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Inspired by the classic movie The Parent Trap, two adorable black kittens, Midnight and Onyx, play matchmakers for their human mothers, Mac and Carmen. Struggling with the complexities of farm life, Mac can barely believe her beautiful girlfriend, Carmen, has agreed to move to the drafty old farmhouse to live with her and her beloved Pops. When Carmen is forced to leave the farm to care for her ailing mother, Midnight and Onyx as well as Mac and Carmen must struggle with the difficult separation.

Chet the dog, "the most lovable narrator in all of crime fiction" (Boston Globe), and his human partner Bernie Little find themselves high in the mountains this holiday season to help Dame Ariadne Carlisle, a renowned author of bestselling Christmas mysteries, find Rudy, her lead reindeer and good luck charm, who has gone missing. At Kringle Ranch, Dame Ariadne's expansive mountain spread, Chet discovers that he is not fond of reindeer. But the case turns out to be about much more than reindeer after Dame Ariadne's personal assistant takes a long fall into Devil's Purse, a deep mountain gorge.

An anthropomorphic high fantasy, where a hero single-handedly brought an end to an age of horrors and monsters, and the animal world has recovered from the devastation since. But a rising storm threatens to consume the divided realms of the carnivores and herbivores once again. Amid the rising turmoil, a female jackrabbit has spent 10 years in search of a wolf, seeking to be taught what he fears above all else.

«Vivo con Danny, y he aprendido tanto de él... he aprendido los principios para ser un buen piloto de carreras. Equilibrio, anticipación, paciencia. Éstas son lecciones muy importantes, tanto para la vida como para una pista de carreras. Danny es un verdadero campeón, aunque no todos lo vean así, porque Danny tiene responsabilidades. Tiene a su hija Zoë, y tiene a su esposa Eve. Y me tiene a mí. Lo que más me gusta es correr por la hierba con la cabeza baja, sintiendo cómo las gotas de agua del rocío me salpican la cara. Me gusta correr y sentir todos los olores, toda la vida.

Catpurrcino is hosting its first book club. But will the love of a good romance novel bring together two unlikely lonely hearts to begin a love story of their own?

Es ist an der Zeit, die Krone der Schöpfung weiterzureichen … Animal. Sprich oder stirb von Bestseller-Autor Tibor Rode ist ein brandaktueller, top recherchierter True-Science-Thriller über die Entschlüsselung der Sprache der Tiere und die Frage, ob wir bereit sind, ihnen zuzuhören. Endlich darf aufstrebender Anwalt Ben Lorenz für eine renommierte Hamburger Großkanzlei seinen ersten Fall vor Gericht verhandeln.

Through the changing seasons, amidst a sprawling ducal country estate, ex-steelworker George Purse's role as a gamekeeper goes beyond mere employment. With determination, he safeguards the birds, nurturing them with care, even as they become targets for the wealthy elite. As the Glorious Twelfth approaches, George must orchestrate flawless hunts for the Duke and his esteemed guests, ensuring their satisfaction while fending off the persistent poachers who threaten the delicate balance of the land.

When search-and-rescue park ranger Autumn Mercer and her K-9 partner, Sherlock, meet a stranger in the mountains whose brother is injured, they drop everything to help. But all they find where Derek Peterson last saw his sibling is a trail of blood—and men who want them dead. With gunmen closing in, can Autumn and Derek survive long enough to save his brother?

Lucy Buchanan and Theo Taylor have never gotten along…like ever. Not when they were children, not when they were teenagers, and definitely not as adults…though that last part might be more Lucy’s doing than Theo’s. It was the summer after she graduated college when their antagonism towards each other boiled over into something... hot.

Pets find themselves at the mercy of human decisions—some bringing joy, others sorrow. Follow the heartwarming and heartbreaking tales of cats, dogs, and even pigs as they navigate the journey from abandonment to rescue, foster care, and adoption.

Su incarico del Museo naturale di Lille, il giovane zoologo Gus parte per il nord Europa per studiarne la fauna. Prosp diventa parte integrante della vita di Gus. Nasce tra loro un rapporto fatto di gesti, di intese, di routine, persino di sorrisi, se l'apertura del becco di un pinguino si può dire un sorriso.

Viziatissimo figlio unico, il giovane Alain intrattiene un rapporto morboso e quasi telepatico con la sua bellissima gatta certosina, Saha. Una relazione che sarà in grado di mettere in crisi persino il matrimonio con Camille, la ragazza moderna dai capelli scuri, appassionata di auto veloci e appartamenti funzionali che, fin dal giorno dopo le nozze, appare all'infantile Alain come l'antitesi di tutto ciò che Saha rappresenta: purezza, bellezza senza esibizione, amore senza indiscrezione.

Buddhistische Lebensweisen, samtene Pfoten und jede Menge witziger, einfühlsamer und erstaunlicher Momente finden sich in diesem Sammelband. Was macht der Dalai Lama eigentlich so den ganzen Tag? Welche Weisheiten finden sich in seinem Alltag wieder und warum kann er so gut einen Dosenöffner benutzen? Diese und noch viele weitere Fragen weiß die Katze des Dalai Lamas zu beantworten. In ihrer Rolle als Vertraute von einem der wichtigsten religiösen Führer der Welt streunert die Hauskatze nicht nur durch das Leben seiner Heiligkeit.

When single mother Zoe Jenkins and her baby are caught in an explosion that destroys her home, she’s saved by FBI special agent Chase Rawlston and his K-9, Dash. But who set the bomb?

1941. With the men away fighting, animal-lover Hettie Quin is made Belfast Zoo's first-ever female zookeeper. She is put in charge of Violet, a three-year-old Indian elephant, and they soon form a special bond. With Violet at her side, Hettie can almost escape the grim reality of her life: the father who has abandoned her family; the sister who recently died; the war that's raging hundreds of miles away.

When a fellow FBI agent is kidnapped and a protected witness vanishes, Leo Gallagher will stop at nothing to find them both. So when he discovers a link between the case and a single mother in Wyoming, Leo and his trusty K-9 partner rush to question Alicia Duncan. Could she be the key to locating the missing persons?

Tiggy d'Aplièse hatte schon als Kind eine innige Beziehung zu Tieren. Als die junge Zoologin das Angebot von Charlie Kinnaird erhält, auf seinem Anwesen in den schottischen Highlands Wildkatzen zu betreuen, zögert sie nicht lange. Dort trifft sie auf Chilly, einen weisen, alten Zigeuner aus Andalusien - eine schicksalhafte Begegnung. Denn er hilft Tiggy, das Geheimnis ihrer Herkunft zu lüften. Sie reist nach Granada, wo sie dem glamourösen Lebensweg ihrer Großmutter Lucia folgt, einer berühmten Flamenco-Tänzerin. Und Tiggy versteht endlich, welch großes Geschenk ihr zur Stunde ihrer Geburt zuteil wurde.

Emily Main had it all: a high-powered career with a leading technology giant and a handsome fiancé bounding up the corporate ladder. Their island wedding and honeymoon were idyllic, until a tragic accident causes her retinas to detach. Her well-ordered life is shattered as all treatments are unsuccessful and she slips into blindness. How will those around her cope with her tragedy? Can she rebuild her life in this most unwelcome new normal? Meanwhile, a black Lab puppy named Garth fulfills his destiny to become that most esteemed of all creatures: a guide dog.

When Special Agent in Charge, Max West, and his K-9 partner, Opal, look into a series of bombings in Northern California, horse trainer Katerina Garwood instantly seems suspicious. As the ex-fiancee of a man tied to the criminal Dupree family, Katerina may know more than she's letting on - especially since the infamous syndicate is targeting her. And Max isn't sure he can believe her when she says she knows nothing. Despite his reservations, though, he can't deny his attraction...or the impulse to protect her.

This collection of short stories of Chet the dog, “the most lovable narrator in all of crime fiction” (Boston Globe), and his human partner, PI Bernie Little includes: "Upper Story," "The Iggy Papers," and "The Numbers After Two."