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Icelandic waters, 1983. Gladis shines with innocence. Just two-years-old, the young killer whale learns the ropes from the pod’s matriarch—her beloved Granny. But when heartless whalers catch her brother for SeaWorld and slaughter Granny and the rest of her kin, the terrified animal flees into the unknown. Saved by a fellow orphan from a great white shark, the grieving youngster is adopted and grows in strength, intelligence, and a hunger for vengeance from the evil forces that rule the surface.

The Cetus Finalis audiobook is more than a narration - it is a deeply immersive audio theater, sound designed ocean experience. Performed by professional voice actors and supported by an OmniAmbient symphonic score, this production blends storytelling with real whale vocalizations, ocean acoustics, and musical soundscapes to create a restorative, meditative listening environment.

In a world where animals have seized power and humans are relegated to the sidelines, one plucky individual dares to rise above. Caught in a wild and uproarious society dominated by fur, feathers, and claws, he must navigate a landscape where lions govern, bears enforce the law, and deer... well, they’ve got their own thing going on.

When megastar Charlie Dieber narrowly survives an assassination attempt, but his bodyguard takes the bullet instead, reporter Odelia Poole—a proud Bedieber—jumps at the chance to help solve the case. Teaming up with Detective Chase Kingsley, she dives into the glitzy (and not-so-glamorous) world of celebrity, secrets, and scandal.

Alex Richmond, US Naval Reserves, faces the heartbreak of leaving his loyal golden retriever, Charlie, behind as he deploys overseas. With no family nearby, Alex entrusts Charlie to a local animal shelter. Maeve Torres, a compassionate volunteer at the shelter, agrees to foster Charlie. Alex and Maeve, initially strangers, start communicating through email and text messages to keep Alex updated on Charlie’s well-being. Through these exchanges, they discover shared interests and experiences, realizing that they have much in common. The connection between them grows stronger with each message.

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.

Based on true events, rooted in the stunning Southern California landscape, and populated with vivid characters, American Tiger is about more than a frantic tiger hunt. It’s about a child’s quest for self-discovery, her stoic father’s struggle to come to terms with their past, and the innate wildness of every living thing.

Xander Belov would love to take a little time away from his field work hunting terrorists with the D.I.A. to train his new K9, Radar, in peace. Too bad that's not an option. Because now, he must find a way to stop a crime family from plunging the world into darkness—all while coming to terms with his attraction to a beautiful engineer who might be in league with the enemy....

Jaxon Thorne doesn't believe in second chances. Not for someone like him. He screwed up too many times, burned too many bridges, and paid the price in prison. Now he's at Valor Ridge, a remote Montana ranch for broken veterans, trying to keep his head down and his past buried. His only plan is to train dogs, stay sober, and survive the silence. Then he meets her–the café owner with wary eyes and a kid who looks at Jax like he's a hero.

From the award-winning film director and New York Times bestselling author of If Cats Disappeared from the World, a dark, introspective novel about a woman and a horse. A horse stood on the highway. Yuko Setoguchi, a lonely clerk at a shipyard whose life has passed her by, is making her regular...

Artist Laura Adams is grieving. Her golden retriever, Molly, has died, leaving her feeling heartbroken and alone in the world. Laura turns to the thing she knows best: her artwork. She vows to create a special painting in memory of Molly. But the canvas leads Laura into a world she has only dreamed about: Archaven—the land of the Rainbow Bridge—where her adored pet is patiently waiting for her. Her love for Molly had defied the grave—but could it heal her broken heart? As Laura journeys deeper into Archaven and helps others to visit their loved ones, she discovers a darker force is at work.

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire… Danger—and revenge—threaten the forest in the fifth book in Kathleen Donnelly’s thrilling search and rescue National Forest K-9 series. There’s nothing more terrifying than a trail of smoke over a summer-dry national forest—at least, that’s...

From the first campfire to the iPhone, the world’s greatest inventions looked very different from the floor—right beside the water bowl. In Paws of Progress, S. M. Lucky serves up 50 laugh-out-loud, heart-squeeze tales in which dogs, cats, parrots, raccoons, goldfish, and more witness (and frequently sabotage) human genius. A wolf-dog drafts the original leash manifesto. A monastery cat edits the printing press with paw-notes.

It’s Christmas Eve in western Kansas and a snowstorm is gaining strength as Bear Bailey, a devoted Great Pyrenees, tries to comfort his beloved owner Mary. She’s in hot water with the local business villain, and Bear’s earlier altercation with this miser only seemed to make things worse. When Mary blurts out that she wishes for a different life, Bear blames himself for her despair and runs away.

Theo Jennings is a young auctioneer at the Thoroughbred sales ring in Newmarket. The October yearling sales are where the big money exchanges hands in frenzied auctions. It's the greatest gamble in all of horseracing, and one that can end in ruin. Theo has just made the biggest sale of his life when he overhears a secret conversation between the two bidders – can they really have colluded to fix the price of his big sale? When that same horse is found dead the next morning, he has no choice but to investigate.

Zwei Menschen. Ein Vierbeiner. Das Liebesglück. Irina hat der Liebe abgeschworen, seit ihre Jugendliebe Lars sie vor Jahren tief enttäuscht hat. Nun ist Lars kurz vor Weihnachten in ihre Stadt zurückgekehrt, und sie möchte eigentlich nichts anderes, als ihm aus dem Weg zu gehen. Doch ausgerechnet mit ihm zusammen muss sie nun an einem neuen Auftrag für ihren Familienbetrieb arbeiten. Prompt kommen sie sich dabei doch wieder näher. Aber Irina hat Angst. Wie soll sie Lars jemals wieder vertrauen? Nicht einmal Nick, der pfiffige Schäferhundmischling, kann zwischen ihnen vermitteln.

Gesucht: Vorzeigbarer Weihnachtsmann zwischen fünfundzwanzig und vierzig. Biete: Hund samt Herrchen für gemeinsamen Lebensweg. Julia weiß gleich, dass das nicht gutgehen kann: Ihre Schwester überredet sie, eine Kontaktanzeige in der örtlichen Tageszeitung aufzugeben. Tatsächlich erhält sie viele Zuschriften – doch die sind alle an einen Mann gerichtet. Ein schlechter Scherz? Julia ahnt nicht, dass der Weihnachtsmann höchstpersönlich für die Verwechslung verantwortlich ist und nun mit allen Mitteln versucht, seinen Fehler wieder auszubügeln.

Was wäre, wenn die Tiere sich gegen ihre Unterdrücker erheben würden? Das ist die Frage, die George Orwell in seinem berühmten Roman Farm der Tiere stellt. Er erzählt die Geschichte einer Revolution auf einer englischen Farm, die zu einer grausamen Diktatur führt. Dabei entlarvt er die Lügen und Manipulationen der Mächtigen und zeigt, wie leicht Freiheit und Gerechtigkeit verloren gehen können. Das Hörbuch Farm der Tiere ist eine neue Übersetzung des Klassikers, die den scharfen Witz und die politische Schärfe des Autors bewahrt.

"Mensch, erhebe dich nicht über die Tiere! Sie sind sündlos, du aber mit deiner Erhabenheit befleckst die Erde" In Anbetracht dessen, was gerade heute, im Herbst des Jahres 2023 auf der Welt geschieht, kann man Dostojewski doch nur zustimmen. Allein mit Liebe kann man dem von Menschen gemachtem Chaos, dem Hass, der Dummheit begegnen. Wenn Tiere sich zum Beispiel ihren Lebensmenschen ausgesucht haben, geben sie sich ihm völlig hin. Sie können aber auch genauso in der Tierwelt Freundschaft und Liebe bis zur Selbstaufgabe leben.

Ein Pudel, eine Prise Drama und ein großer Schuss Liebe verwandeln das Weihnachtsfest in ein unvergessliches Abenteuer. Esme freut sich auf ruhige Weihnachtstage in ihrer Londoner Wohnung, bevor ihre Nachbarin Robyn ihr einen Strich durch die Rechnung macht. Sie bittet Esme, über die Feiertage auf ihren Hund aufzupassen. Leichter gesagt als getan, denn Miss Austen ist ein ausgewachsener Königspudel mit einer Menge Starallüren!

Their next door neighbor, Mr. Parsons, thought he was doing the right thing by loaning his ne’er do well son, Billy, some money to help get himself settled. But days later, Mr. Parsons has discovered that his entire life savings is gone. Valley PD is certain this is an impersonation scam, but Bernie isn’t so sure. With Mrs. Parsons in the hospital and Billy nowhere to be found, it’s up to Chet and Bernie to track Billy down and get to the bottom of things—before it’s too late.

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A widely acclaimed young writer’s fierce novel, in which childbirth and new motherhood are as high stakes a proving ground as any combat zone A year has passed since Ari gave birth to Walker, though it went so badly awry she has trouble calling it “birth” and still she can't locate herself...

C’est une histoire d’amour, de vie et de mort entre un homme et son chien. Un bouvier bernois, Ubac, qui, en même temps qu’il grandit, prend une place toujours plus centrale dans les jours du narrateur.

Es ist kurz vor Weihnachten, Patrick versinkt mit seinem gut gehenden Bauunternehmen in Arbeit. Zu Hause verwandeln die Zwillinge Joel und Jessica gemeinsam mit Hund Oskar noch das bisschen verbliebene Ruhe in Chaos. Dass nach der Kündigung eines Mitarbeiters Patricks einzige Rettung die quirlige und nervenaufreibend gut organisierte Angelique ist, lässt ihn erst recht verzweifeln. Das Konfliktpotenzial zwischen ihnen ist einfach viel zu hoch, niemals kann das gut gehen!

Brought to you by Penguin. As the Great War rages across Europe, twenty-one year old Ruby Archer decides to ‘do her bit’ at an East End munitions factory. The work is relentless and deafening, but the camaraderie of the other girls carries her through. As the threat of another Zeppelin...

«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.

Grant McAllister arrives in Murphy, North Carolina, with one aim: to sell his inherited property and leave as quickly as possible. The big-city lawyer has no interest in his late, estranged grandparents or the dilapidated mansion he just acquired. After his high-profile divorce, he should be avoiding perky reporters, too. But Jami Carlisle is honest, funny, and undeniably appealing.

Ex-SEAL Ryan "Reaper" Hamilton is well on his way to having it all. His marriage to Kate is finally on solid ground, and his goal of being a K9 trainer with Iniquus's Cerberus team is within reach. Finding a dangerous spy's flash drive (and becoming the object of her twisted, vengeful obsession) was not on his agenda. But that's all it takes to throw his world into chaos. It's not long before Reaper finds himself fighting for everything he holds dear—his wife, his son, his career . . . his sanity.

From Harlequin Romantic Suspense comes the beginning of a new Colton family saga full of passion and danger. Colton Threat Unleashed Sebastian Cross is the owner of Crosswinds, an elite dog training facility in Owl Creek. Ruby Colton is the verterinarian helping care for his dogs, and the two...