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Reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter can't wait for Christmas. He doesn't care much about the season, unless it's football season. Andy's excited to finally relax and watch the games. But when there's a murder related to an old case in Paterson, New Jersey, Andy puts the games on pause. Two years ago, a gas leak in an office building led to a tragic explosion that killed seven people. Jeff Wheeler was there to pick up his girlfriend and ran into the building to help. All he heard was the barking of a dog, Rufus, and was able to save him. The pup was the sole survivor and Jeff was named a hero.

After Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up. Keeping busy has always helped her cope, which she’s been doing since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat in Puget Sound over thirty years ago. Tova becomes acquainted with curmudgeonly Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium. Marcellus knows more than anyone can imagine but wouldn’t dream of lifting one of his eight arms for his human captors—until he forms a remarkable friendship with Tova.

Andy Carpenter has spent the three years since graduating law school working as a prosecutor in Paterson. But having seen how the system never looks out for the little guy, he leaves to start his own practice as a defense attorney. His office might be a little bit of a dump, but he's excited to make a change.

On his thirty-sixth birthday, Travis Cornell hikes into the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains. But his path is soon blocked by a bedraggled Golden Retriever who will let him go no further into the dark woods. That morning, Travis had been desperate to find some happiness in his lonely, seemingly cursed life. What he finds is a dog of alarming intelligence that soon leads him into a relentless storm of mankind’s darkest creation....

Kentucky, 1850. An enslaved groom named Jarret and a bay foal forge a bond of understanding that will carry the horse to record-setting victories across the South. When the nation erupts in civil war, an itinerant young artist who has made his name on paintings of the racehorse takes up arms for the Union. On a perilous night, he reunites with the stallion and his groom, very far from the glamor of any racetrack.

New Brunswick, 1934. When a cook in a logging camp finds an orphaned baby bear, he brings it home to his wife, who names the cub Bruno and raises him alongside her newborn daughter, Pearly. Growing up, Pearly and Bruno share a special bond and become inseparable. While life in the camp can be perilous—loggers are regularly injured or even killed—the Everlasting family form a close-knit community with the woodsmen, who accept and embrace the tame young bear.

Inti Flynn arrives in Scotland with her twin sister, Aggie, to lead a team of biologists tasked with reintroducing fourteen gray wolves into the remote Highlands. She hopes to heal not only the dying landscape, but Aggie, too, unmade by the terrible secrets that drove the sisters out of Alaska. Inti is not the woman she once was, either, changed by the harm she’s witnessed—inflicted by humans on both the wild and each other. Yet as the wolves surprise everyone by thriving, Inti begins to let her guard down, even opening herself up to the possibility of love.

ODIN is a love story that chronicles the relationship between Katherine, a successful although self-centered executive, and the puppy she literally snatched from death’s icy grip. After being rescued by her in dramatic fashion, Odin comes to see her safety and well-being as the central purpose of his existence. Although the line between the savior and the saved may become blurred at times, their unconditional love and affection for one another remain clear and unimpeachable, even in the face of certain death.

Deputy Mattie Wray, formerly Mattie Cobb, is summoned to Washington’s Olympic peninsula for an urgent search and rescue mission to find a celebrity’s missing child. With only a week left before her wedding, Mattie is hesitant to leave Timber Creek, but her K-9 partner Robo’s tracking skills are needed. Dense forest, chilling rain, and unfriendly locals hamper their efforts, and soon Mattie suspects something more sinister than a lost child is at play. When one of the SAR dogs becomes ill, her fiancé Cole Walker suspects poison.

This collection includes Chasing Justice, Hunting the Truth, and Killer Secrets.

When famous eighties pop star John Paul George is found floating facedown in his pool, Hampton Cove’s premier sleuthing tabby Max and his feline friends are on the case. Soon they’re chasing leads and following clues, helping their human Odelia Poole, reporter for the Hampton Cove Gazette, solve the murder. Meanwhile, new cop in town Chase Kingsley has his own problems to deal with. An old scandal threatens to get him kicked off the force.

When an injury forces K-9 officer Trey Harrison onto the sidelines, his only thought is getting back to the police force where he belongs. And he’ll do anything to make that happen - even volunteer in a small waterfront community, just to please his boss. But no one ever said Trey had to enjoy it...Since the surgery that destroyed her dreams of having children, schoolteacher Erica Rowe has grown even more dedicated to her work with at-risk teens. So she doesn't need some cop with a chip on his shoulder putting the program's future in jeopardy.

In this heart-pounding saga, Caitlyn Reed and her fearless K9 partner, Renegade, are handpicked by the US Deputy Marshal Special Operations Group. Their mission: to join the ranks of the most elite federal forces and tackle a deadly threat facing the nation. For Caitlyn, it's not just a career opportunity; it's a chance to escape the anguish of her personal turmoil back in Moose Creek.

A songbird holds the key to a mystery that’s foiled lesser sleuths than this sheepdog Sherlock. An antique birdcage attracts a winged visitor singing sad songs of small-town wrongs. Ivy and Jilly follow a colorful feathered friend to uncover a mysterious stash of love letters. While planning for Jilly’s upcoming wedding, they commit to finding the lovelorn couple, stumbling from one crisis to another as villains old and new try to foil them in their mission. Will they be able to figure out the story behind the bird’s gorgeous tune before it flies… and someone else dies?

Set in 1998 Hawai'i, this nostalgic women's fiction combines the atmosphere and family dynamics of The Cliffs with the drive of a heroine working in a male dominated field in Lessons in Chemistry. The Shark House follows a marine biologist who must confront both a deadly white shark and her own haunting past in this chilling exploration of nature and self-discovery.

Gatsby Unleashed: A New Perspective on an Immortal Classic Embark on an unprecedented journey into the heart of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic work, "The Great Gatsby." This retelling remains completely faithful to the original, embodying the same characters, dialogue, and plot twists that have enthralled countless readers. Yet, the story unfolds through the eyes of an unexpected silent observer—Dash, a quick-witted greyhound. As a resident of the Carraway household, Dash throws a new light on the captivating world of the enigmatic Jay Gatsby. This version offers an intriguing twist on a ...

Journey to the stars and beneath the waves... Join Commander Bill Wilker, first officer of the starship Initiative, as he splashes his way into the alien societies of two faraway worlds. Cmdr. Wilker is a dog who likes the water, but he may find himself in over his head when sent on a mission to rescue a lost science vessel from a world of alien decorator crabs who are hiding secrets under their ornate shells. Then accompany him to a sacred ceremony on the watery world of Cetazed, populated by photosynthetic, telepathic otteroids and covered with two different oceans in "The Grafting." ...

After the humans were brought back into the Kingdom of Maylock, King Lee, Queen Mindy, and Gabriel the fox decide to take a voyage to the Kingdom of Arlie-an. This trip was supposed to be a visit only to reconnect the two kingdoms after they had been out of contact with each other for a thousand years. But the voyage proves to be more than any of them anticipate. The voyage has to deal with pirates from the Parrot Islands, and a treacherous white fox that has led the king and queen of Arlie-an to a place no one can find. Join Lee, Mindy, and Gabriel the fox as they once again have to go to ...

🐾 Through My Eyes The Journey of a Seeing Eye® Dog 🐾 A life of service. A legacy of love. 🐾 📖 A heartwarming novel told from the soul of a dog who listens deeper than words. Marabelle isn’t just a Seeing Eye® dog. She’s a silent guardian, a gentle healer, and a loyal witness to the deepest corners of the human heart. From the crowded sidewalks of the city to the quiet stillness of a therapy room, Marabelle guided her handler, Clara, with unshakable devotion—and with a presence that offered comfort far beyond the harness. As the years pass and her body begins to slow down...

After Wee and her family find themselves abandoned on their former ranch, they do their best to make a life, far from the reaches of mankind. When a tragic event almost takes her life, she finds herself,once again, forced to rely on humans for survival. Unexpectedly, she finds herself in a place filled with love, compassion and understanding. There she learns the value of the bond between man and dog. But an expected turn of events will bring her face to face with her past and she has to find a way to bring her two worlds together.