Found Dogs

In this Hugo-winner from Connie Willis, when too many jumps back to 1940 leave 21st century Oxford history student Ned Henry exhausted, a relaxing trip to Victorian England seems the perfect solution. But complexities like recalcitrant rowboats, missing cats, and love at first sight make Ned's holiday anything but restful—to say nothing of the way hideous pieces of Victorian art can jeopardize the entire course of history.

Albert survived the apocalypse by keeping to himself—until Matilda and her mum came crashing into his life. Now, instead of solitude, he’s stuck with a talkative kid, a stubborn foster mother, and a golden retriever who thinks she runs the show. It’s not the quiet end of the world he had in mind, but it’ll do—more or less. But peace never lasts. When Jenny decides Matilda deserves an education—even if the world has ended—she ropes Albert into a half-baked plan to reach a crumbling coastal town where she once taught. She swears it’s for the books and teaching supplies. Albert...

A beloved folk singer presents an impassioned account of the fall and rise of the small American towns she cherishes. Dubbed by the New Yorker as "one of America's very best singer-songwriters," Dar Williams has made her career not in stadiums, but touring America's small towns. She has played...

"Emotional, beautiful, wonderful. Debbie Johnson at her finest." --Milly Johnson, Sunday Times bestselling author From Debbie Johnson, the author of the Comfort Food Café series, comes an emotionally rich, laugh-out-loud funny novel about the journey of self-discovery, family reunions, and...

A heartfelt and witty small-town romance about a woman rebuilding her life after betrayal, finding unexpected love with a charming firefighter, and learning to trust again, blending the charm of Emily Henry’s Book Lovers with the emotional depth of Abby Jimenez’s The Friend Zone. When...

Ken Foster never intended to adopt an abandoned dog. But after bringing Brando home, he notices how many homeless strays there are in the city. Suddenly, he sees them everywhere and finds himself unable to resist taking them home. But what he gains from them in return is far richer than his own expense.

The highly anticipated follow up to Wish, which has spent six years on the New York Times bestseller list and is beloved by over two million readers. Dream follows a small town girl with big aspirations who discovers that anything is possible with your best friends and an adorable pup by your...

Albert never planned to stay long. A makeshift community of schoolteachers and half-feral kids wasn’t exactly his idea of peace and quiet—even if it came with running water, rationed rice pudding, and the faint smell of chalk dust. But when trouble brews and tensions mount, Albert finds himself doing something unexpected: sticking around. And when staying becomes dangerous, he does something even stranger. He leads them away. Because he knows a place. Off the map. Out of the way. Where tomato plants grow in neat rows, the old folk still believe in crochet, and nobody makes you join a ...

After Trinity Ashford’s dog, Sheba, digs up a dead body, danger lurks at every turn. Trinity hadn’t gone snooping for trouble this time. Trouble came for her. Somebody is very interested in the crime she helped solve a few months ago. Attacks and threats on her life have made Trinity determined to take down a killer before somebody is digging up her bones.

Welcome to Maple Ridge, where porch lights double as beacons, a beagle named Pudge believes he’s head of security, and a kid named Calvin discovers that sometimes the bravest thing you can do is stand still together. When a sneeze-prone baby dragon—Blaze—crash-lands into Calvin’s ordinary life, the trio stumbles into an old mystery: cave carvings that act like instructions, a “consultant” with nets and nice manners, and a town that has to decide what kind of story it wants to live in. With humor, heart, and a dash of DIY science, Calvin, Pudge, and Blaze learn to turn light into...

Mystifying Malfunction at the Marina or Murder by Misguided Mechanics? Inheriting the Herb & Hive Cafe should be a quaint and quiet time for Winnie Cooper and her Jack Russell, Cookie. But when there’s a new lodge opening, Lily Pad Lake becomes electrifying… and lethal! Winnie’s world isn’t just about catering at small town Montana marinas and befriending gossipping grannies. Dragonflies drive disaster, the hot tub harkens harm when electronics elicit a super surge, and the lake compels clandestine exploration. One minute she's escaping big city banks for her eccentric Aunt May's ...

In this heartwarming work, we reunite with the lovable rescue dog and subject of the cherished book Arthur as he settles into his new life abroad. As we follow Arthur’s ups and downs with his owner, author Mikael Lindnord, we also meet 16 other rescue dogs, each with a surprising story of how they found their forever home. From Ecuador to America, Australia to the Yukon, and everywhere in between, remarkable canine encounters prove that dogs really are our best friends - and that their journeys to find love and acceptance are as compelling as our most famed human tales.

After several years dreaming of a different lifestyle, we finally hit the road. We set out on our journey from Brighton, England, with our boy, a dog and three horses... fate led us to Paradise...a derelict, dirt floored ruin on the banks of a crystal clear river in the mountains of Portugal. Steve, my husband, and myself, were both enchanted at first sight by the stunning location of the ruin. It was surrounded by trees, and so quiet, just birdsong and the burble of the river. But the ruin had no electricity, running water, or telephone connection. There were no services at all. It would ...

One ruined reputation that could tank the team. Three men I’m not supposed to touch. And a PR tour that turns very, very personal… I polish disasters for the Puckridge Lumberjacks. Step one: clean up our enforcer’s viral fight. Step two: keep my hands off the players. Step three: definitely don’t notice the billionaire owner watching me like he’s already decided. Then the analytics coach opens his mouth and proves he’s filthier than the numbers on his tablet. School visits. Charity bake-offs. Photo ops that feel nothing like pretend. A relocation vote threatens everything, and ...

Madison Steele has a problem. Actually, she has several. Her fundraising assignment needs five million dollars (ugh), her superpowers have a nasty habit of melting everything in sight (oops), and the billionaire she planned to con out of his money? Yeah, he’s definitely not supposed to be this complicated. What was meant to be a simple charity ball kidnapping turns into a high-stakes game of cat and mouse—one where Madison’s the cat, but the mouse is secretly a lion in disguise. And as her best-laid plans start going up in flames (literally), she has to wonder: Is it still villainous ...

“What if a wheezing, sneezing, allegedly house-trained, ticking time bomb of an orphan pug is the key to helping a family feel at home again, after an arsonist set their house—and life—on fire? If you asked me, I would have said it’s a bad idea; we can do better. Unfortunately no one...

In New Chapter, Chichón is about to graduate college and he’s taking some dramatic steps to ensure he has the best life. He’s so optimistic about his decisions that when he doesn’t get his dream job or even any job in his field, he’s thrown for a loop. This falls on the heels of not being drafted to a soccer team. What will he do now? He doesn't know, but he’s got the support of his friends, and even this man who keeps trying to date him. In Ferocious, Rafael is the top marketer at Frisien, but things are about to change with the entry of a villain or two into his life. He never ...

What do you do when you discover your four-legged best friend might belong to someone else? From the acclaimed author of Who Rescued Who comes the charming story of a custody battle between two pet parents who would do anything for the dog they both adore. Justine Becker could not be more in...

The USA Today bestselling author of How to Eat a Cupcake and All the Summer Girls returns with an unforgettably poignant and funny tale of love and loss, confronting our fears, and moving on . . . with the help of a poodle, a mutt, and a Basset retriever named Seymour. As a pet bereavement...

Emily Tate never planned on becoming a supervillain. One minute, she's grieving her sister, the next, she's plotting revenge with a team of superpowered women she met in a wine bar. Totally normal Tuesday night, right? The Wonderful Wons – the city's so-called "heroes" – destroyed everything Emily held dear. They saved millions by redirecting a missile, but forgot to check for casualties when it hit a chemical plant. Emily's sister. Her friends' loved ones. Forty-two people who trusted heroes to protect them. Gone. Now, armed with her new ability to float dramatically (essential for ...