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Life around Paradise Gap in Virginia's Crutchfield County has been cadenced to the comfortable traditions of foxhunting for many generations. And then Ryman McKendrick receives a vision. Inspired by a message from Saint Hubert, or so he believes, Ryman launches the Ancient and Venerable Church of Ars Venatica, a.k.a. the Church of Foxhunting. The Venatican ranks swell, hunters sing the praises of the sporting life, and a current of titillation flows among the participants. But support is far from universal. Is one of Ryman's detractors committed enough to go to the ultimate extreme?

This program is read by award-winning longtime series narrator, Grover Gardner. "Listening to Grover Gardner narrating a David Rosenfelt novel is like sliding into favorite slippers at the end of a long day: One feels the joyful gratification of a perfect fit." —AudioFile Magazine on Bark of...

On the surface, Bucky has everything he needs. A beautiful family, a humble home, and the rural life he has always wanted. Then again, he's a deer. One night, while out looking for his delinquent daughter, he comes across a self-destructive man whose honesty Bucky finds sad yet strangely refreshing. But when his only fawn, Beauty, starts coming home late after hanging out with the wrong crowd, the cracks begin to appear, and fate is about to push something through one of those cracks he never expected.

The sensational new novel from the author of The History of Bees Translated into 36 languages, winner of the Norwegian Bookseller’s Prize, and the most successful Norwegian author of her generation, Maja Lunde returns with a heart-wrenching tale, set in the distant past and the dystopian...

Umi, Mulán y Angelines son tres cerditas muy pequeñas que una noche deciden huir de la granja donde viven y se adentran en el bosque, buscando una vida mejor. Muy pronto encuentran una cueva donde ocultarse y protegen la entrada con paja. ¿Pero será suficiente? Una reinterpretación del cuento clásico llena de valores, empatía y respeto.

Ea has always felt like an outsider. She suffers from a type of deafness that means she cannot master the spinning rituals that unite her pod of spinner dolphins. When tragedy strikes her family and Ea feels she is partly to blame, she decides to make the ultimate sacrifice and leave. As Ea ventures into the vast, she discovers dangers everywhere, from lurking predators to strange objects floating in the water. But just as she is coming to terms with her solitude, a chance encounter with a group of arrogant bottlenoses will irrevocably alter the course of her life.

All'inizio del XX secolo, una notizia drammatica sconvolge l'opinione pubblica di San Pietroburgo, la capitale dell'Impero russo. Nella lontana Siberia una tigre semina il terrore, aggredisce il bestiame e massacra gli abitanti dei villaggi. Pochi testimoni sono riusciti a sfuggire ai suoi assalti. Lo zar decide di offrire una ricompensa straordinaria a chi riuscirà a uccidere l'animale, l'equivalente del peso della Tigre in monete d'oro.

Hollywood starlet Aubrey Fairbanks and her entourage of activists descend on the picturesque upstate New York village of Jefferson to protest animal testing at the cosmetic company that is Jefferson’s lifeblood. Kent Stephenson is the town’s veterinarian and a lifelong resident. He is licking his wounds after a vicious divorce that took away his daughter and hiding from the world in his profession, surrounded by animals that love unconditionally. What seems to be a simple matter of negotiation soon escalates to arson, then murder.

Smoky the Cowhorse is one of the most famous and beloved horse stories told. Will James writes in 1920s cowboy vernacular and tells the life of the horse Smoky in the Western United States from his birth to eventual return to his home range. Smoky is born in the wild, captured, and trained by Clint and becomes known as the best cow horse. Then a horse thief steals Smoky and beats him repeatedly. Smoky eventually attacks and escapes from the abusive thief.

From USA TODAY bestselling author Dana Mentink. This K-9 will stop at nothing to keep a child safe When a little boy is threatened, Officer Daniella Vargas and K-9 partner, Zara, are assigned to pose as his nanny to uncover the culprit’s identity. Suspecting one of the guests in his inn...

The story of Ronnie, a young boy who is raised in the wild by a pit bull he calls "Killer". Years after Killer takes Ronnie to his lair, Ronnie has grown, and Killer has grown old. Eventually Ronnie must find his way home after many years of living with Killer in the wild.

Seagn Conway is tired of her veterinary practice - the same entitled pet parents, the same dogs and cats, and maybe the occasional lizard or snake, now bore her to pieces. When a traveling carnival with a farm animal petting zoo comes to town, she discovers all the animals are depressed, malnourished, and neglected. Seagn knows she can do a better job of taking care of them than anyone else there, so she purchases the animals, their cages, and their transportation with the purpose of following the carnival around, presenting the animals in their natural habitat.

A touching look at the joys and the sorrows that come with pet ownership. See how a white rabbit won at a carnival affects the lives of people and even animals around her, and decide if the lessons of loss at a beloved pet's passing are worth the lessons of love they can bring.

Buck cuyos instintos primitivos vuelven tras una serie de sucesos que le ocurren cuando lo ponen a tirar de un trineo en el Yukón durante la fiebre del oro que tuvo lugar en el siglo XIX en el Klondike durante la cual los perros de tiro se compraban a precios elevados. La insensibilidad de los hombres hará que se enfrente a un mundo hostil y salvaje, que lo pondrá a prueba. Y de esa lucha saldrá triunfante.

Após uma infância feliz ao lado de sua mãe, um lindo cavalo preto é usado nas carruagens de uma família rica. Mas quando esse animal sofre uma fratura, ele rapidamente é considerado incapaz e passa de mão em mão... Sempre empenhado em fazer seu melhor, ele logo descobre a verdadeira natureza do ser humano.

Desde o seu nascimento, Caninos Brancos aprende as leis de sua matilha: comer ou ser comido. Em sua luta pela sobrevivência, o cão-lobo é confrontado com a violência do mundo dos homens... Será que o homem é mesmo tão diferente dos outros animais?

Southbound follows Ryan McGuire, a horse racing announcer who faces his gambling demons on a daily basis. Just one bet could cost him everything - his job, his friends, his fans, his girlfriend, and even his own life. Despite knowing that all he loves is on the line, he succumbs to his vices, and his life quickly spirals out of control.

One Good Thing is the heartwarming, hilarious alternative love story, from the internationally bestselling author of Confessions of a Forty-Something F**k Up, Alexandra Potter. 'A joyful, wholly unpredictable love story' - Woman's Own In life, nothing is certain. Just when you think you have it...

The search for a ruthless hit man turns into a deadly alpine chase… Undercover to track the assassin who killed his partner, FBI special agent Alex Driscoll accidentally pulls his partner’s widow, Violet Sharp, and her search-and-rescue K-9, Teddy, into the case. Now, with Violet’s life on...

På Lenau Platz i Køln bor enken Susann sammen med sin snehvide kat Mimi. Nu vil hun tage på en sidste ferie til sin italienske yndlingsø Ischia inden en hofteoperation. Men hvor skal Mimi bo imens? Måske hos hendes dejlige fransktalende nabo, Leonie?