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Ruby Taylor gave up pageant life the day she turned 18 and figured she'd never look back. But when an old friend begs her to show her beloved golden retriever at the upcoming West Coast Canine Classic, Ruby reluctantly straps on her heels and gets to work. If only she knew exactly what the adorably lazy lump of a dog was getting her into.

For more than a decade, Jenna Metcalf has never stopped thinking about her mother, Alice, who mysteriously disappeared in the wake of a tragic accident. Refusing to believe she was abandoned, Jenna searches for her mother regularly online and pores over the pages of Alice’s old journals. A scientist who studied grief among elephants, Alice wrote mostly of her research among the animals she loved, yet Jenna hopes the entries will provide a clue to her mother’s whereabouts.

Haunting and lyrical, The Bobcat is Katherine Forbes Riley’s magical debut novel in which Laurelie, a young art student who suffers in the aftermath of a sexual assault, has grown progressively more isolated and fearful. She transfers from her busy city university to a small college in rural Vermont, where she retreats into her vivid imagination, experiencing the world through her art. Most comfortable in the company of the child for whom she babysits, and most at ease in the woods, Laurelie has shunned any connection with her peers.

Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was born on the 1st April 1875 in Greenwich, London. Leaving school at 12 because of truancy, by the age of fifteen he had experience; selling newspapers, as a worker in a rubber factory, as a shoe shop assistant, as a milk delivery boy and as a ship’s cook. In Cape Town in 1898 he met Rudyard Kipling and was inspired to begin writing. His first collection of ballads, The Mission that Failed! was enough of a success that in 1899 he paid his way out of the armed forces in order to turn to writing full time.

De acordo com um mito japonês, os gatos são um símbolo de boa sorte. E, se você for gentil com eles, um dia esse favor será retribuído. Mas, se for gentil com o gato certo, talvez você seja convidado para conhecer um misterioso café que surge em noites de lua cheia em Quioto...

In these selections, an animal plays an important role in the action or plot of the story. The animals in these stories are real or are stand-ins for humans: Sredni Vashtar by Saki (H. H. Munro) Kholstomer, The Story of a Horse by Leo Tolstoy A Dark-Brown Dog by Stephen Crane Kashtanka by Anton Chekhov The Cat That Walked By Himself by Rudyard Kipling The Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe The Fly by Katherine Mansfield The Boar-Pig by Saki (H. H. Munro) The Tiger Guest by Pu Songlbying Jackals and Arabs by Franz Kafka

Calling all cat lovers and young adventurers! This enchanting children's book about two mischievous cats is based on the true-life escapades of the real Bonnie and Clyde, an inseparable feline duo with a flair for adventure. Bonnie and Clyde aren't just your average house cats, they're a dynamic duo with a knack for turning the ordinary into the extraordinary. Whether they're sneaking into secret hideouts or outsmarting their human parents, these two furry siblings know how to make every day an adventure.

When Deputy US Marshal Gracie Fitzpatrick checks on a government witness, she unexpectedly walks into an ambush at Cameron Holmes’s ranch. She and her K-9 partner, Bane, fight off the assailant—but to protect Cameron, they must escape into South Dakota’s treacherous Badlands. Tracking dangerous enemies is what Gracie does, and Cameron’s life in witness protection has left targets on his back. With a killer waiting in the shadows, Gracie and Cameron must work fast to uncover the truth about who wants him dead…if they want to stay alive.

«Soy Pink Tomate, el gato de Amarilla. A veces no sé si soy tomate o gato. En todo caso a veces me parece que soy un gato al que le gustan los tomates o más bien un tomate con cara de gato».

Investigaciones de un perro muestra que página a página, quizás como ningún autor del siglo XX, Franz Kafka funda una realidad: el mundo se piensa de otra forma, más sagaz y sospechosa, más paradójica, después de leerlo.

La vida de Ángela da un vuelco con la llegada de un misterioso chico rubio al pueblo. Intrigada por sus ojos tristes y sus modos de la capital, Ángela le enseñará a disfrutar de su pequeño mundo, marcado por la relación con los animales, las verdes dehesas y los infinitos cielos azules. Las semanas que pasarán juntos, repletas de descubrimientos y emociones, cambiarán la vida de Ángela para siempre. Una historia en la que el amor a los animales y a la naturaleza se convierten en una poética del mundo rural.

Reportero y fotógrafo de profesión, a sus cincuenta años Rafael Baena publicó su primera novela, Tanta sangre vista, en la que los caballos y la caballería son tan significativos como en ¡Vuelvan caras, carajo! o en La bala vendida. Las razones para que ello haya sido así están explicadas en esta crónica en tono personal escrita para Luna Libros.

Charlie was lost in life; he had lost love and nearly went bankrupt from his gambling addiction. He found hope, in a hopeless situation, in the neighbor’s dog. Sometimes the simplest solutions to our personal and inner issues are found in the most unlikely ways. For Charlie, the solution to life’s dilemma was a dog named Lucky.

Tra gli ontani, gli aceri, i castagni e le balze erbose dell’estate, Billy il Cane si muove non visto verso una meta che conosce lui solo: ha consumato il suo tempo. Si sottrae fieramente al consorzio umano, come la sua profonda ferinità gli impone. I suoi tutori lo cercano e lui, fratello della notte, inciampa con la memoria nella sua vita da cane: rivede l’infanzia disgraziata, l’ingresso nella casa del balzano terzetto dei suoi tutori che lo hanno strappato alla strada, la biblioteca del tutore dove ha "assaggiato" la carta di tanti libri e per osmosi ha imparato la sua lingua.

After leaving the navy, Mallory Stone plans to buy her best friend’s fruit farm, a safe place to raise her son and adopt senior dogs like her dear Rosie. Until her ex-husband, Jonah Hayes, drops a bombshell: he wants the same farm…and they’re still legally married. A trial partnership running the farm means the former marine can get to know the son he just met—and prove to Mallory he’s changed. As old feelings resurface, can Mallory open her heart for a chance at the future she’s always wanted?

Chasing Justice has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.

Nadia powoli zostawia za sobą dramatyczne przeżycia. Uczy się czerpać radość z życia, oddając się temu, co kocha najbardziej – pracy z końmi. Kiedy wraz z Jakiem podejmują się treningu narowistej klaczy Sheltie, dziewczynę ogarnia przeczucie, że stanie się coś złego. Od przeszłości nie można uciec, o czym przypominają jej tajemnicze pocztówki. Kto jej grozi i dlaczego? Niespodziewanie również Jake musi zmierzyć się z ranami z przeszłości. Czy będzie w stanie przebaczyć wyrządzone krzywdy? Dodatkowo dopomina się o niego przestępczy świat. Czy to oznacza koniec jego wolności i szansy na miłość?

Crime Scene Secrets has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.

Only seconds after widowed mother-to-be Naomi Carr-Cavanaugh is rescued from two masked gunmen, she’s accused of multiple murders. Detective Bennett Ford believes he’s finally apprehended the Rocky Mountain Killer—until Naomi is attacked again. Now she must rely on Bennett and his K-9 partner for protection. But with threats closing in, she’ll have to prove her innocence first in order to stay alive.

Four years ago, former US Marshal Jackson Dean left his job after falling for a witness—who’s suddenly the target of an assassin. Now it’s up to Jackson and his K-9 partner to protect single mom Everly Lopez and her young daughter when Everly’s identity is blown. But with hired killers looking for a payday, Jackson must use all his resources to stop them from silencing Everly permanently.