Free Falling is a contemporary romance novel written by Ana Simons. Brian Anderson had had enough of betrayal by the women he had fallen in love with. No amount of playing the field or maintaining a somewhat predatory mindset lessened the impact of those betrayals...

Blackwell: Prequel to the Magnus Blackwell Series tells the history of the titular character. Written by Alexandrea Weis with Lucas Astor, the story explains how Magnus lived his life and how he ended up with such a fate. The year was 1886 when the rich...

An amazing World War II rescue mission is depicted in the nonfictional work KAIS: A true story of a daring rescue in the swamps of New Guinea, summer 1944, written by Bas Krueger. A four-man crew from the 418th squadron manned the B-25 bomber whose...

Charlie Enzo is a very active sheepadoodle puppy. The first family to adopt Charlie Enzo didn’t have time for him and he was often left alone to entertain himself. Finally, a fur-ever family was found, but it was way across the country from his first...

Have you ever had hiccups? In Mouse Adventures: Home is Where the Heart is by K.C. Murphy, it is not a human with the hiccups but a mouse. He tries desperately to get rid of them while trying to avoid being detected. He scurries around...

My Crumby Guide to Failing by Shannon Addison is an informative activity book for children based on failing at things. Shannon Addison has created the characters Rachel Rye, Samantha Sourdough, and Whitney Wheat, The Breadcrumbz, as a way of teaching children that failure is not...

The year is 3324, and Earth’s colony planets have been at war with an alien species they call the Hrum. Their enemies are unusual because they act like mindless attack berserkers, who know how to use advanced weapons, but do not understand basic tactics. The...

The world is changing, and it’s easy to feel overwhelmed when thinking about the vulnerabilities and challenges that our planet is facing. Climate change, habitat loss, and the degradation of natural resources are big issues, and it can be hard for the average person to...

“A Cruel Calm: Paris Between the Wars” takes readers back on a visit to an era when Paris was the cultural capital of the world, a time when Paris was recovering from the First World War and awaiting the next great war. Libby Whitaker and...

This is a powerful story of how one woman decides to rescue an unwanted dog, and in the end how the dog leads her back to God. Laurie Sacher has always been plagued with low self esteem, so she decides that if she adopts a dog...

This book was about the authors time spent rescuing pets in the New Orleans area after Hurricane Katrina left the area devastated and many owners were unable to return to their pets. O'Toole, along with other animal rescuers, travels about the area, breaking into homes...

Guardian Angel is William F. Sine’s memoir of his service as a U.S. Air Force Pararescue Jumper, or PJ, as they are familiarly called. The rigors of training required of a PJ is not for everybody, as Sine explains in his introduction, but very few...

Let's Git Outta Here by Kate J. Kuligowski is an in-depth story about Valencia County Animal Shelter (VCAS), a once-respectable shelter overwhelmed by too many animals. As more animals arrived every day, the employees and volunteers became demoralized by the high rate of euthanasia, overcrowding,...

DAWGS: A True Story of Lost Animals and the Kids who Rescued Them by Diane Trull with Meredith Wargo is uplifting, inspiring, and emotional. Diane Trull was an elementary school teacher whose students led her to a profound moment when a picture of dogs in...

Happy on Death Island is a story about Bernie and Kitty and their adventure in the Land Down Under. Bernie is a hedgehog who has fame, money, influence, and power. However, those things alone cannot dispel the curse of being lonely. After leaving his beloved...

A crisis resulted due to the hasty departure of the US from Afghanistan. Other things that added to the chaos include the withdrawal of military personnel before the evacuation of civilians and the lack of coordination with the Afghan forces and other partners. Chad had...

A Place To Call Home: Toby's Tale by G.A. Whitmore is the story of Toby, a dog born to a breeder who saw no value in him or his sister because of his color. The breeder felt because Tara and Toby were white German Shepherds...

A Dog Named Trouble Goes to a Forever Home by Anthony Gonzalez is a feel-good story about a huge Saint Bernard. Trouble starts out at a shelter where his new Mom and Dad pick him up and bring him home. Trouble has some anxious moments...

Stolen by Linda J. Wright offers a unique perspective on crimes against animals as Kieran Yeats investigates the theft of eleven Bengal cats from a cattery, along with several missing pets (cats and dogs) in the Oak Bay neighborhood. Jen, Kieran’s goddaughter, is taking care...

Karma Cats Kitten Adventure is an animal picture book by Kathleen Kastner. Olivia Sue and Alijah Blue thought their mom had abandoned them and were struggling to survive on the streets. Scared of everyone and everything, they kept to themselves but couldn’t find enough food...