Pat Ballard

Pat Ballard

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Pat Ballard is the Queen of Rubenesque Romances and author of 10 Steps to Loving Your Body (No Matter What Size You Are).

Divided against Yourselves (Spell Weaver)

Divided against Yourselves (Spell Weaver)

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<h2>Taliesin Weaver thought that he had saved himself and his friends when he defeated the witch Ceridwen. He was wrong.</h2><h3><i>He always thought of evil as embodied in external threats that he could overcome in combat. Soon he will discover that the worst evil has been inside of him all along....</i></h3><p>Tal’s girlfriend is in a coma for which he holds himself responsible. A close friend, suffering from a past-life memory trauma similar to Tal's, is getting worse, not better. Morgan Le Fay is still lurking around and has an agenda Tal can’t figure out. Supernatural interruptions in his life are becoming more frequent, not less so, despite his expectations. In fact, Tal learns that something about his unique nature amplifies otherworldly forces in ways he never imagined were possible, ways that place at risk everyone close to him.</p><p>Tal and his allies must face everything from dead armies to dragons. As soon as they overcome one menace, another one is waiting for them. More people are depending on Tal than ever; he carries burdens few adults could face, let alone a sixteen-year-old like himself. Yet somehow Tal at first manages to handle everything the universe throws at him.</p><p>What Tal can’t handle is the discovery that a best friend, almost a brother, betrayed him, damaging Tal’s life beyond repair. For the first time, Tal feels a darkness within him, a darkness which he can only barely control...assuming he wants to. He’s no longer sure. Maybe there is something to be said for revenge, and even more to be said for taking what he wants. After all, he has the power...</p><p> </p><h2><u>Can Tal stop himself before he destroys everyone he has sworn he will protect? Scroll up to buy a copy and find out!</u></h2>

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<p><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong>Body Wisdom to Replace Body Warfare</strong></span></p> <p align="right"><font size="2" face="Verdana">&quot;If you're a woman, odds are you're not happy with your body. You probably can't remember when you weren't at war with your belly or your thighs. (Men are beginning to catch up with their own versions of body discontent.) Western culture provides you with a steady stream of images and advice about an often unattainable &quot;right&quot; way to look, feeding your feelings that you just aren't acceptable as you are.<br /><br /> &quot;Enter Pat Ballard with <em>10 Steps to Loving Your Body (No Matter What Size You Are)</em> to supply a badly-needed alternative voice! <strong>Ballard's easy-to-read, easy-to-use volume  is like having your own personal coach and cheerleader for ending the warfare and making peace with the body you have.</strong> She's out in front to show you the way, behind you to nudge you forward, and beside you offering support and encouragement for every step (all 10!) of your journey. She accomplishes this with guidelines (&quot; . . . our bodies know what they want to look like&quot;), worksheets to practice new ways of thinking and behaving (&quot;. . .look for 10 good things about [your] body and try to develop them&quot;), and <strong>the greatest collection of inspirational quotes for body-love and general self-respect you're likely to find anywhere</strong> (for example, from Gloria Steinem, &quot;Each individual woman's body demands to be accepted on it's own terms.&quot; Or, from an unknown author, &quot;'It's not who you are that holds you back; it's who you think you're not.&quot;)<br /><em><br /><strong>&quot;10 Steps </strong></em><strong>is your body's best friend in pocket form.</strong> I'm delighted to have it on hand to recommend―personally and professionally―to anyone struggling with body image and the inkling that it's better to embrace than fight the one-and-only body you have.&quot;</font></p> <font size="2" face="Verdana"><strong>Susan Schulherr<br /></strong>author of  <em><strong>Eating Disorders for Dummies</strong></em></font>