The Penalty Box

• Author: Deirdre Martin
• Publisher: Berkely Sensation
• Year: 2006
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Katie Fisher was fat, nerdy, and miserable in high school. Her secret crush, Paul van Dorn was the most popular guy in school. After leaving her small town behind, Katie loses weight and becomes a sociology professor. Now she's successful and thin -- what better combination for attending her high school reunion?

After high school, Paul attended college, dropping out to play professional hockey. Three major concussions later, he's retired from the sport. He returns home and buys a local bar, ready to move on with his life. When he runs into Katie at their reunion, he's immediately attracted. And Katie, of course, has always been attracted. But she's dealing with a host of problems: her sister's in rehab, her mother is caring for Katie's young nephew, she's still dealing with in her inner fat chick, and the list goes on.

Reviews

• The Penalty Box at PaperbackReader:

Man, high school. Could anything be worse? Seriously, open heart surgery versus high school. Which would you rather go through twice? Then there are the reunions. Did you go to yours? If you're over 21, it's not a rite of passage. It's masochism.</blockquote