Maxine Small, invisible in a crowded room because no one can see through the extraneous layers of fat to the intelligent and sensitive girl lurking beneath them. No one, that is, except local heartthrob Noah Fenwick. But he too lets her down when he ups and marries Maxine's best friend - her pretty, skinny best friend whom he always pretended to hate.
Maxine runs away to university and buries herself in her studies. She doesn't see Noah again for twelve years but never stops thinking about his betrayal. Slimmer now, she returns to her home town as a successful lawyer, hoping to lay the ghost that's Noah to rest so she can get on with the rest of her life.
With three children, Noah is trapped in a loveless marriage with no escape clause. Drawn toward him as strongly as ever, Maxine learns the true reasons behind his marriage to Cassie, which places her in an impossible position. With the children being used as human bargaining tools, there's nothing Noah and Maxine can do about their feelings for one another, is there...
Genre: Romance
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