The Life & Times of a Full Figured Fashionista chronicles the life of full figured writer and Jersey girl Chloe Major. Living in NYC Chloe finds she's broke, unemployed, partially homeless, and recently dumped; Chloe has to figure out how to start her life over. As Chloe starts anew, she finds herself falling for a long time friend, Jayshawn Thomas, but someone unexpected throws her more curves than she can handle. Follow how she comes into her own dealing with failed relationships, estranged family, and blossoming career. Along the way, we get glimpses into the life of Chloe's party girl best friend and debutante, Dominique Lawrence. Born into a rich and successful black family, Dominique is the friend we all have; sweet, caring, and a loud mouth who loves to spend money just as much as she likes the feel of a new man. Sick of living off of her parents, Dominique decides to straighten up her life and grow up, but just as she gets her footing, her past catches up with her, and she has to make decisions that not only impact her but the lives of others as well. Jayshawn Thomas is tall, chiseled, chocolate brother that is conscious that image is everything, so being professional is priority #1. A self made business man, who has his own event planning and promoting company he is determined to stay drama free; Jayshawn never mixes business with pleasure (though he has gotten dangerously close). In a league of his own creating, Jayshawn finds himself in a constant rivalry with so-called friend and colleague, Malik Robinson, a want to be club promoter/talent manager. All the while he's enjoying his success, he only has one regret will Jayshawn be able to fix his one mistake, or will he make a different choice? Long time rival of Jayshawn, Malik Robinson has his sights set on stardom he'll do anything to attain. A caramel cutie Malik uses his good looks and high sex drive to charm and manipulate women. As he builds his career, Malik tries to hold on to his newest money maker, while trying to steal Jayshawn's business. Will he succeed? As you read, you'll find that each character has a secret they don't want reveled, hard decisions, and lots of DRAMA! The characters bring a piece of their real self as they find themselves in situations beyond their control. Their interactions with each other at one point or another makes The Life & Times of a Full Figured Fashionista come full circle. Complete with plus size fashion elements, dating, sex, money, lies, cheating, and surprising twists at the turn of a page, The Life & Times has a character that everyone can relate to in life, or dreams of meeting!
- | Author: Dominique Ali
- | Publisher: Fashion Plus Blog Media
- | Publication Date: Jun 13, 2015
- | Number of Pages: 321 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 0692470824
- | ISBN-13: 9780692470824