"FBI Agent Jude Camden handles every aspect of his job with by-the-book professionalism. There's no reason why his latest assignment--which calls for him to pose as the boyfriend of perfumer Gemma Clare--should be any different. Except Gemma is different. She's creative, bold, and feisty. And as soon as she meets Jude, she wants to loosen him up, wrinkle his perfect shirts, and test every ounce of his towering self-control."--

The magic of married life might be fading a little for Elizabeth Baskin, but after six years is it any surprise? That her husband Roger has grown a little paunchy is no big deal. She wouldn't kick him out of bed for bringing along a spare tire, if he bothered to show any interest. Lately Roger's great love affair seems to be a sordid three-way between the couch and T.V. Wondering what happened to the chiseled daredevil who rescued her after her car...

During the last weeks of summer camp, eleven-year-old Alex Kim has trouble hiding a secret from the other girls in bunk 3C while also trying to meet the high standards she sets for herself in sports, relationships, and other activities.

Isaac is a perfectionist, especially when it comes to baseball, and is unable to cope when things go wrong until his coach asks him to help out with a Unified Sports basketball team on which intellectually-disabled and other children play together.

Nine-year-old Chelsea's experiences, which include a fight with her best friend, making mistakes in the handbell concert, and saying goodbye to the only church minister she has ever known, help her to accept that things change and that people, including herself, are not perfect.

When party-crashing birds ruin Marigold's magic act during his otherwise perfect birthday party, he makes all of his guests disappear before recalling the magic words to bring them back.

"Mira wants to be good at something, but she is held back by her desire to be perfect"--Verso page.

aHigh school senior and student body president, Natalie likes to have everything under control, but when she becomes attracted to one of the senior boys and her best friend starts keeping secrets from her, Natalie does not know how to act.

When the other eggs in his carton behave badly, the good egg feels like he needs to be perfect.

Maisie is convinced that her life would be much better if she were as "perfect' as her much-admired classmate Kayla until, after working together on a school project, she realizes that Kayla's perfectionism is not as wonderful as it seems. Includes information for parents.