Animals

After Tova Sullivan’s husband died, she began working the night shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium, mopping floors and tidying up....

A discarded painting in a junk pile, a skeleton in an attic, and the greatest racehorse in American history: from these strands, a Pulitzer Prize winner braids a sweeping story of spirit, obsession, and injustice across American history....

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....

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....

In Dogged Pursuit, David Rosenfelt takes listeners back to the start of this beloved series as Andy Carpenter begins his career as a defense attorney in Paterson, New Jersey.

When a woman unexpectedly loses her lifelong best friend and mentor, she finds herself burdened with the unwanted dog he has left behind....

Julie Barenson's young husband left her two unexpected gifts before he died...

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

Secrets hide within the fog deep in the mossy forests of the Pacific Northwest, in this ninth thrilling installment in award-winning author Margaret Mizushima’s Timber Creek K-9 Mystery series.

WorldCares scientist Tess Dagomba is always prepared for danger while touring Namibia, Africa. So, she wasn't even that surprised when she found herself in need of an emergency rescue.

Eighty-five-year-old Veronica McCreedy is estranged from her family and wants to find a worthwhile cause to which to leave her fortune. When she sees a documentary about penguins being studied in Antarctica, she tells the scientists she's coming to visit....

The Memory of an Elephant is an epic saga told by an aging African elephant as he makes a last, perilous journey to find the humans who rescued him as an orphan some fifty years ago. Interwoven with his narrative are the tumultuous lives of the family who raised and then lost him....

Reluctant lawyer Andy Carpenter investigates a murder that left a dog stranded in And to All a Good Bite, the latest Christmas mystery in David Rosenfelt's bestselling series.

Laid off, cheated on, mugged: what else can go wrong in Maeve Stephens’ life? So when she learns her birth mother has left her a house, a vintage VW Beetle, and a marauding cat, in the small town of Timber Creek, Washington, she packs up to discover the truth about her past....

One pet crow fights to save humanity from an apocalypse in this uniquely hilarious debut from a genre-bending literary author....

Heartwarming, insightful, and often laugh-out-loud funny, A Dog's Purpose is not only the emotional and hilarious story of a dog's many lives, but also a dog's-eye commentary on human relationships and the unbreakable bonds between man and man's best friend....

Nana the cat is on a road trip, but he is not sure where he is going. All that matters is that he can sit beside his beloved owner, Satoru, in the front seat of his silver van. Satoru is keen to visit three old friends from his youth, though Nana doesn't know why, and Satoru won't say....

Protecting a witness could be a deadly mission for this K-9 team.

Bookish high school student Rintaro Natsuki is about to close the secondhand bookstore he inherited from his beloved bookworm grandfather. Then, a talking cat appears with an unusual request....

A stray cat brings together five strangers over the course of one fateful summer in this heartwarming novel about love, found family, and the power of connection.

FBI handler Meg Jennings and her K-9 partner, Hawk, vie to rescue plane crash survivors from a Colorado mountain—and contend with a hijacker determined to stop them.

Retired lawyer Andy Carpenter has run the Tara Foundation—the dog rescue organization named after his beloved golden retriever—for years. It's always been his calling, even as Andy's pulled into representing clients in court. His investigator, Marcus Clark, has been at Andy's side for a long time.

Newly retired from an elite Australian Commando unit, Basil St. John, code-named Halo, is moving to Washington, D.C. with his K9 Max. In his new job, Halo will spearhead the development of Team Charlie for Iniquus's famed Cerberus Tactical K9 unit.

In 1938, a dead whale washes up on the shores of remote Welsh island. For Manod, who has spent her whole life on the island, it feels like both a portent of doom and a symbol of what may lie beyond the island's shores....

When Sherlock Holmes crosses paths with a small black cat, he rescues it from a vicious attack.

Stumbling upon a burning car and rescuing an injured woman wasn’t on bodyguard Caleb Miller’s vacation itinerary—nor were the gunmen who open fire on them. But Olivia Delaney has no memory of who she is or how she got there, only that she is under threat. Vowing to protect the woman in danger, Caleb and his K-9 go on the run with Olivia. As they work to stay a step ahead of her pursuers, they must untangle her past together…before her family’s deadly schemes bury them both.

When snobby candle maker Darcy Bloom ends up dead outside Junie Carmichael's bookshop, all signs point to local antiques dealer Walter Fitch. But Junie knows he's not the one with a guilty heir. Junie came to Thistleberry Point to pack up her late aunt's bookstore-not stumble over a dead body during the Midsummer Market. Darcy Bloom had a fake lineage, a real brooch, and a knack for making enemies. Now she's dead, and Walter Fitch is the prime suspect. But Junie isn't buying it. With her chatty parrot Edgar, her aunt's spirited best friend Flo, and a stong cup of local gossip, Junie digs ...

🐾 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...

Once upon a time, a little girl wore a red hood and wandered through the woods with a basket of treats. That story is dead. In its place rises Red—a battle-trained, tactically armored operative whose mission is far more lethal than delivering baked goods to Grandma. The world has changed. The once-whimsical forest is now a quarantined war zone, home to cryptic disappearances, ancient lore reawakening, and whispers of a creature long believed to be just a fable: The Wolf of the Woods. But Red is not here to be hunted. Trained in covert operations, skilled in survival, and equipped with a ...

At Lake Woof, everyone has a story. Fourteen-year-old Becky lives with her emotionally abusive father, Bruce. Her mother abandoned her when she was little. Ann is still in shock over the sudden death of her college-aged son Liam. She has lost her will to live, but is tasked with caring for Liam’s Dachshund, Choco. Becky and Ann meet at the dog park, where an eclectic cast of characters sit in a gazebo and swap tales as their dogs frolic and play. Friendships develop through the healing power of storytelling, and Becky and Ann form a deep bond over their losses.

In the heart of the ancient Pine Ridge forest, a young guardian named Calvin is called by a mysterious Midnight Howl—a haunting summons that awakens a destiny beyond his wildest dreams. Bound by an ancient silver locket pulsing with magical power, Calvin joins a secret circle of protectors sworn to defend the forest’s sacred Heart Tree from encroaching darkness. As shadows rise from forgotten realms, threatening to consume all life, Calvin must face ancient evils, unravel cryptic prophecies, and discover the true strength of friendship, courage, and sacrifice. Calvin and the Midnight ...

Dogsplaining is a fast-paced, witty novel centred on the floundering marriage of Morgan and Daisy Somerville. Morgan, a former war correspondent, is eating himself into an early grave. Daisy is staging a sex strike because of her husband’s obesity. In a desperate attempt to make him lose weight, save his life, and revive her marriage, Daisy secretly buys a puppy with dramatic consequences.

In a world that engineered loyalty and monetized obedience, one silent uprising begins with a single pawprint. “Obedience Ends. Memory Remains.” Valor was never meant to remember. Genetically sculpted and psychologically conditioned to follow orders without question, he was just one of hundreds in an elite canine program. But when the code breaks, so does the silence—and suddenly, the memories come flooding back. Now, alongside a haunted former handler, a disgraced intelligence analyst, and a cast of dogs who have learned the truth, Valor must track the fragments of a system that ...

Welcome to the bubbly, bold, and brilliantly polite world of Beverly Blowfish, where puff and poise live side by side and the most powerful crown isn’t made of pearls—it’s built from kindness. From the muddy beginnings of a shy, squeaky guppy to the sparkling depths of queenly elegance, Beverly’s journey is filled with fashion flops, underwater misadventures, and heartwarming moments of self-discovery. Whether refereeing a school argument, hosting a tea party for the sea’s misfits, or standing up to reef-wide gossip, Beverly proves again and again that true SoFISHtication means ...

Hanover Elementary is not your average school. The milk cartons whisper advice. The pencil sharpener leaks secrets. And the cafeteria meatballs occasionally move on their own. Tommy Tiddleton was just trying to survive another weird Wednesday when he stumbled upon the first clue: a glowing sandwich bag marked “DO NOT OPEN.” Naturally, he opened it. Now, with the help of his best friends—Dev the skeptic, Blister the chaos enthusiast, and Miss Sheila the world’s most suspicious lunch lady—Tommy must navigate a bizarre underground archive, a sentient gravy spill, memory-erasing tacos...

In a world not unlike ours, the ordinary pets that dwell in homes, shelters, alleys, and barns are anything but mundane. Beneath their soft fur, bright eyes, and loyal companionship lies a celestial truth—these creatures are angels in disguise, divine watchers assigned to observe the lives of humans. They are not here simply to love, but to judge. When a person dies, their fate—heaven or hell—is influenced not only by their actions, but by the testimony of these silent guardians.

After being fired from the library, 68-year-old Jim Butterfield decides to retire and move to Oceanview Cove to fulfill his late wife's dream of living near the ocean. But Jim never expects that he will end up in the center of a murder mystery instead of reading about one. On the second day after coming to the town, his neighbor is found dead, and Jim becomes the prime suspect. Together with Ginger, a cat with extraordinary sarcastic abilities, Jim must untangle a web of secrets and lies hidden behind Oceanview Cove's colorful facade to clear his name.

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 ...

Sex. Money. Murder. Drama. Housewives… And homeless animals! All run amok in the affluent suburb of New Wellington! Tish McLean has been left high and dry, both financially and emotionally, by Brian, her husband of over 20 years. To make matters worse, Brian is about to marry the social chameleon Susan, Tish's one close unattached friend. As Tish struggles to realize her dream of opening a shelter for homeless animals—and her love with a very married veterinarian who has big problems of his own—she strips away the cubic zirconium studded underbelly of country club society.

When a beloved town gossip drops dead mid-sip at the Crow & Cup teahouse, all eyes turn to the least likely suspect: Tipsy, the teahouse cat with a flair for drama and an uncanny knack for uncovering secrets. As Matilda Crow, reluctant sleuth and tea enthusiast, finds herself tangled in a murder mystery brimming with poison, paw prints, and perilous floral arrangements, she must team up with her feline companion to unravel a twisted web of small-town intrigue.