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Julie Murphy’s DUMPLIN’ is a $1.99 Kindle daily deal today only, 4/25/16 (not for Nook or iBooks, sorry!).

Dubbed “Dumplin’” by her former beauty queen mom, Willowdean has always been at home in her own skin. Her thoughts on having the ultimate bikini body? Put a bikini on your body. With her all-American-beauty best friend, Ellen, by her side, things have always worked … until Will takes a job at Harpy’s, the local fast-food joint. There she meets Private School Bo, a hot former jock. Will isn’t surprised to find herself attracted to Bo. But she is surprised when he seems to like her back.
Instead of finding new heights of self-assurance in her relationship with Bo, Will starts to doubt herself. So she sets out to take back her confidence by doing the most horrifying thing she can imagine: entering the Miss Teen Blue Bonnet Pageant—along with several other unlikely candidates—to show the world that she deserves to be up there as much as any twiggy girl does. Along the way, she’ll shock the hell out of Clover City—and maybe herself most of all.

There’s so much to love about this book, and one thing I think about a lot is how perfect the setting is. Murphy really knows Texas and it’s clear here (mums!). This is a smart and funny and emotional story of loving yourself and stepping outside your comfort zone when there’s nothing you’d rather do less.

I loved Dumplin’ with all my heart, and I hope you will, too.

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@the bookplate

Mon, 25 Apr 2016 10:05:49

Insider deal! At the Central Avenue Publishing site, for the month of April, get 50% off ALL books—including mine—with code POETRYMONTH50. Go nuts, buy books!

Central Avenue is a small Canada-based press that publishes esteemed writers such as Trista Mateer, Zane Frederick, Catarine Hancock, Iain S. Thomas, F. S. Yousaf, Parker Lee, Makenzie Campbell, Courtney Peppernell, Emily Juniper, C. H. Armstrong, Jennifer Haupt, and Alex Lyttle. Well worth your shopping dollars.

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