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When Jessica Bryant pesters her wealthy parents to allow her to have a dog as a pet, the answer is a resounding "No"; but they soon come to regret their decision when thier home is broken into one evening whilst they are out and their daughter kidnapped and held for ransom. The kidnappers, in the form of four seedy and incompetent characters wearing Disneyland-type masks, take her hostage and keep her incarcerated in a place from which there appears to be no escape. However, they reckon without the resourcefulness of our heroine, and the courage of a wonderful stray dog who comes to her aid and whom she names 'Murdo'. And so begins an exciting and humurous accounting of the couples' adventures together as they consistently foil and outwit the abductors whilst on the run together. This is a lovely story of the friendship between a girl and a dog, bringing out themes of responsibility, camaraderie, redemption, salvation and self-sacrifice. It includes some wonderful dialogue sequences as Jessica teaches her new four-legged friend how to communicate with her, with additional delightful conversations between the animals when a rabbit and a sparrow join forces with them in an effort to outwit the kidnappers and restore Jessica safely back to her parents' home.

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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." Midwest Book Review (July 2004 Small Press Bookwatch) "...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!" A new fan, Tamara "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." Brenda Condit "A Plus Sized Heroine! Yeah! 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." A reader from Albuquerque, NM "Ballard's Nobody's Perfect Near Perfect.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 Nobody's Perfect, 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." Leona Lee from Franklin, TN

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