Animal Stories For Adults

When young widow Sarah decides to restart her career as a marketing professional after her husband’s untimely illness and death, she joins the crew of the Dogs First Rescue Center. Her main responsibility is making sure the upcoming fundraising gala goes off without a hitch. Instead, she runs into one last-minute problem after another. Many of these problems happen because of what the handsome know-it-all, Dodge Armstrong, another volunteer at the Center, does – or doesn’t do. In the middle of it all is Stanley, the lovable but chaotic rescue hound who keeps managing to get into some ...

A Struggling Boy, a Courageous Dog, and a New Friendship, Saving Samuel: A Very Human Dog Lover Story Amy feels something bad is happening to her son Samuel lately. As time passes, she feels increasingly worried, confused, and doesn’t know what to do. She hangs on by focusing on the fact that her husband Jack would be home from work soon, and she would be able to share the problem with him. “It was true. Samuel was ten years old, and, in the last year, it seemed as though a change had come over him. He had always been such a sweet boy, happy and outgoing, but he had seemingly become ...

What’s a 5:1 Book About? Encouraging reading: for all ages. ESPECIALLY so, for children and young growing-up boys and girls—but also with a twist. The twist? It’s for adults to read aloud to young children. As an educator, I know reading helps the mind grow stronger; it develops the imagination, and it opens possibilities of original, creative thinking skills that will come with new opportunities. Here, I’ve packaged a 5-layer “cake” of reading pleasure. Five stories, with increasing reading level awareness, wording, and ideas. Also, a top level for young people and even adults!...

A Story of Love, Self-Discovery, and Inspiration. Rescuing Ranger: A Dog Lovers’ Rescue Romance Diana, a writer who works from home, is still feeling burned by her ex-husband's leaving her and their son Liam when they realized that he had a special set of needs. The boy is lost in his own world of the mind. Following her intuition, she decides Liam should get a dog, as emotional support, from the local animal rescue center. “Liam stared at the door of the animal rescue center, looking at the word OPEN, and he tried to understand why the center felt the need to write the word OPEN in ...

Love is love... no matter what! Emily was born with a rare condition that has given her bunny ears. She's bullied at school and comes home most days in tears. However, her best friend, Amanda, is the light in the darkness for her. Receiving a ferret named Spring for her birthday is also a bright spot for Emily, until tragedy strikes. When Emily is attacked by a pack of vicious butterflies, more secrets are revealed, and Emily begins to fear for her life. The threats don't end there. A boy at school, Luke, vows to hurt Emily. When he finally acts on his promise, will Emily and Amanda ...

Having tasted human flesh while far out at sea, a shoal of giant killer squid ravage the waters and shore of an oceanic town feasting on the delicacy. *** FREE Download link of Companion Audio to this e-book is at the very end of the e-book following Audiobooks for sale by K. Anderson Yancy. :-) ***

Hard-working dog rescue center manager Jenn struggles to care for all the dogs and keep the center afloat financially. In walks Cole, a volunteer who is an arrogant trust fund hunk with lots of opinions… and lots of buried pain over losses in his own life. Along with several rescued canines who have problems big and small (and opinions) of their own, these humans clash at first. Can they eventually come together to save the rescue dogs... and maybe even save their own hearts this time? Find out when you read this heartwarming story, Big-Hearted Humans, the prequel for the heartwarming Dog...

"Wolfsblut" - ein Klassiker der Jugend- und Abenteuerliteratur. Der junge Wolf lernt das Leben in der Wildnis kennen, doch seine Mutter ist nur zur Hälfte Wolf. Und es gibt auch in Wolfsblut Instinkte, die ihn die Gesellschaft des Menschen suchen lassen... Packender Roman über Kälte, Natur, das Leben in der Wildnis - und die Freundschaft von Mensch und Tier.

She thinks she can talk to animals. He thinks she's crazy, but he loves her anyway. Lizbet and Declan are on the brink of their lives. After graduation, Declan plans on leaving for college, but his world is turned upside down when his grandfather is attacked by wolves. Lizbet draws upon her ability to communicate with animals to try and find the creatures responsible, but she soon discovers the wolves have terrifying abilities of their own, capable of destroying not only Lizbet and Declan’s plans for their future but also their hearts. This book was originally published as Melange.

Everyone talks to animals. Some do it every day. But very few stop to listen for a reply. Lizbet Wood does. And this is just one of the things that set her apart. But she really doesn’t understand how different she is until violence shatters her solitary existence. While Lizbet seeks to understand why mother sought refuge on a deserted island in the Pacific Northwest, she comes face to face with the dangers her mother tried, but failed to escape. When her mother is gravely injured, Lizbet is forced from the island and thrust into a world even more complex and threatening than she could ...

She thinks she can talk to animals. He thinks she's crazy, but he loves her anyway. Lizbet Wood finally feels at home. For the first time ever, she has friends—human friends—she can trust, a group to which she can belong. Declan has drawn her into his circle and surrounded her with love. But just as Lizbet begins to feel that her new world makes sense, everything changes. Including Declan. And the changes are frightening. Friends can lie. Dreams can deceive. Certainties can shift. Slowly, Lizbet realizes that maybe the most terrifying changes are the ones she’ll have to make to ...

After discovering an antique music box, Chaine’s world is turned upside down. Thrust into the depths of an otherworldly war, she soon finds she’s caught in a battle of the beasts. Her only hope of escaping is to embark on a quest that could change more than she bargained for. But with bloodthirsty kings, an impossible task, and the world against her, she is one wrong move away from being trapped forever.

La musaraña es el mamífero más pequeño que existe, y es como tal, predador y presa a la vez. Caza porque es carnívoro, y es cazado a causa de su tamaño por otras especies mayores que él: muchas otras y mucho más mayores. PATACHOF es una musaraña, pero no es un personaje al azar; es, por encima de todo, la representación de una actitud, la figura y el modelo de ser social que esta serie de cuentos quiere transmitir.

'A Bedtime story for a Rescue-Cat' is a warming tale with a happy ending! It is a story told to a Rescue-Cat about the adventures of a homeless Moggie named Sam. Sam has many adventures that take him from being a 'Factory-Cat' to finding a home of his own. On this epic journey he encounters fear, happiness and friendship. A truly gentle tale.

Tre noveller af Cecil Bødker. "Døvens dør", hvor en dreng bliver mobbet, fordi han ikke er ligesom de andre, "Vædderen", hvor en dreng driller en vædder, så den bryder ud af indhegningen... "Tyren", hvor en mor prøver at redde sine to små drenge ved at lokke en vild tyr ud på engen bag gården.

Sunny is a Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse. He describes what this means and tells his story about leaving Kentucky to come to the Double K Farm. He introduces the other horses and all the animals where he lives. He also quotes from his famous ancestors and offers his own "horse sense" about food, friends, critters, and trail rides.

The often ironic, satirical short stories offer up moral lessons, which pack big ideas into small doses suitable for children and adults. Volume Three (the third of the three volume set) offers 12 "green fables," including "The Flying Squirrel," "The Gardener and the Bugs" and "The Little Bear."