If the Shoe Fits - A Meant To Be Novel

Author: Julie Murphy

"If the Shoe Fits encompasses everything I love about rom-coms. I laughed, I swooned, I smiled. Another hit for Julie Murphy!" —Colleen Hoover, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Hopeless.

If the shoe doesn’t fit, maybe it’s time to design your own. Cindy loves shoes. A well-placed bow or a chic stacked heel is her form of self-expression. As a fashion-obsessed plus-size woman, she can never find designer clothes that work on her body, but a special pair of shoes always fits just right.

With a shiny new design degree but no job in sight, Cindy moves back in with her stepmother, Erica Tremaine, the executive producer of the world’s biggest dating reality show. When a contestant on Before Midnight bows out at the last minute, Cindy is thrust into the spotlight. Showcasing her killer shoe collection on network TV seems like a great way to jump-start her career. And, while she’s at it, why not go on a few lavish dates with an eligible suitor?

But being the first and only fat contestant on Before Midnight turns her into a viral sensation—and a body-positivity icon—overnight. Even harder to believe? She can actually see herself falling for this Prince Charming. To make it to the end, despite the fans, the haters, and a house full of fellow contestants she’s not sure she can trust, Cindy will have to take a leap of faith and hope her heels—and her heart—don’t break in the process.

Best-selling author Julie Murphy’s reimagining of a beloved fairy tale is an enchanting story of self-love and believing in the happy ending each and every one of us deserves.

Book Recommendations for Fat Liberation Month

Nonfiction

• Belly of the Beast by Da’Shaun L. Harrison
• Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings
• “You Just Need to Lose Weight” by Aubrey Gordon
• The Body Is Not An Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor
• Fat Activism by Charlotte Cooper
• Fat and Queer: An Anthology of Queer and Trans Bodies and Lives edited by Bruce Owens Grimm, Miguel M. Morales, & Tiff Joshua TJ Ferentini
• Queering Fat Embodiment edited by Jackie Wykes, Samantha Murray, & Cat Pausé
• The (Other) F Word edited by Angie Manfredi
• Fat Off, Fat On by Clarkisha Kent
• Heavy by Kiese Laymon
• Hunger by Roxane Gay
• Thick by Tressie McMillan Cottom

Adult Fiction

• Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert
• One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London
• If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy
• Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade
• Dietland by Sarai Walker
• The Wedding Date by Jasmine Guillory
• I’m Not Hungry But I Could Eat by Christopher Gonzalez
• Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

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Cover photo by @allgoapp.