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Spencer Quinn's Heart of Barkness is the latest in the New York Times best-selling series that the Los Angeles Times called "nothing short of masterful".

I was the perfect wife, my only fault that I loved dogs. My husband tolerated them as long as I kept the house spotless. I tolerated his abuse until he turned his eyes on my dogs, and then I got out. Now I'm in Maine, hoping to start over and rebuild. Trouble is, the house I trusted my realtor to buy for me seems to have a problem. It's huge and full of green goo, and the paranormal investigators won't stop knocking. On top of that my new boss is determined to hook me up with someone, but she has terrible taste in men.

When Flick Simons returns to the cosy village of Heartcross, she only expected to stay for a few days. The white-washed cottages of Love Heart Lane might be her home, but the place holds too many painful memories, and of one man in particular—Fergus Campbell. When a winter storm sweeps in, the only bridge connecting the village to the main land is swept away. As the villagers pull together, Flick finds herself welcomed back by the friends she once left behind. And as the snow begins to melt, maybe there is a chance that Fergus’s heart will thaw too.

Die etwas pummelige Tierärztin Eve hat die Nase voll! Genug von ihrer ständig nörgelnden Schwester, genug von der Einsamkeit und vor allem genug von Männern. Da kommt ihr eine geerbte Rinderfarm in Oklahoma gerade recht. Eve beschließt, Chicago für eine Weile zu verlassen, um die Ranch gewinnbringend zu verkaufen, doch sie hat die Rechnung ohne die taffe Vorarbeiterin Bobby gemacht. Zwischen den Frauen entbrennt ein erbitterter Kampf um das Anwesen, doch Eve muss einsehen, dass sie in Oklahoma vielleicht mehr findet, als nur das große Geld.

Young pups teach frozen hearts new tricks when a pack of rescue huskies inspire love and romance in a coastal Alaskan town fractured by feuding families. Taylor Lipin has made it her life's mission to leave her hometown and its ridiculous, century-old feud with the Porters behind. But when her...

Leslie Durant, owner of Pretty Paws, doesn't care that she's always giving all of her time and attention to others: It's worth the joy of helping abandoned animals find loving forever homes. But if she can't find a way to bring more money into the struggling shelter, the sacrifices she's made will all be for nothing. Then her brother leaves her with an inheritance, with two stipulations: She must work with her estranged mother to host a successful charity event and find a loving home for Peter's dog, Kiwi.

Settling into the rhythms of married life with her blended family, Emily finds herself at the epicenter of a storm—juggling the intricacies of managing a distant division following a promotion, navigating the unexpected challenges of a dear friend's pregnancy, and orchestrating the delicate balance of her children's burgeoning lives.

All Caleb Donovan has to do to redeem his family name is take a rundown Miami Beach apartment building and turn it into luxury condos. Easy, right? Unfortunately, that would also turn the local dog park into a parking lot and the neighbors aren't having it. Caleb is faced with an outright revolt, led by smart, beautiful building manager Riley Carson and her poodle, LouLou. For Caleb, this project should have been a slam dunk. But even more challenging than the neighborhood resistance is the mutual attraction between him and Riley.

It's up to a trio of adorable rescue huskies to make two lonely hearts in a coastal Alaskan town realize that true love is worth too much to turn tail and run. Glaciers have nothing on Kelsey Porter when she decides to freeze someone out. After getting burned once, she's not about to let it...

It's up to two rescue husky puppies to convince their owners it's never too late for a second leash on love. When Nate Porter left Helen, Alaska, to become a firefighter with the Forest Service, he claimed it was because he craved adventure. The truth was, he couldn't stand to hang around...

The Sunday Times bestseller is back, with his biggest adventure yet. The perfect read for fans of A Street Cat Named Bob. As the residents of Edgar Road know, Alfie is no ordinary cat. Since his arrival in the street, he's made every house his home, helping this group of neighbours to become...

Edie has enough on her plate keeping her tyrannical boss happy at Moira’s Wedding Shop. So when society bride Tia begs Edie to design her wedding dress - and keep it a secret from her domineering mother-in-law to be - Edie reluctantly says “I will” to making Tia’s dream come true. But if her deception is found out, it’ll mean losing her job.... Meanwhile, best man James has his eye on Edie, and he’s proving ever harder for her to resist. He’s upper-crust, and Edie’s one unexpected bill away from the breadline - they’re from completely different worlds.

After his best-selling account of rescuing polar bear cubs while working on an Arctic oil rig, Magnus Gray has hit a career slump. To add insult to injury, his editor has assigned him to a remote, dusty town called Sagebrush Flats to write about the local zoo's latest resident, a fuzzy polar-bear cub. Magnus has a soft spot for the bear but wants to flee the town - until one Sagebrush resident has him questioning everything.

When Katie Underwood discovers a litter of abandoned mountain-lion cubs, the last person she expects the zoo to send over is Bowie Wilson, her former crush and high-school bully. And the worst part? He doesn't even remember her. So as soon as they rescue the cougars, Katie plans to permanently part ways with the infuriatingly attractive zookeeper. But a lovelorn camel, a matchmaking honey badger, and a nursemaid capybara have completely different plans.

׳אהבה׳ הוא הנושא העיקרי ביצירה זו. אהבת בעלי החיים אל אדוניהם ואהבתם של אלה אל הכלב ואל החתול – השחקנים הראשיים בתמונות היום יום הנושאות סממנים אוטוביוגרפיים של הסופרת.