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...

In this important study of the meaning of the Grail, one of Europe's greatest esoteric philosophers discloses the pre-Christian and initiatic sources of this symbolic motif that is so central to Western mythology and culture. He demonstrates how the main features of the legend are from an older...

Do you absolutely adore cats? Then prepare yourself for the perfect gift to yourself or any cat lover who deserves to feel the quiet thrill of Ireland’s oldest, most faithful companions. This enchanting, one-of-a-kind book whisks you away on a captivating journey where cats are so much more than pets—they’re fairy guardians, shape-shifting witches, scholarly muses, lucky charms, and quiet heroes of castles and cottages alike. Discover the massive black Cait Sidhe who prowled the Otherworld’s edges, the giant King of Cats who kidnapped bards in revenge, the white cat Pangur Bán who ...

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 ...

Something was buried in the ice. Now it’s awake. Cole Maddox knows the mountains. As a wilderness guide, he respects the cold, the terrain, and the storms. But he has never seen anything like the facility hidden in the deep valley of the Timberline. Hired to escort a team of investors and scientists into the frozen wild, Cole thinks it’s just another high-paying babysitting job. He’s wrong. Inside the compound, a disgraced geneticist has achieved the impossible. He hasn’t just cloned a fossil; he has resurrected an apex predator that evolution tried to erase. A hunter designed for ...

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

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...

Thea Greene has no time for nonsense—especially not from her overly charming landlord who delivers flowers “for the building” and thinks a smile can fix anything. She’s too busy running her business, finding an apprentice, and reminding herself that falling for Nat again is only asking for him to break her heart once more.

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, ...

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.

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...

From around the world – China to Ireland, France to India – come eight ancient cat tales of enduring popularity throughout generations of Cat People. Affectionate, vicious, murderous or benign – however you regard cats you will find them here portrayed in all their contradictory splendour. "When Ramsay Wood retells a story he makes a proper job of it: not for him those pale imitations of a noble original which is what your average re-teller palms off on his readers." THE TIMES By 2021 there were an estimated 220 million "owned-cats' on Earth plus 480 million strays. In the US over 100...

A new adult novel from Michael Scott and Colette Freedman... The Hallows. Ancient artifacts imbued with a primal and deadly power. But are they protectors of this world, or the keys to its destruction? A gruesome murder in London reveals a sinister plot to uncover a two-thousand-year-old secret...

Toto is no ordinary cat, and she can't wait for you to join her on her FIFTH ninja adventure! From one of the UK's best-loved broadcasters. 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...

The Spellshop meets Legends & Lattes in this new cozy romantic fantasy trilogy about magic gone wrong, by the bestselling author of The House Witch series! Spidena Kettle runs a quiet magic shop at the edge of town, selling just enough spells and potions to keep herself afloat—and out of...

"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...

This is the first volume of articles that were originally published on my currently obsolete website. They are a diverse mix that covers the mysterious subjects that I have found interesting over the years. These range from the Lost Land of Lyonesse to Cornwall’s very own Owlman and Morgawr the monster of Falmouth Bay. You will also read about Alien creatures with glowing red eyes, Alternative Three, The Cormons, Crystal Skulls, The Cumberland Spaceman, Dragons and Leylines, The Egg Project, the Hollow Earth theory, the possible connection between NDEs, OOBEs and UFOs, and other strange ...

Memories of the early days of snooker including playing matches in the Thurston Match Room in the Leicester Square HallCompiled and presented by Paddy Feeny.