe that fits. Don’t change your body to fit your clothes – change your clothes to fit your body! Ahead of the Curve includes 5 basic garment patterns (UK sizes 16–36/US size 12–32/EUR sizes 44–64), which includes a pair of trousers, a t-shirt, a sleeveless top and two dress designs. Jenny takes you through a series of “Fit Clinics” – tutorials and case studies demystifying the fitting process – showing you how to adjust these patterns to master the perfect fit for your body shape. Once you have got to grips with this, you can go on to customize your closet and create an unlimited array of fantastic clothes that celebrate your body. If you’re curvy or plus size, trying to find clothes that fit and reflect your personal style can be incredibly difficult and frustrating. Plus size women feel constantly excluded and like they can’t express their personality through clothes. This book finally changes that.

Enjoy this FREE small town Plus-Size Romance series starter by USA Today Bestselling contemporary romance author Mary E Thompson... Ian You know the worst thing about falling in love? Getting friend-zoned. I was patient. I waited five years for her to end her last relationship. For her to realize he wasn’t good enough for her. For her to be ready to move on. I was done waiting. I had to tell her the truth. That I wasn’t the same guy I used to be, bringing home every woman in our small town. That I was the guy she was sharing secrets with on the online dating app. That I was single, and ready for her to be mine. I had to tell her I loved her. But what if she didn’t feel the same? Blake “He’ll back off if I kiss you.” Talk about blowing up my world. I was dumped me because my ex thought I was in love with my best friend’s brother. Now, Ian wants to kiss me. In front of my ex. I’m so damn tempted. Every woman wants Ian. I’m no different. But kissing him crossed a line. A line I wasn’t sure I could come back from. Could I stop at one kiss? Not likely. But I also couldn’t keep him at a distance like I did with everyone else. He would learn everything. And not just how much I wished he could be mine, but also why he never could be.

“Evocative.” — The Cut One of the most outspoken voices gracing the cover of magazines today encourages women to be their most confident selves, recognize their personal beauty, and reach for their highest dreams in this wise, warm, and inspiring memoir. Voluptuous beauty Ashley Graham has been modeling professionally since the age of thirteen. Discovered at a shopping mall in Nebraska, her stunning face and sexy curves have graced the covers of top magazines, including Cosmopolitan and British Vogue, and she was the first size 14 model to appear on the front of the wildly popular Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. The face of brands such as H&M Studio, she is also a judge for the latest season of America’s Next Top Model. And that’s only the beginning for this extraordinary talent. Ashley is leading a new generation of women breaking ground and demolishing stereotypes, transforming our ideals about body image and what is fashionable and beautiful. A woman who proves that when it comes to beauty, size is just a number, she is the voice for the body positivity movement today and a role model for all women—no matter their individual body type, shape, or weight. In this collection of insightful, provocative essays illustrated with a dozen photos, Ashley shares her perspective on how ideas around body image are evolving—and how we still have work to do; the fun—and stress—of a career in the fashion world; her life before modeling; and her path to accepting her size without limiting her dreams—defying rigid industry standards and naysayers who told her it couldn’t be done. As she talks about her successes and setbacks, Ashley offers support for every woman coming to terms with who she is, bolster her self-confidence, and motivates her to be her strongest, healthiest, and most beautiful self.

With her signature straightforward style, Paytas inspires young girls, preteens, and teenagers to embrace their plus-sized bodies and enter the world with confidence. In a world where the media, and women themselves, seem to hang the value of a female's self-worth on the size of her waist, Paytas provides a refreshing alternative to the incessant body bashing. Focusing on the need to love yourself first, she offers easy-to-follow tips on how to get to a place of total self-confidence.

Luke Godfrey knows me only as Jade, the sweet stripper whose curves he is forbidden to touch. But when he is the surprise guest lecturer in my business class, he finally meets Abby Reynolds - the real me - even though I've done my best to avoid the gaze of this silver fox. Will this hot, high-flying CEO fall for the real me? Will he add "fall in love" to his to-do list? Can I get my startup off the ground without the help of a sugar daddy? And can I find true love - and lose my V-card - too? This is a high steam insta love short story of 10,000 words. Their happily ever after is so sweet it will give you a toothache! Babies included!

“Sesali Bowen is poised to give Black feminism the rejuvenation it needs. Her trendsetting writing and commentary reaches across experiences and beyond respectability. I and so many Black girls still figuring out who they are in this world will gain so much from whatever she has to say.”—Charlene A. Carruthers, activist and author of Unapologetic: A Black, Queer and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements “Sesali perfectly vocalizes the inner dialogue, and daily mantras needed to be a Bad Bitch.”—Gabourey Sidibe, actor, director, and author of This is Just My Face: Try Not To Stare “A powerful call for a more inclusive and 'real' feminism.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Bowen writes from an authentic space for Black women who are often left out of feminist conversations due to respectability politics, but who are just as deserving of the same voice and liberation.”—Booklist (starred review) From funny and fearless entertainment journalist Sesali Bowen, Bad Fat Black Girl combines rule-breaking feminist theory, witty and insightful personal memoir, and cutting cultural analysis for an unforgettable, genre-defining debut. Growing up on the south side of Chicago, Sesali Bowen learned early on how to hustle, stay on her toes, and champion other Black women and femmes as she navigated Blackness, queerness, fatness, friendship, poverty, sex work, and self-love. Her love of trap music led her to the top of hip-hop journalism, profiling game-changing artists like Megan Thee Stallion, Lizzo, and Janelle Monae. But despite all the beauty, complexity, and general badassery she saw, Bowen found none of that nuance represented in mainstream feminism. Thus, she coined Trap Feminism, a contemporary framework that interrogates where feminism meets today's hip-hop. Bad Fat Black Girl offers a new, inclusive feminism for the modern world. Weaving together searing personal essay and cultural commentary, Bowen interrogates sexism, fatphobia, and capitalism all within the context of race and hip-hop. In the process, she continues a Black feminist legacy of unmatched sheer determination and creative resilience. Bad bitches: this one’s for you.

A beautiful young lady gains the freshman 15 in college, and over time learns to love her body as she develops into a magnificently voluptuous woman, and finds true love in the process. ~ 'He fondled her and lowered her back down flat on his desk. All of his biological carnal urges took over his better judgement with an unstoppable force of repressed desire and testosterone that was completely unleashed as he licked her nipples and moved his lips slowly down her stomach with Nicole being way too turned on to let self-consciousness deter her pleasure. He removed her snug fitting skimpy panties and slipped himself inside of her. She felt so warm and inviting, it was pure ecstasy. She was such a goddess. The type of woman he had lusted over privately for years. The type of woman whose beauty entitles her to avoid all gym-torture and instead lead a cushy, pampered lifestyle, and let her self indulgence make her more desirable than words could allow, only her moans and gasps of extreme blissful pleasure could do it justice.'