About The Thin Person Inside
The Plot
*Kristen Jensen, a Navy veteran, tips the scale at a crippling three hundred pounds. In desperation she asks her VA therapist if she can go into treatment with the addicts and alcoholics where she meets Sean. With black hair, blue eyes, and a perfect body she figures the reason he’s speaking to her is that she’s the only other person in the room.
The Haystack told their lead singer, Sean Wesley, to get clean or get out. But none of the big-name clinics worked. Sean’s a Desert Storm vet, so they send him to a VA in the middle of nowhere. When he meets Kristen the first day, he thinks it’s tragic such a pretty girl’s trapped in a huge body. And her honesty, intelligence, and bravery are even more impressive. Sean’s drawn to Kristen, but she’s had decades to build layers of defense.
The Haystack told their lead singer, Sean Wesley, to get clean or get out. But none of the big-name clinics worked. Sean’s a Desert Storm vet, so they send him to a VA in the middle of nowhere. When he meets Kristen the first day, he thinks it’s tragic such a pretty girl’s trapped in a huge body. And her honesty, intelligence, and bravery are even more impressive. Sean’s drawn to Kristen, but she’s had decades to build layers of defense.
An Excerpt
Sean Wesley went into the snack room to help himself to coffee and a roll. He’d probably gain weight while he was here without his personal trainer and weight room. He’d been a fat kid—always the last to be chosen for games, and stuck in right field when he did play. He’d been saved from a life of obesity by a growth spurt in his late teens, a judge who gave him a choice between jail and the Marines, and switching addictions from food to booze and then cocaine.
By rights, Sean shouldn’t be at a VA facility. Celebrities like him usually got sober at places like the Betty Ford clinic or Hazelden. Actually, he’d come from Betty Ford, but he’d still felt shaky so his manager, Don Nelson, had done his homework. Danville, Illinois, was in the middle of nowhere. The program was different, based on Rational Emotive Therapy, and Sean was a veteran. While he made too much money to be treated at the VA, there’s money and then there’s money. Sean had money—the kind that opens doors and breaks down barriers. The kind that makes even the Federal Government say, “We’ll see what we can do,” and then do it.
So here he was in the middle of a cornfield in bum-fuck Illinois at a shabby old VA hospital. An enormously obese woman came into the snack room interrupting his reverie, and Sean thought, That could’ve been me. What a shame—she’s so pretty.”
By rights, Sean shouldn’t be at a VA facility. Celebrities like him usually got sober at places like the Betty Ford clinic or Hazelden. Actually, he’d come from Betty Ford, but he’d still felt shaky so his manager, Don Nelson, had done his homework. Danville, Illinois, was in the middle of nowhere. The program was different, based on Rational Emotive Therapy, and Sean was a veteran. While he made too much money to be treated at the VA, there’s money and then there’s money. Sean had money—the kind that opens doors and breaks down barriers. The kind that makes even the Federal Government say, “We’ll see what we can do,” and then do it.
So here he was in the middle of a cornfield in bum-fuck Illinois at a shabby old VA hospital. An enormously obese woman came into the snack room interrupting his reverie, and Sean thought, That could’ve been me. What a shame—she’s so pretty.”
* * * *
Kristen noticed the table of goodies and the drop-dead-gorgeous man perusing them in the break room when she went in there to put her lunch in the refrigerator.
“Want one? I heard they send ’em over every morning. I guess they’re yesterday’s leftovers.”
That’s right. Offer sweets to the fat lady. She managed a tight grimace. “Thanks, but I’m here because I’m a food addict.” She held up her orange.
“I’m Sean.” He prob’ly wouldn’t give a fat chick like me a second look anywhere else. Still, what is it about men with black hair and blue eyes that makes me go all mushy?
“Hi.”
“I’ve heard of food addicts, but what makes ya call yourself that?”
“When my kids were little, I left them without a babysitter while I went to the store and wrote a rubber check for ice cream and M&Ms. I’d say I’ve been about as desperate for my fix as any addict or alcoholic.”
“Wow! Yeah, I guess so.” He held the door for her as they exited and then followed her into the Day Room.
“Want one? I heard they send ’em over every morning. I guess they’re yesterday’s leftovers.”
That’s right. Offer sweets to the fat lady. She managed a tight grimace. “Thanks, but I’m here because I’m a food addict.” She held up her orange.
“I’m Sean.” He prob’ly wouldn’t give a fat chick like me a second look anywhere else. Still, what is it about men with black hair and blue eyes that makes me go all mushy?
“Hi.”
“I’ve heard of food addicts, but what makes ya call yourself that?”
“When my kids were little, I left them without a babysitter while I went to the store and wrote a rubber check for ice cream and M&Ms. I’d say I’ve been about as desperate for my fix as any addict or alcoholic.”
“Wow! Yeah, I guess so.” He held the door for her as they exited and then followed her into the Day Room.
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Reviews
Five Stars. KyBunnies November 2, 2015: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R3DCIOT2GMTG8A
“When I read the blurb of this story I knew it would be dealing with veterans and their addiction. The addiction deals with anything from food to drugs or alcohol. This book really hit home for me. Someone who has always struggled with maintaining a certain weight. Knowing that no matter what it will be a battle. I quickly connected with Kristen. She showed so much strength though believed herself to be weak.”
Five Stars. “Well done, Ms. Weber.” The Happy Reader September 12, 2015: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/RJPHI5QOBJPTH
“This is a raw and revealing account of addiction, with a sweetness to it that pulls the reader in from the first.
“When you fight against the person you see in the mirror, when you know there is a wonderful person inside. Maybe, just maybe, you can see The Thin Person Inside.”
Five Stars. “Gripping story of the difficulties of fighting any kind of addiction.” Nicole Meade, August 24, 2015: https://www.amazon.com/review/R1UMHLCQ9C5FQY
“The characters are heartfelt and this book is well worth reading. I highly recommend it.”
Five Stars. “A Beautifully Inspiring Story.” Cybil Richey August 15, 2015: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/RKIRX5LFX25LR
“If you have ever fought your weight, fought with an addiction to food and just all out despised yourself because of you dress or pants size then you need to read this book. … This is not an erotic tale about the stick skinny, perfect woman getting the hot rocker. … Kristen is morbidly obese (I hate that term). … A story of struggle and fight. It is inspiring to anyone fighting against food or trying to maintain the fight against food.”
Five Stars. Kindle Lover MM July 26, 2015: https://museituppublishing.com/bookstore/index.php/coming-soon/the-thin-person-inside-detail
“Please don't let the title fool you! This is NOT a how to manual. This is a story of love and inspiration! … The author puts her heart and soul into Sean and Kristen. The characters are all well developed. They could easily be someone you know or even yourself perhaps. Kudos to Ms. Weber for another great book! She has done it again! She is fast becoming my "go to" author!”
“When I read the blurb of this story I knew it would be dealing with veterans and their addiction. The addiction deals with anything from food to drugs or alcohol. This book really hit home for me. Someone who has always struggled with maintaining a certain weight. Knowing that no matter what it will be a battle. I quickly connected with Kristen. She showed so much strength though believed herself to be weak.”
Five Stars. “Well done, Ms. Weber.” The Happy Reader September 12, 2015: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/RJPHI5QOBJPTH
“This is a raw and revealing account of addiction, with a sweetness to it that pulls the reader in from the first.
“When you fight against the person you see in the mirror, when you know there is a wonderful person inside. Maybe, just maybe, you can see The Thin Person Inside.”
Five Stars. “Gripping story of the difficulties of fighting any kind of addiction.” Nicole Meade, August 24, 2015: https://www.amazon.com/review/R1UMHLCQ9C5FQY
“The characters are heartfelt and this book is well worth reading. I highly recommend it.”
Five Stars. “A Beautifully Inspiring Story.” Cybil Richey August 15, 2015: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/RKIRX5LFX25LR
“If you have ever fought your weight, fought with an addiction to food and just all out despised yourself because of you dress or pants size then you need to read this book. … This is not an erotic tale about the stick skinny, perfect woman getting the hot rocker. … Kristen is morbidly obese (I hate that term). … A story of struggle and fight. It is inspiring to anyone fighting against food or trying to maintain the fight against food.”
Five Stars. Kindle Lover MM July 26, 2015: https://museituppublishing.com/bookstore/index.php/coming-soon/the-thin-person-inside-detail
“Please don't let the title fool you! This is NOT a how to manual. This is a story of love and inspiration! … The author puts her heart and soul into Sean and Kristen. The characters are all well developed. They could easily be someone you know or even yourself perhaps. Kudos to Ms. Weber for another great book! She has done it again! She is fast becoming my "go to" author!”
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When you buy directly from the publisher, you download the book onto your computer as a mobi, prc, e-pub, pdf, or html file. You can download your books onto your computer using “Save As” to a “Books” folder you create and sort them into sub-folders by genre, author, or however you wish before transferring them to your e-reader. That way, if there’s a glitch with your e-reader, the books are on your computer. MuseItUp Publishing, Inc. gives you each book in all available formats. I suggest downloading all of them. You never know when something may happen to your Kindle and it will be replaced by a Nook. If you’ve downloaded all formats, you won’t need to buy another copy—you’ll already have a Nook-compatible e-pub copy in your Books folder.
Downloading the file from your computer to your e-reader is as easy as transferring any file from a USB flash drive to your computer. Once you’ve saved the book to your computer plug the larger USB end of your e-reader’s power chord into a USB port on your computer and simply move the file from the folder you created on your computer to your e-reader’s “Documents/Books” directory. Voila! Happy reading!