Animals

A festive gathering... Private investigator Dan Armstrong, accompanied by his wife and his canine sidekick, Oscar, are spending the days before Christmas in a luxurious Alpine chalet tucked away in a hidden valley. It should be the perfect escape, except the owner is in fear for his life. A...

Winner of the 2019 Audie Award for Best Male Narrator with an afterword read by the author A “superior thriller” (Oakland Press) about a man, a dog, and a terrifying threat that could only have come from the imagination of #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz—nominated as one...

Don't miss the BRAND NEW page-turning instalment in the brilliant, BESTSELLING Armstrong and Oscar Cozy Mystery series by T.A. Williams. A gripping murder mystery set in beautiful Florence featuring a retired DCI and his loyal companion, Oscar.🐶 Even angels can have a dark side... As the...

Don't miss this brilliantly gripping cozy mystery from MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER Fiona Walker 🔍 A must-read for fans of Richard Osman, Janet Evanovich and the Reverend Richard Coles! Former stand-up comic Juno Mulligan has been suffering a serious sense-of-humour failure. Not only has she lost...

The Magnificent Seven meets The Wind in the Willows in this action-packed fantasy adventure from Daniel Polansky, The Builders. A missing eye. A broken wing. A stolen country. The last job didn't end well. Years go by, and scars fade, but memories only fester. For the animals of the Captain's...

WINNER OF THE JANN MEDLICOTT ACORN PRIZE FOR FICTION AT THE 2023 OCKHAM NEW ZEALAND BOOK AWARDS A dazzling portrayal of humanity and the natural world that perfectly balances violence and humor Tama is just a helpless chick when he is rescued by Marnie, and this is where his story might have...

The next instalment in the gripping Armstrong and Oscar cozy mystery series set in gorgeous Tuscany - it's murder in paradise! A tragic accident? When Italy’s greatest opera singer, Rodolfo Argento, is killed in a terrible car accident, the police initially rule his death a tragic accident or...

Escape to the Lakes with MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Jessica Redland. ⛵Every book in the Escape to the Lakes Series can be read as a standalone ⛵ Emma is having a fresh start. After a successful teaching career, an exciting new chapter awaits Emma – helping her fiancé Grayson run one of...

Escape to the magical Maple Tree Lodge in Alison Sherlock’s BRAND NEW cosy romance series, set in the beautiful Cotswolds ❤️🍁 Every book in the Maple Tree Lodge series can be read as a standalone'A lovely story of finding yourself and discovering what home means. I couldn’t stop...

The next instalment in the gripping Armstrong and Oscar cozy mystery series...It's murder in paradise! A much-needed holiday… Dan Armstrong hasn’t done much retiring since moving to Tuscany, and with his new career as a successful private investigator taking off, it seems murder seems to...

Prepare to fall in love with MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Jessica Redland's treasured Hedgehog Hollow series. 'I loved my trip to Hedgehog Hollow. An emotional read, full of twists and turns' Heidi Swain It's the countdown to Christmas at Hedgehog Hollow Wildlife Rescue Centre, and everyone is...

The next instalment in the Village Detectives Cozy Mystery Series from Fiona WalkerWe regret to announce the tragic death of Phoebe Fredericks… When crime novelist Phoebe opens the post and receives an invitation to her own funeral, she’s horrified. Not least because the date of her death is...

When a distraught Scottish veteran from Afghanistan is knocked unconscious, waking up to find his beloved ex-service dog missing, Corinna and her lover, Daniel, find themselves inextricably drawn into the machinations of a notorious underworld gang of drug runners....

Prepare to fall in love with MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Jessica Redland's treasured Hedgehog Hollow series. 'I loved my trip to Hedgehog Hollow. An emotional read, full of twists and turns' Heidi Swain Samantha has a secret. Returning home from her dream honeymoon to the normality of running...

Prepare to fall in love with MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Jessica Redland's treasured Hedgehog Hollow series. 'I loved my trip to Hedgehog Hollow. An emotional read, full of twists and turns' Heidi Swain It's time for the wedding we've all been waiting for... Life at Hedgehog Hollow is never...

A stunning debut in the blockbuster tradition of Jurassic Park -- enhanced with dramatic sound effects. A pair of fierce but beautiful eyes look out from the undergrowth of conifers. The eyes follow every movement in the great herd of plant-eating dinosaurs that mills around the open meadows...

When Tanglewood flower shop owner Leanne enters Budding Stars - a floristry TV competition - she’s shocked to make it through to the televised stages where the pressure grows to prove herself a success....

Let bestselling author T.A. Williams transport you to Siena in this addictive murder mystery Perfect for fans of Lee Strauss and Beth Byers. A lazy weekend in the country… Dan Armstrong and the new love of his life, Anna, are heading to a hotel deep in the gorgeous Tuscan countryside for a...

A brand new cosy novel from bestselling author Debbie Johnson. Welcome to the cosy Comfort Food Café, where there's kindness in every cup of hot chocolate and the menu is sprinkled with love and happiness… ‘Full of comfort and cheer – the perfect antidote to cold winter nights’ Sunday...

Will an unlikely friendship be enough to save them? After escaping a train bound for a death camp with a trusty German Shepherd dog, a girl wakes to find that she has no memory of her former life. Lily is fostered by the kind RAF pilot who found her and his wife, Meg. It is not long before their...

“An uplifting tale of friendship, kindness, and connection . . . This joyful story of the unlikely friendship between five strangers and one remarkable cat is a must-read for cat lovers.”—Marianne Cronin, author of The One Hundred Years of Lenni and Margot Núria, a single-by-choice...

A gripping murder mystery from bestselling author T.A. Williams A glamorous film star… Life as a private investigator in the suburbs of Florence isn’t always as glamorous as Dan Armstrong imagined it to be, until he is asked to investigate a recent spate of violent attacks on a Hollywood...

Escape to the world of Bumblebee Barn and Hedgehog Hollow with MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLER Jessica Redland for this feel-good romance of family, friendship and hope! New friends, new life, new love… Single dad, Joel Grainger, is devoted to his little girl, Imogen, doing all he can to be a...

Fate has a sense of humor in this witty, heartfelt tale of love and second chances told in two perspectives—a woman in midlife desperate for something new, and a lost dog seeking his purpose. After years of dreams deferred, Josie Ballard’s life is about to change. She and her husband are off...

‘Oh! How adorable! I didn’t know you had a cat!’ she exclaimed. I am always surprised how many people make this observation. Why should His Holiness not have a cat? ‘If only she could speak,’ continued the actress. ‘I’m sure she’d have such wisdom to share.’ And so the seed was...

A festive gathering... Private investigator Dan Armstrong, accompanied by his wife and his canine sidekick, Oscar, are spending the days before Christmas in a luxurious Alpine chalet tucked away in a hidden valley. It should be the perfect escape, except the owner is in fear for his life. A...

Bestselling author David Rosenfelt returns with Dead Men Don't Play Fetch as Andy Carpenter investigates a wealthy dog lover's unusual death. "[Narrator Grover] Gardner skillfully voices and differentiates [Andy] Carpenter's regular crew and the characters, good and evil, who move the story...

Fate has a sense of humor in this witty, heartfelt tale of love and second chances told in two perspectives—a woman in midlife desperate for something new, and a lost dog seeking his purpose. After years of dreams deferred, Josie Ballard’s life is about to change. She and her husband are off...

Escape to Scotland with a BRAND-NEW feel-good, romantic read from bestselling author, Lisa Hobman🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✨ Perfect for the fans of Ellie Henderson, Sue Moorcroft and Sarah Morgan 💖💖 When your world is turned upside down, home is where the heart is… Plucked from...

Her investigation could prove fatal… In this exciting True Blue K-9 Unit installment By secretly investigating the NYC K-9 Command Unit chief’s murder, reporter Rachelle Clark puts a bull’s-eye on her back. Single dad and K-9 unit officer Carter Jameson thought Rachelle was reporting on...

In the third book in USA Today bestselling author Colleen Coble's Sanctuary series, Paradise Alden learns firsthand that a conspiracy of lemurs is a family . . . but a conspiracy of people can be deadly. Fifteen years of secrets. One chance for justice. Just as wildlife veterinarian Paradise...

Discover a new leash on love with Debbie Burns's adorable contemporary romance where everyone is given a second chance, whether they're… A single father searching for a way to connect with his children A determined woman desperate to save the animals she loves Or a sweet-eyed puppy who longs...

Murder, Mayhem, and a Scandal in the Spotlight! Hampton Cove’s premier reporter Odelia Poole is ready for her moment in the spotlight, having landed the lead role in this summer’s Bard in the Park production. But when her understudy is murdered, Odelia must swap her acting cap for her detective’s hat and uncover the killer lurking behind the curtain. Meanwhile, drama isn’t just brewing on stage —it’s exploding in the cat world. Brutus has been caught in a scandalous affair with one of the cat choir’s flirtatious redheads, and Harriet is out for revenge.

Bella doesn't speak. But she notices everything. Eight years in crates, on streets, in places where you don't live—you wait. Not a single day had been truly hers. Then came 1,861 days that were finally hers. Then January 5, 2018. Then, somehow, a continuation. This is fiction built from real life, based on the true story of the author's own rescued beagle, set against the real Illinois shelter Orphans of the Storm, where Bella became a local legend before anyone took her home.

The Call of the Wild: Torn from his comfortable life in California, Buck, a powerful dog, is kidnapped and sold as a sled dog during the brutal Klondike Gold Rush. Faced with the ruthless "law of club and fang," he is forced to abandon his docility to embrace the wild instincts of his ancestors. Surviving cruel masters and discovering true love alongside the noble John Thornton, Buck undergoes a transformation. "The Call of the Wild" is a tale of survival, loyalty, and the strength that beats within us, inviting us to break our own chains.

Danger—and revenge—threaten the forest in the fifth book in Kathleen Donnelly’s thrilling search and rescue K-9 romantic suspense series. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire… There’s nothing more terrifying than a trail of smoke over a summer-dry national forest—at least, that’s...

Welcome to The Smiling Dog Café, where lost souls find their way home, guided ‎by mysterious dogs and comforted by the scent of perfectly brewed coffee. This collection ‎of two interconnected novellas brings the Japanese tradition of healing fiction to the ‎streets of Brooklyn, where an unassuming café holds more magic than meets the eye.‎

A Life Defined by Loyalty. A Love That Never Ends.“Humans think they are the ones doing the rescuing. But from the moment I saw him, I knew I was the one who had to keep his heart whole.” Born in the quiet of Missouri, and surviving the jagged uncertainty of a rescue shelter, a tiny, tan Chorkie named Mr. Hanky Panky always knew he had a grand destiny. With his bat-like ears and a face that looked like the love child of Chewbacca and Yoda, he didn’t look like a typical hero, but his motor was built for a legendary kind of love.

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES, TIME, and LITHUB A BEST BOOK OF THE SUMMER FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES, CHICAGO TRIBUNE, THE BOSTON GLOBE, LITHUB, and SCARY MOMMY Beloved author and winner of The Story Prize, Paul Yoon, is back with the unforgettable story of a working...

Who wouldn’t want to find someone as loyal and wonderful as their beloved pup? Landscape architect Melissa finds out the hard way when a random wish on a dandelion transforms rescue dog Gus into a man in a public park, sans manners, sans English and sans clothes. His mind and behavior still all canine, Gus immediately throws Melissa’s world into hilarious adventure in this comedy/fantasy novella with an unexpected romantic twist.