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A cosy, heartwarming story about finding courage, caring for others and the tremendous power of books. Translated from Japanese, The Cat Who Saved Books is the international bestseller from Sosuke Natsukawa. 'Enchanting' – The Observer Grandpa used to say it all the time: books have tremendous...

Sometimes it takes a cat to catch a killer. There’s something special about Max. He may look like your regular ginger flabby tabby, but unlike most tabbies he can communicate with his human, reporter for the Hampton Cove Gazette Odelia Poole. Max takes a keen interest in the goings-on in their small town, by snooping around with his best friends Dooley, a not-too-bright ragamuffin, and Harriet, a gorgeous white Persian.

Based on the Japanese myth of cats returning favours to humans who are kind to them, "The Full Moon Coffee Shop" is the name of a peculiar cake cafe that is run by talking cats, which has no fixed location and instead materialises unpredictably on the night of a full moon. The protagonists of this story - a successful female scriptwriter in crisis, a heartbroken tv director, and two male entrepreneurs - all end up there in the middle of the night, in a dream-like state, and receive life-changing advice on love, work, and relationships from a cat who interprets his guests' astrological chart.

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.

Baby Protection Mission When a baby is targeted, can a K-9 team keep him safe? When his sister is kidnapped, rancher Cade McNeal will do anything to prevent his baby nephew from being next. Now Officer Ashley Hanson and her K-9 partner are on the case, and it’s up to them to track down the...

Better Than People "An irresistible queer romance." —Publishers Weekly, starred review It’s not long before their pet-centric arrangement sparks a person-centric desire… Simon Burke has always preferred animals to people. When the countdown to adopting his own dog is unexpectedly put on...

Anton and Liam are the Eric and Ernie of the fish world. Liam is a slippers-and-cardigan, Friday-night-in-with-a-Dick Francis-and-a-box-of-Terry’s-All-Gold kind of goldfish; whereas Anton is erudite, philosophical, sophisticated and fluent in several languages. Thrown together by fate, their only company in their bowl is some gravel and a little plastic castle as they closely observe the tumultuous relationship between their owners, Martin and Susan. In these two series, Liam and Anton contemplate the meaning of their existence, ponder the concept of time, and learn about sex.

Velzara was born for fire, forged for ruin, and meant to become a god’s vessel of destruction. But the ritual went wrong—or right, depending on who you ask—and now she’s trapped in the body of a black housecat with far too much attitude and nowhere near enough claws. Elira is a soft-spoken witch-in-training with a cinnamon kettle, a cursed inheritance, and a house that rearranges itself when no one’s looking. She thinks Velzara is a familiar. She’s not. She’s a war crime in waiting.

Ben Gibson is living the dream. Married to his high school sweetheart and with two beautiful young children, he’s also achieved his ultimate goal of becoming a member of the elite Victoria Police Dog Squad. For Ben life just couldn’t be better! But disaster strikes when his canine partner, Duke, is killed in the line of duty. Then, as he slowly recovers from the loss of Duke, disaster strikes again when his wife and daughter are tragically killed in a car accident.

Qui, nascosta tra condomìni anonimi e vicoli bui, c'è una clinica speciale. Il trattamento che offre, infatti, è unico nel suo genere: a ciascuno, secondo il caso, si prescrive un gatto. Ad affidarsi con un po' di sorpresa e di iniziale scetticismo alle cure feline saranno un impiegato stufo delle sopraffazioni, un uomo che si sente sempre fuori posto, una ragazzina immalinconita dal rapporto conflittuale con la madre, una stilista di borse alla ricerca di un nuovo equilibrio emotivo e un'apprendista geisha oppressa dal senso di colpa.

This is the story of a springer spaniel and her half-sister, who set out to discover the reason their owner meditates and is so interested in the teachings of the Buddha. Ably assisted by a bookshelf, who holds a fountain of knowledge, they embark upon a quest to discover the secrets of meditation and uncover the path to ancient wisdom. As they progress along the road to enlightenment, they not only transform their own perception of life, but also the lives of those around them.

Who’s sabotaging Sebastian Cross’s elite dog training facility? Or is his long-time friend, vet Ruby Colton, the real target? The ex-marine and feisty vet work together to find the culprit and prevent further carnage…until one night of passion leaves Ruby pregnant. Sebastian’s PTSD and Ruby’s fierce independence mean neither wants marriage and family. But danger has a way of changing lives…and love.

A woman, her cat, and a murder. Who will crack the case? Sheila and her amateur sleuth friends or Whiskers and his animal friends?" Paradise Cove is, well, paradise. Pretty cottages line the quiet beach where waves wash gently onto sugar-white sand. Sunsets paint the sky each evening and gentle sea breezes blow across the dunes into the quaint downtown. Whiskers wears a shiny police badge on his pet collar, and he earned it, but when he tries to tell humans what he’s uncovered in his investigations they think he wants food or a belly rub.

La vida de Lila es perfecta: es una veterinaria exitosa, está casada con el hombre de sus sueños y es la orgullosa madre de dos gemelas recién nacidas. Pero su idílica vida se ve destrozada cuando un lobo la ataca durante una visita rutinaria a la propiedad de un cliente en el bosque. Dada por muerta, despierta y se encuentra reencarnada como una loba en la misma manada del lobo que acabó con su vida humana. Luchando por adaptarse a su nuevo cuerpo y vida, Lila se encuentra atrapada entre dos mundos.

Phoebe, eine clevere, sehr liebenswerte Terrier-Mischlingshündin, findet nach einer langen Zeit in einem kroatischen Tierheim ein neues Zuhause in einem niederbayerischen Dorf. Sie wird dort ab sofort mit zwei männlichen Hotelbesitzern leben und hat die beiden schon nach kürzester Zeit ziemlich gut im Griff. Sie erzählt vom ersten Jahr in ihrer neuen Heimat, welches voller Begegnungen und Erlebnisse steckt, mit denen sie den Hörer zum Lachen, Nachdenken aber manchmal auch zum Weinen bringt.

Die etwas pummelige Tierärztin Eve hat die Nase voll! Genug von ihrer ständig nörgelnden Schwester, genug von der Einsamkeit und vor allem genug von Männern. Da kommt ihr eine geerbte Rinderfarm in Oklahoma gerade recht. Eve beschließt, Chicago für eine Weile zu verlassen, um die Ranch gewinnbringend zu verkaufen, doch sie hat die Rechnung ohne die taffe Vorarbeiterin Bobby gemacht. Zwischen den Frauen entbrennt ein erbitterter Kampf um das Anwesen, doch Eve muss einsehen, dass sie in Oklahoma vielleicht mehr findet, als nur das große Geld.

The story begins with Pegasus choosing three of his best pairs of beautiful white-winged horses from Olympus to come to Earth for a special purpose to become a new species that not even the Greek gods had seen or known before. They become the Earth unicorns, the Day unicorns, and the Night unicorns, and with their magic they will heal and protect the Earth after the dinosaurs' reign. The story then follows on about a special mare and her life that will change completely forever, as she has been chosen to be something even greater than the magnificent, magical unicorn she already is!

The annual dog show is looming, a crucial event when it comes to fundraising and ensuring the volunteers can continue the brilliant work they do. But their trusted newspaper reporter, who always includes them in his weekly column, is retiring, only to be replaced with a city-slicker named Darryl. And Darryl, as Ginny soon learns, has no interest in articles he deems 'below him'. Not one to take no as an answer, Ginny becomes determined to get him to meet the dogs themselves. One look at their cute faces and they'll worm their way into his heart.

Pru Marlowe isn't your ordinary animal psychic. A tough girl on the run from her own gift, Pru left the big city to return to her picturesque Berkshires hometown looking for a little peace. Too bad that her training as an animal behaviorist got her mixed up with Lily, a rescue dog, and Charles, the dog’s guardian. Now Charles is dead, and Lily appears to be headed for the same end, for after all, Lily is a pit bull, a fighting-ring dropout.

Meet Altonio, a housecat with a strategist’s mind and a dictator’s instincts. With her loyal—but chaotic—crew at her side, she rules her brownstone’s backyard kingdom with equal parts grit and grace. There’s Morty, an ambitious alley rat with too much to prove; BABST, a preening pigeon nursing a bruised wing and ego; and Cocktail Hour, her steadfast shiba inu lieutenant.