Being honest with herself, the fat girl never got the cute guy, but the fat girl always fell too hard too fast. It was like knowing it wouldn't happen made her want the impossible that much more. Sitting on the couch with him, she'd been far too comfortable, and in that moment, she'd remembered she was a woman, prone to the same feelings of women of any other size and shape. But buff, muscular Eric Spader wouldn't end up with Liberty Unick, dessert chef extraordinaire.
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Liberty Unick grew up in Orangevale, the chubby girl kids made fun of. Though she's still not thin, she's...

"A delusional pervert," the girl said. "You aren't any pirate. You don't talk like a pirate or act like a pirate. You have no ship. And it isn't sixteen seventy-four. You need to be committed."

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On an early morning run, Idelle Prescott saves the life of a man, lying inert on the beach, but she's unprepared for the story he tells. In his mind, it's 1674 and her hometown, St. Augustine, still belongs to the Spanish government. He's even dressed the part, in 17th century costume.

Captain John Swithin pilots a hearty sloop with a smarmy crew of pirates under his command. On a...