Dangerous Curves Ahead: Short Stories
by Pat Ballard
May 2004
Contemporary romance stories with Big Beautiful Heroines (and at least one Big Handsome Hero) by the Queen of Rubenesque Romances
Original trade paperback $13.95 | ISBN: 9780971324725 │ 144 pages | Adobe PDF, EPUB & Mobipocket Ebook $4.99 | ISBN 9780971324718
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Ten romantic tales pack suspense and sizzle into this collection of short stories by Pat Ballard, all featuring amply curved women.
A handsome stranger comes to the aid of rancher Sarah Singley in “Dangerous Curves”—but what does he really want?
Molly learns the cost of trying to be someone—and some size—she’s not in “Freedom.”
In “Misconceptions” and “Playboy,” big beautiful women learn there may be more to their handsome new bosses than they suspected.
Dig into these and other juicy stories for a healthy serving of entertainment and a reminder that love comes in all sizes.
Contents
“Dangerous Curves” | “Misconceptions” | “Freedom” | “The Clock” | “Playboy” | “The Promise of Winter” | “A Walk in the Park” | “The Company Party ” | “A Weakness for Candy”
Bonus features in the ebook edition
About the Author | “My Woman Within” (short essay) | Information on other books by Pat Ballard
Also by Pat Ballard
Once Upon Another Time | Adam & Evelyn | ASAP Nanny: A Novella | Dangerous Love | The Best Man | Abigail’s Revenge | A Worthy Heir | His Brother’s Child | Nobody’s Perfect | Wanted: One Groom | 10 Steps to Loving Your Body (No Matter What Size You Are) | Something to Think About
Praise for Dangerous Curves Ahead: Short Stories
“Pat Ballard, the self-described “Queen of Rubenesque Romance,” herein tackles an entrenched stereotype of conventional romantic fiction—the perpetually skinny heroine—and successfully turns it on its bony derriere.
“This collection of ten short stories feature women who are just that: all woman. There’s not one ultra-slim fashion model in the bunch. Their curves are all there and they make no apology for them, whether these ladies work their own cattle ranch, run an antique store or work as an executive secretary in the big city. What this means is that the vast majority of romance aficionados can relate very well to these shapely women who dare to wear larger dress sizes. Better yet, the handsome heroes depicted all appreciate curvaceous heroines, too.
“In fact, some of these short stories could be more appropriately labeled ‘coming-to-terms’ tales since they feature a young woman’s search for self-esteem that isn’t skin deep. In ‘Freedom’ Molly’s boyfriend Mike is shocked when he discovers she comes from a family of large-sized women, because Molly has been starving herself for years in order to remain thin. When Mike issues an ultimatum that after they marry Molly had better not gain any weight, she realizes that he only loves her for her outward appearance and not because of who she is. Armed with this knowledge, she dumps him and eventually finds peace within herself and with her size.
“Ballard doesn’t pull punches. She shows her heroines exhibiting ample will and tenacity to tell off those who would shame them into becoming something they aren’t just to blend in with society’s narrow-minded notions of beauty. There’s no guilt in being a big, beautiful heroine in Dangerous Curves Ahead, and that is itself a formula for a classic happy ending.”
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Fearless Books
August 10, 2004