It's the worst day of Charlie Everson's life. Not only can she no longer fit into her clothes-disaster for any public relations director-but also her first love, the sexy super-successful Brian Tendai, is her new CEO, the last person she ever expected to run into. Seeing him again tumbles Charlie back into her past. There are still so many unanswered questions: he's convinced she left him, she's convinced he left her. Charlie minimizes the 'ex' factor. Tell that to her emotions that are running wild. But Brian's not there to rekindle their romance. He's overseeing Queenswood Communications' recent merger after a hostile takeover. Guess whose name is at the top of the list? They agree to one night together, just the one, then it's back to business as normal. Or is it? The Joy of Comfort Eating is a contemporary romance novel set in cosmopolitan Johannesburg.