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who tells me I’m “shaking up” the romance genre
with my weirdo ideas!
My husband, Kevin, and my daughters, Sierra
and Sommer, are the greatest. They put up with the
long hours of “not now, I’m writing”—and they
even love my cellulite.
Last, but not least, I thank you, the reader. Thanks
for reading—and I wish for you a healthy self-image
and, for those of you who haven’t already found
him—the man of your dreams!
About the Author
KARYN LANGHORNE graduated from Harvard
Law School and was a law professor for several
years. She eventually gave up her practice in order
to devote more time to her husband and two
daughters, and to pursue her writing career. She is
the author of A Personal Matter (HarperTorch
September 2004) and Street Level (HarperTorch
July 2005). In addition, she has written three
nonfiction books, a play that opened off-Broadway,
screenplays, and legal articles.
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Diary of an Ugly Duckling
Street Level
A Personal Matter
Copyright
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Document Outline
Title Page
Dedication
Contents
Part One: Fat, Black and Ugly
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Part Two:Light, Bright and Beautiful
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twele
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Ninenteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Part Three: The Final Package
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Other Books By Karyn Langhorne
Copyright
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