Cat Legends

Once indigenous to North America, the jaguar is one of the wildest creatures left on the planet, a resilient and efficient predator, with a natural habitat that extends throughout Mexico and Central and South America. But today, one million years after it appeared in the New World, the jaguar is struggling to survive. It has disappeared entirely from Uruguay and El Salvador, and is critically endangered across much of its range.

When monster hunters Rick Becker and Sarah Dalton retreat to the Smoky Mountains for a well-earned vacation, they expect peaceful hikes and quiet nights. But when a gruesome attack shakes the nearby woods and massive feline tracks turn up near a tourist cabin, peace quickly gives way to something darker. As legends of the Wampus Cat begin to blur with reality, Rick and Sarah are pulled into a chilling investigation that uncovers not just ancient Cherokee myths, but evidence of a secretive research facility hidden deep in the forest. With the help of trusted allies and a mysterious Cherokee ...

An ancient witch explores the thrills—and perils—of online dating with hilarity and heart in a charming rom-com perfect for fans of cozy fantasy and witchy romance. Meet Thorn Scarhart, a thirty-nine-year-old witch who’s having trouble finding love in the 17th century. Despite the local...

The boy in the cherry tree, and then......

The colony on the beautiful planet Azureign has been cut off from Earth for a millennium. The several alien species of the Compact watch over the planet to ensure the human settlers and their Helper species do not create or use technology that could further damage or pollute the terraformed world. Now the Dolphinfolk, a Helper species engineered to aid the settlers in traveling on Azureign's violent oceans, are refusing to Help. Instead, they urge the few humans they trust to join their revolt and free Azureign from the alien restraints. Princess Tingh Tae Lha, fleeing a bloody coup, ...

With a Universe-wide respect for all living things, and all potential living things, the Compact (alien) people are appalled by the terraforming of the Humans' colony planet, Azureign, and what new life it might have destroyed. It was too late to recover what might have been, but the Compact sets out to teach Humanity a lesson. Azureign is put under interdiction: no contact with anyone but the few Compact aliens who enforce the interdiction. What do the colonists now have to do to survive? In this set of five novels, we experience the Helper animals created to assist the colonists. We learn...

On the day after Christmas in 1862, thirty-eight Dakota Sioux Indians were hanged in the largest mass execution in United States history. More than a century later, Kyle Ghostkiller is given the chance to go back and save them. Kyle has just returned to his hometown to accept a medicine bundle that gives him the power to time travel and reverse a curse on an old government document. But when four teenagers are found brutally murdered, newcomer Kyle becomes a prime suspect. With the FBI hot on his trail, and a jilted childhood sweetheart learning to love him all over again, Kyle escapes into...

The Dartmoor Big Cat Brides Box Set features Books 1-3 of this series of sexy shifter romances. Book 1: Wild Heart Consultant Pediatrician Caiden is convinced that Liv is his destiny, but then he discovers the truth behind why she applied to the Match by Mail agency. He and his jaguar have just learned to trust again and now everything’s falling apart. Should he listen to his cool head or his wild heart? Book 2: Savage Instinct Lawyer Jamie is in love with his sexy secretary, Emma, but there are unseen forces at work, and his past refuses to let him go. Can he put aside his grief enough ...

"Since time immemorial, India has been an ocean bed over which numerous stories have flowed and enriched the world. Storytellers from Tulsidas to Rohinton Mistry have added their magic to this magnificent repository. Inspired in part by Somadeva’s Kathasaritasagara, William Radice collects...

The infamous Captain Blacktail and his crew of swashbuckling rats set sail upon the high seas in search of a treasure equal to the ransom of kings upon kings. Many would-be plunderers have set forth to claim the treasure of the Cat O’ Nine Tails—only never to return. A young mouse known as Pip will find his life forever changed as he journeys to uncharted waters on an adventure with Captain Blacktail and the rat crew of the Vile Vermin.

From bestselling author B.B. Reid comes a wicked retelling of your favorite fairytale. America’s sweetheart has been canceled. From teen star to international phenom to the biggest celebrity in the world, Aurelia George has suddenly found herself on the other side of adoration. The public...

An orphaned girl and her big dragon have a big problem: Will he ever fly? On the terraformed earth-colony Azureign, ecologically-friendly dragons were genetically engineered to carry riders. Their job is to help settlers deliver urgent items and send messages quickly across great distances. Shala is chosen to ride. Now her future depends on her dragon, Nizael.But Nizael may be too big to fly. Will she be able to coax him into flight before the dragon queens choose their mates and form their packs? Or will Shala and her dragon be loners forever?

On the interdicted colony planet Azureign, the uplifted dolphin species called Dolphinfolk have chosen to revolt, asking for "Dirt People" help to free them from the "Sky People" or alien interdiction and stringent rules, which amount to slavery. The Human nation of Tehassa has agreed to help by providing ships with cannons, air balloons to scout, and first aid pods. Zeden, heir to the throne of Tehassa, would rather see new places and ways of doing things than be stuck in the capitol as the leader of Azureign's smallest nation. Better his sister Zola should inherit the throne, for she ...

Can’t find the perfect Irish gift? Don’t know what to give a cat lover? The Cats of Ireland is full of cat adventures, fun facts, and cat stories galore. My name is Seamus Mullarkey, and over the past two years I’ve been collecting fun facts and tantalizing tidbits all about The Cats of Ireland—now available in a fun collection—that's even tastier than a bowl full of cream!

Certainty Bulrush wants to be useful - to the Guild of Mages, to the brother who depends on her, and to anyone else she can help. Unfortunately, her tepid magic hasn't proven much use to anyone. So when Certainty is offered the chance to earn her magehood, she jumps on it. Never mind that the...

Toto's brothers, Silver and Socks, and their best friend, Catface, have just been made Deputy Ninja Cats! But while celebrating, they accidentally break a boat belonging to a very important cat and find themselves heading north to a bootcamp for naughty animals. Deep in the Scottish Highlands, they must climb mountains, paddle leaky canoes and prove that they can work as a team. But something isn't quite right at the bootcamp, and Toto's ninja senses are on high alert.

One night behind a mask. One prince from her past. One dance that changes everything. After bidding farewell to the prince eight years ago, Ellie never thought their paths would cross again. After all, they lived in separate worlds: he was a prince, and she was a humble servant. Surely it was better to leave their old friendship in the past and accept her dreary fate. But when she impulsively dons a mask to catch a better glimpse of the ball, their worlds collide, and a mystery at the palace soon pulls them even closer together.

Mirror Mirror on the Wall—because of you, a kingdom falls. A Princess for the people, that was Ember’s title. She is well known for being deeply involved with all people, using trust, honesty and friendship to rule. Prejudice towards the lowest of the low—the dwarven workers—does not sway her and she considers them to be the dearest of friends. But being a Princess of the People is not the same as being a Princess of the Court, a fact that puts Princess Ember and Queen Helga at constant odds. All Ember’s efforts to please ultimately fail because her values do not align at all with the Queen’s.

Silhouetted against the faint light from the window is a small, incredibly dirty girl. Her big brown eyes are open wide, filling with tears. She wears a tattered white dress. Her feet are bare and bloody. She holds a squirming baby. One of her small filthy fingers is in the baby’s mouth. “Do you have any milk?” she asks. Her voice is so soft that Marisol has to lean forward to hear. “I have milk at home, nearby,” she says. “Where are your parents?” “The monsters took them.” Monsters? “What did they look like?” “Great big bugs,” she says. Her expression dares ...

Rokumon Tanaka’s new pet isn’t working out. The little guy is cute, he’s inquisitive, and his little paws are really good at lockpicking. But raka are supposed to be HELPER animals…and how is being cute and curious any help to a settler? Ro intends to find out. He is determined to go to the Azureign Oracle to get an answer to that question, as well as a more personal one: How can he save his mother from her Reyes family curse?