Body by Night

by Zuri Day

Book Overview

D'Andra Smalls has had enough. She's tired of being overweight, she's had it with her overbearing family and she's fed up with settling for any guy that will have her. But working out and eating healthily is easy compared to resisting the charms of Los Angeles' hottest personal trainer, JaJuan Simmons. After succeeding in taking command of her life, can she risk losing control of her heart?

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0758228821
• ISBN13: 9780758228826
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Dafina Books
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 3.7" x 7.2"

Customer Reviews

A wonderful story of self discovery

Body by Night by Zuri Day is an excellent story about a plus size gal, D'Andra Smalls, and her quest to live a healthier life after an emergency room scare. She decides to go to Bally's but of course she starts having second thoughts and is sitting in her car debating whether or not to enter when this tall drink of chocolate comes up to her and convinces her to go on in. Night is a personal trainer who's working on opening up his own gym. He just got out of a bad relationship and is not necessarily looking for a new one when he finds this beautiful, woman in her car waiting to go inside. She's not his usual supermodel looking type, but he decides to help her out on her quest to be healthy and in the process, falls for her. D'Andra has her issues with men, especially after finding her childhood friend in bed with her boyfriend and having a mother and sister who treat her like Cinderella before she meets her fairy godmother. Although she tries to keep herself from falling for Night, she does anyway. But they still have to deal with his conniving ex, her selfish sister, her emotionally abusive mother and all kinds of stuff. This is an excellent book! I love that D'Andra's reasons for loosing weight had nothing to do with being a size 2 but with being healthy. That's a much more positive message. And Night was fabulous. He had his own issues to work through and he wasn't looking for romance any more than she was. But romance found them where they least expected it. If you want a good, emotionally satisfying read, pick up Body by Night by Zuri Day.

romance

Honey, what can i say this book was so good and hot, i want me a body by night, lol. So real in every sense of the word, this is Zuri's second book and i can't wait too hear more from this author. The secondary characters were a hoot, especially the sister.

Body by Night is a Hit

What a great body of work. I enjoyed the book cover to cover. I admired D'Andra's character. She focused on getting healthy but did not becoming fanatical about losing weight. I am so happy she stood her ground and found her own way on her own terms. The dysfunctional relationship between D'Andra her sister and her mother added to the rich story line. Having a parent treat one child better than the other can be found in millions of households around the world; understanding why that was in this story was heart wrenching. The hero in this story made this book complete. It would be fate that D'Andra would fall for a tall, dark, handsome and physically fit personal trainer. Night's caring attitude, love for his mother and sexy swagger kept me turning the pages and cheering for him and D'Andra. I do believe there are many men out there interested in inner beauty as well as the outward appearance; this book certainly made me a believer. Although Night was bossy, his encouragement and patience with her as she started working out with him was touching. There were a few moments I was scared that Night would buckle under pressure...whew! The love scenes are hot and left me wanting more; literally. The other secondary characters added to the storyline and made the entire book believable. This is a great love story that you can read over and over again. Kudos to Ms. Day. I just purchased her earlier work, it has to be as good as this.

Romance for the Big, Bold and Beauiful Woman - YEAH!!!!

Hats off to Ms. Zuri Day for stepping out and creating a unique story line that features a beautiful voluputous fuller-figure heroine that gets her "Midnight" man...I just loved this storyline and though I'm already an empowered woman, I became even more empowered after reading this book...I also want to thank you for creating a character like D'Andra who was so real and relatable to anyone who has ever struggled with their weight....It was great that you discussed real topics that are revelant in today's household (Health Issues, Paternity, Divorce, Adultry, Sibling Jealousy, Parent Favoritism, etc)....You opened the door for dialogue on so many subjects that are just not openly discussed....I also want to say THANK YOU for addressing the issues of becoming HEALTHY and not just losing weight....You allowed D'Andra to have her own voice and you supplied great data that did not consist of fad diets and unrealistic goals....I just loved this book and could not put it down until I completed it....It was great to read about a fuller-figure woman getting some romance and love and it was done oh so tastefully....We need more storylines like this one, so please write some more because I'll be waiting!!!!

COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN!!!

I could not put this book down. I want to be the first to congratulate Ms. Day on a great book! I especially love the emphasis she puts on being healthy and not just losing weight. This novel is also about self love and how you have to love yourself first and putting yourself first sometimes isn't selfish. Night was a great leading male character. Intelligent, Sexy, sweet, all that rolled into a great package. The main character D'Andra was also great. The twist and turns in the book will keep you interested. I started this book at 7:00pm last night and did not put it down until I finished at 2am!!!! Great work!!!!