BIKINI SEASON (Sheila Roberts)

I know!  I hate to be writing about a novel with this title because it is SO chick-lit/romance, but it was also good.  Erin is engaged to Adam, the "perfect" man, but for some reason she is rapidly outgrowing her wedding gown.  Best friend Angela is happily married but afraid that her husband is turned off by her expanding waistline and turned on by his svelte assistant.  Megan is an overweight lawyer in a high stress job, and Kizzie, a small-business owner, has been told by her doctor to lose weight, but her husband Lionel likes her bootie just the way it is.  The four women form a club and resolve to meet weekly to support each other by sharing low-fat recipes.  Soon everyone is losing weight except Erin, the bride-to-be.  As her wedding approaches she keeps running into Dan Rockwell, a dorky old friend of her brother's who works at the local supermarket and has blossomed into an attractive man.  I'm sure you can see where this is all leading!  That being said, Sheila Roberts writes in an easy, entertaining style and makes you care what happens to these 4 woman.  Reading this book would be a wonderful way to spend a day when you just want to enjoy a break from reality, immerse yourself in female bonding, and smile.