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Practically Imperfect (Imperfect Series Book 3) Kindle Edition

by Mary Frame (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Book 3 of 6: Imperfect Series

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She’s a cop on the run. He’s her long-time neighbor and all-around goofball. When someone tries to kill them both, they have to work together to survive. What could possibly go wrong?

Gemma McDougall is certain about three things: One, she’s never going to lose her Latina ass. Two, her career is more important than the crappy (and nonexistent) relationships she’s had to endure her entire adult life. Three, she’s going to get the next promotion to detective if it kills her. But then her job literally almost kills her, and she’s forced into unwanted medical leave.

Sam London is certain about three things: One, he has no idea how to have a normal adult relationship and will likely die cold and alone, ravaged by wild dogs. Two, playing a game of Drinking Jenga, while fun, also leads to late nights sneaking into the neighbor’s yard and getting held at gunpoint by the neighbor’s daughter. Three, he has no idea what kind of trouble Gemma McDougall has gotten herself into, but he’s going to be a part of it, no matter what.

You’ll love this madcap romantic mystery because it’s sweet and zany and laugh out loud funny! Buy Practically Imperfect to brighten your day with love and laughter.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01CO3XS6I
Publisher ‏ : ‎ (April 15, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 15, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3706 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 198 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #291,080 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #8,402 in Romantic Comedy (Kindle Store)
- #8,730 in Contemporary Women Fiction
- #9,287 in Women's Romance Fiction

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Mary Frame is a full time mother and wife with a full time job. She has no idea how she manages to write novels, but it probably helps that she's a dedicated introvert. She doesn't enjoy writing about herself in third person, but she does enjoy reading, writing, dancing, and damaging the ear drums of her co-workers when she randomly decides to sing to them.

She lives in Reno, Nevada with her husband, two children, and a border collie named Stella.

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Imperfect Series – All books stand-alone and can be read in any order

Imperfect Chemistry

Imperfectly Criminal

Practically Imperfect

Picture Imperfect

Imperfect Strangers

Imperfectly Delicious

The Dorky Duet - All three can be read as stand-alone novels

Ridorkulous

Geektastic

Nerdelicious

Time After Time Series - Time Bending Stand-Alone novels

Time of My Life

If I Could Turn Back Time

Castle Cove Mystery Series – must be read in order!

Fake It to the Limit

Too Much Crime on My Hands

You're the Con That I Want

Fox Family Series

Between a Fox and a Hard Place

The Fox and the Rebound

Another Fox Bites the Dust

Some Like it Fox

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Heather Kelley

All grown up!

Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2023

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This is book 3 of the Imperfect Series. Technically you could read it as a stand alone, but the main characters are side characters in books 1 & 2 and vice versa. I am loving this whole series. I don’t want to stop reading. Gemma is a cop who’s been burned by ex boyfriends who can’t handle her being a cop. Sam is the guy who grew up next door always pranking everyone. But he’s all grown up now. One night when she’s staying at her parents, and he knows they’re out of town, Sam is drunk and sneaks over to go sleep in her parents snow plow (that he and his brothers stole in book 1) Gemma catches him sneaking over, but he’s just in his boxers. All grown up and looking good. Gemma ends up needing to hide from criminals and Sam comes to the rescue. Neither one wants to fall for the other one, but will they be able to resist it? And can Sam help save her from the danger she’s in, even though she’s the cop and he’s not? No spoilers here. I’m on to book 4!

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Doctor Mom

"The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all."

Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2017

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Grandma "Is well known for drinking too much and calling everyone Scooby. I think because she's forgotten all of her grandkids' and great grandkids' names. I don't really blame her. I have a hard time keeping track of my own family, too. There's just too many of us. I can't decide if Grandma is senile or a genius."

I laughed out loud with those lines, as well with the part when grandma is reading the streets signs.

Pearls of humor about family love like those, and like the stories about the pranks the London brothers pulled to each other when younger, were the best part of reading the book.

The previous book in the series (Imperfectly Criminal) stole my heart (If you haven't read it, hurry to get it now). This book had a high bar to rise to. I felt the heroine didn't have a voice as unique and recognizable as Freya and Lucy had in the previous novels. I also felt something was missing to make the chemistry and progression of emotional intimacy between the main characters more believable (maybe some more soul-baring exchanges or deepening of the background stories to reveal their vulnerabilities). Yet the book was still at the level (or better) than the last three books from "Bestselling Authors" I'd picked up.

And if the humor didn't crown it all, there's also the thought provoking quotes that appear in every chapter. Quotes such as "Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing flawlessly." And, my favorite, attributed to Sam the Hero himself, "The brave may not live forever, but the cautious do not live at all."

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Shy Unique

a book that would surely make you laugh and fall in love

Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2016

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What I love most about this series is how the heroines are not very typical. Lucy, Freya, and now Gemma, all of them have exceeded my expectations on main female characters. They are such bad ***es in their own unique way and most definitely, they are no damsel in distress.

Gemma, was a very strong woman and I like how she stands for her principle and beliefs and does her job well. I like Sam for not stereotyping when it comes to women like Gemma.And the way he cared for Gemma was absolutely a plus. The two of them together is so hilarious to watch I enjoyed every bit of their moment together.

And since this is sort of a romance-comedy-mystery/suspense novel, it also had me on edge when the suspense bit played into the picture. Add Lucy, Freya and their other friend whose name I can’t remember, I’m telling you, you’ll have a hard time putting this book down.

And Lucy ‘showing’ how much she loves her brother while in a wedding dress is definitely my favorite scene.

If you want a bit of suspense, laughter, drama and love, this one is highly recommended

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Leyns

Sweet.

Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2017

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Sweet fun romance. I expected Sam to be more quirky and immature based on previous books, but actually he was a really nice guy. I don't understand why he couldn't keep a girlfriend. A nice, light read.

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JOrtiz

Another Perfect "Imperfect" read from Mary Frame!

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2016

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Could Gemma and Sam be my fav Imperfect couple? I'm not sure, but I AM sure how much I loved this book. Gemma is feisty and no-holds-barred and I love how she's both uber-tough and vulnerable. Sam is one of those nutty London boys and I LOVE that we get more of Lucy's family (if you don't know Lucy, you MUST read the first two Imperfect books!). Sam and Gemma have the same funny, yet steamy, chemistry you expect from a Mary Frame book and I always love the twists that Mary throws in. This book is funny (as in actual laugh out loud funny), sweet, steamy, and intriguing (I was literally wondering what was happening, in the very best way, at a few points in this book). We get to catch up with our fav Imperfect people and meet a whole new bunch. As always, Mary delivers a read that is intensely satisfying and makes you feel GOOD when you're done. She's always a one-click for me!

PS: Sam's grandmother is probably one of my favorite characters in all three books. You'll see why!

Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2022

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This is the third installment of Frames series and its perfect for what it is.
Romance trope-check
Light Steam - check
Interesting Plot - check
Easy Humor - check

If you haven't picked up this series yet, I recommend that you do! Its a perfectly quick, reliable and enjoyable thread of romance.

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N1kita

Love these two characters

Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2018

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Gemma and Sam were just perfect for each other. They're both hilarious. The storyline was different than previous ones, taking more optimist notes and more suspense. The suspense was expected though as Gemma was a police detective. The author took a reversal role here, as most books pictured the hero as the law enforcement officer. Here, the heroine was one, and she's pictured as a good normal kind of police detective.

What I loved most about this book, and all other books in the series, was the way the story told in a light way. The topics raised were not light at all. And the light story telling way was in no way making the issues less heavy. It just that the author has a gift to made us think about this in an approachable way. She's managed to make us think and consider about a lot of things.

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Luisa

This was a fun read!

Reviewed in Italy on May 18, 2023

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This was a fun read! I like more the more recent works of Mary Frame nowadays (the Fox series is amazing) but like to go back to the Imperfect series from time to time. Gemma and Sam were cute and supportive of one another in a crisis that brought them together after not really knowing each other from years. And loved the Lucy and Jensen and Freya and Dean cameos!

NK

These books *heart eyes emoji* I just loved them and really hope we revisit Lucy and her ...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 27, 2016

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These books *heart eyes emoji* I just loved them and really hope we revisit Lucy and her friends and family again in the future!

Blanca

A quick, enjoyable read that won't disappoint.

Reviewed in Australia on April 27, 2016

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Delightfully charming, with realistic and very charismatic protagonists, without the over-the-the top drama and angsts. Add some police mystery and you've got the perfect companion for a rainy day or on holidays.

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BananaTricky

Classy, funny, intelligent romance about the guy next door and the girl turned cop he used to tease

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 15, 2016

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Mary Frame is fast becoming one of my favourite authors and this novel just confirms that view.

Told in alternating first person POV by the male and female protagonists this is the story of Sam, Lucy's (from Imperfect Chemistry) elder brother and the girl who grew up next door, Gemma.

Sam is a successful architect who is a partner in his own practice, he has had little success with dating women more than two months. For some reason they don't like his humorous, practical joking personality but when he acts maturely and sensibly they don't like that either.

Gemma notices that a report she filed on the arrest of the son of an eminent politician has been doctored to remove references to a mysterious man who was in the car at the same time. When she probes deeper it seems as though all references to this man in all police reports have been erased. After a 911 call to a deserted house results in Gemma spraining one wrist and breaking the other she is forced to stay with her parents.

Gemma has bad memories of Sam London, from him scaring the pants off her every Halloween to general teasing and pranks he was always the fly in the ointment. When she sees him trying to steal her father's snow plough (after a boozy game of strip Jenga at Lucy and Jensen's engagement party) the two of them reconnect. One way or another Gemma and Sam find themselves thrown together (often by Sam's family) until a break-in by a masked intruder at Gemma's family home persuades them that Gemma needs to go into hiding. And what better place than Sam's batchelor pad?

In comparison to the first two books in this series Gemma and Sam are far more adult and rounded characters. Whilst Lucy has/had trouble understanding the normal range of human emotions and Freya was a bit immature Gemma and Sam are both established in their careers and well-grounded. Could I also say what a pleasure it was that whilst Gemma had some issues relating to the way her former boyfriend behaved, both Sam and Gemma were remarkably free of angst. They had good friends, they had healthy family relationships and they talked to each other! Shocker.

If I had any mild complaint it would be that I felt we needed more build up to Gemma and Sam's move from sharing a home on the run to love - I felt almost as if two or three chapters had been clipped.

But anyway, love, love, loved this book, Mary Frame continues to deliver witty, plot-driven romances that mix things up. Can't wait for the next one.

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Middling Good

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 23, 2019

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Sam and Gemma grew up next door to each other. They didn't hate each other but neither were they best friends. Sam was a practical joker and Gemma was wary of what he would do next.
Gemma grew up to be a police officer and Sam an architect. Their lives collide when Gemma is injured in unusual circumstances and her mother insists she comes home and Sam, drunk at his sisters's pre-wedding party, thinks it would be a good idea to wander onto the neighbouring property.

Some humour, some romance and a mystery.

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