💖 BEHIND THE SCENES: Why I Write Curvy Girls

Romance is for everyone. Every size. Every age. Every background. Every kind of beautiful.

That’s the long and short of it, and yeah, I’ve always believed that.

Maybe because I’ve lived it.

I’ve been a plus-size woman my whole life, and I know what it feels like to walk through a world that tells you love, desire, or confidence should look a certain way.

Spoiler alert: it doesn’t.

When I started writing romance, I promised myself one thing—my heroines would look, talk, and act like real women.

Women who shop in the plus section.

Women who jiggle when they laugh.

Women who have soft bellies, big dreams, and bigger hearts.

Because the truth is, being healthy looks different for everyone.

And if nothing else, growing up with five sisters showed me that self-doubt also comes in all shapes and sizes.

Strength, beauty, and sensuality come in all forms—and they’re all worthy of celebration.

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✍️ Writing What You Know

They say to write what you know, and I know what it’s like to be the curvy girl in the room.

The one who they say has a pretty face, but you’re fat. The one who’s been told to tone it down, or wait until you lose weight before she deserves love, attention, or a storybook ending.

So I write the opposite.

I write heroines who get the guy right now—just as they are.

They fall in love, have amazing sex, get swept off their feet by growly shifters or grumpy CEOs, brooding billionaires and claim their happily ever afters without changing themselves to fit anyone’s expectations.

Because that’s the fantasy I needed growing up—not to become someone else, but to be seen exactly as I am and still be cherished.

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💋 Representation Matters

Romance is about emotion and connection, not dress size. And yet, when readers see themselves represented on the page something shifts.

It’s healing. Empowering. And it’s with the best intent that I write what I do.

I can’t tell you how many messages I’ve received from readers who said, “I never thought someone like me could be the heroine.”

So, yeah, that’s why I keep writing curvy girls. That’s why I’ll never stop.

Because every single one of us deserves an HEA.

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🌹 A Little Real Talk

And if nothing else, growing up with five sisters showed me that self-doubt also comes in all shapes and sizes.

My books aren’t just for plus-size women.

They’re for anyone who’s ever felt insecure, who’s ever looked in the mirror and wondered if they were enough.

They’re for people who dream about finding someone who loves them for who they are, not just how they look.

Because at the end of the day, confidence is sexy, kindness is beautiful, and love that sees the soul—not the number on a scale, your height, your zip code, or the size of your bank account—is the truest kind of romance there is.

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🐾 Final Thoughts

Trends, beauty standards—they all change.

True love doesn’t.

If my books make even one reader feel beautiful, wanted, and worthy of the love they’ve always dreamed about—then I’ve done my job.

Here’s to all my readers who sparkle in every size, and everyone who knows love doesn’t come with conditions.

Keep shining.

Keep loving yourself.

Keep demanding respect and love from the ones lucky enough to be in your life—you deserve it.

Remember, you are the main character, always. 💖

With love,
C.D. Gorri
USA Today Bestselling Author