Pat Ballard is the Queen of Rubenesque Romances and author of 10 Steps to Loving Your Body (No Matter What Size You Are).
<p>Countless years ago, measured in thousands, the Gods came first. Monstrous creations were born of their frivolity. Like the Gods, some of the creations were peaceful, others not. Their duty to preserve the earth completed once more, however, the day came that the Gods had to leave earth. Unleashed and with loose regulation, the abominable creations left behind multiplied. In their midst, another conception came to be, and his kind would exist absolutely outside of the God’s purview.<br />Unmated, alone, and untrusting of others, Chatran was charged to go to a place and protect the father of a great child, yet unborn. This duty, however, was unknown to the most cognizant part of Chatran. Only the Beast, who resided within him, knew. As a result, the Beast led Chatran to Walhalla, North Dakota. Although his initial charge was to protect the father he found there, Chatran also gained a mate and Pack. With them, Chatran also found a new way forward, and started on a course that would lead to – New Alpha Rising: Ascension.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="left"><font color="#333333"><strong style="font-weight:400;"> <font size="2" face="Verdana"><em>Nobody's Perfect is an engaging novel about a marriage of convenience — or is it? A 'plus-sized' woman needs to keep her childhood home, and a fairly egotistical man has had it for relationships, and just wants a mother for his son...a mother that, he hopes, he will not be physically attracted to and with whom he will not be tempted to share a relationship. Or so he keeps telling himself, but life and human hearts have unpredictable surprises in store, in this charming, witty, and tender love story with a twist."</em><br /></font></strong> <span style="font-style:italic;"><font size="2" face="Verdana"><strong> <br /> Midwest Book Review (July 2004 Small Press Bookwatch)</strong></font></span></font></p><p style="margin:0pt 12px;" align="left"> </p><p style="margin:0pt 12px;" align="left"> <font size="2" color="#333333" face="Verdana">"...once I started reading it I couldn't put it down! I loved it! It's so nice to read about a woman who isn't 'a perfect size six, and on the slender size' like so many of the other books I've read, or have her be a little heavy at the beginning of the book only to lose the 'excess' weight once she finds a man. Being a full-figured woman myself, I hope you start a new trend of books being written for real women! Keep up the great work!"</font></p><p style="margin:0pt 12px;" align="right"> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong><em>A new fan, Tamara</em></strong></span></p><p style="margin:0pt 12px;" align="left"> </p><p style="margin:0pt 12px;" align="left"> <font size="2" color="#333333" face="Verdana">"I love how your heroine was a strong woman who felt comfortable in her body no matter what size she was. I hope you keep writing, because you have a talent that I envy. I hope to hear and read more from you."</font></p><p style="margin:0pt 12px;" align="left"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></p><p style="margin:0pt 12px;" align="right"> <span style="font-family:Verdana;"><strong><em>Brenda Condit</em></strong></span></p><p style="margin:0pt 12px;" align="left"> </p><p style="margin:0pt 12px;" align="left"> <font size="2" color="#333333" face="Verdana"><strong>"A Plus Sized Heroine! Yeah!</strong> Well, first off I must say a big thanks to Pat Ballard for giving us a heroine who is plus-sized and loves herself. It's not often we see one, so it was very refreshing to find one in this book. This is the first book I've read by this author and it won't be the last. It's a quick book. You can finish it in an afternoon. The story is easy to follow and filled with excitement and love. I really enjoyed this story. The author makes it quite clear that being a plus-sized person doesn't mean that you are unhealthy, stupid, or unlovable—it just makes you human."</font></p><p style="margin:0pt 12px;" align="right"> <strong><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></em></strong></p><p style="margin:0pt 12px;" align="right"><strong><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;">A reader from Albuquerque, NM</span></em></strong></p><p style="margin:0pt 12px;" align="left"> </p><p style="margin:0pt 12px;" align="left"> <font size="2" color="#333333" face="Verdana"><strong><em>"</em>Ballard's <em>Nobody's Perfect </em> Near Perfect.</strong><em></em>Nella is so kind, beautiful, strong, and loving, the reader falls in love with her immediately. The fact that she is 'plus-size' is dealt with in such a manner that her being big is, indeed, a plus. In <em>Nobody's Perfect</em>, Ballard has created a heroine who has learned to love herself despite living in a society that inundates us with the message that thin is better. Ballard addresses stereotyping without preaching. Very quickly, size is no longer a character in this fun, fast-paced romance that the reader will love."</font></p><p style="margin:0pt 12px;" align="right"> <strong><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;"><br /></span></em></strong></p><p style="margin:0pt 12px;" align="right"><strong><em><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Leona Lee from Franklin, TN</span></em></strong></p>