Move over Bridget Jones, Mimi Finnegan is in town!

Albany, Oregon, May 19, 2015 (Newswire.com) - ​​​Romantic comedy author and retired plus-size model, Whitney Dineen, hits it out of the ballpark with her new romantic comedy, The Reinvention of Mimi Finnegan!

Dineen's first rom com, She Sins at Midnight is still at the top of Amazon's humor list, over a year after she self-published it. Her second novel has been at the top of Amazon's Hot New Release list, in humor, since it was released on May 9th, 2015.

"Whitney Dineen has a brilliant sense of humour herself which shines forth in her writing. Watch out Bridget Jones, Mimi Finnegan is on your tail!" -Reader's Favorite "A romantic comedy with a lively, funny cast and loveable main character"-Kirkus Review

Whitney Dineen, Bestselling Author

Dineen says, "After my deal with a traditional publishing house went south, I decided to try my hand at self-publishing. The learning curve was extraordinarily high, but well worth it. So much so, that when approached by a traditional publisher to release my second book, I opted to stay on my own."

Her new book is about thirty-four year old, Mimi Finnegan. She is the third of four daughters and in her eyes, by far, the most unremarkable. She has no singular accomplishment that can stand up to any of her sisters. And if that isn’t enough, she is the only single sibling in her family.

Mimi’s sisters decide that it’s time she gets serious about husband hunting, so they begin a campaign to find Mr. Right for her. Considering her most recent dating encounters include a night club owner who stuffed bratwurst in his pants and a WASPy trust fund baby, living happily under his mother’s thumb, Mimi is more than ready to meet THE ONE. Enter celebrated British novelist, Elliot Fielding.

Sexual tension and anger heat up between the duo and it isn’t until Mimi discovers that Elliot is almost engaged to another that she realizes she is head-over-heels in love with him.

The journey will make you laugh, cry and want to pull your hair out from frustration! Mimi eventually learns she is quite remarkable in her own right and never needed to worry that she lived in her sister’s shadows.

Dineen spent twenty years as a plus size model with the world famous Ford Modeling Agency. After that, she started a cookie and candy business that  supplies treats to Hollywood's A-list celebrities. To her, writing romantic comedies about women who wear double digits was the next logical step. She confesses, "I've worn double digits my entire adult life. Mimi is a size twelve, she's on Weight Watchers and she has a bunion. If she can have a happy ending, so can we all!"

Dineen's first novel has sold nearly 50,000 copies and her second is on track to do even better. The Reinvention of Mimi Finnegan is the perfect laugh-out-loud, feel good book for any woman who has ever felt she wasn’t good enough.