War Animals

I'm a Royal. An ancient wolf shifter. An assassin. And I've been given an innocent human mate. There's only one way this will turn out. They call me an Angel of Death. Death, for short. An act of compassion turned me into a babysitter. A fitting punishment, according to the elders. More like torture. They trapped me in the same small town as my destined female. For years I watched Sara. And suffered knowing I'd never get to enjoy the wickedly sinful things I wanted to do to her. And the night I was free to escape, Sara learns my dark secret and becomes a hit man's target herself. Because ...

Take one feral shifter, add a woman willing to do anything for her family, then sit back and watch sparks fly. An act of love shattered Devin Moore’s mind. Every day since is spent in a constant battle of wills with the three crazed beasts inside him. But when a lead on a missing shifter child reaches him, he rushes to bring her home. After the rescue mission goes horribly wrong, he’s left with a beautiful gutsy woman struggling to survive. In a desperate act, he saves Lena. But his gift of life carries a high price, and their bond is stronger than Devin ever imagined. Their attraction ...

Love has no place in politics. Until a councilman falls in love. Royal shifter, Anton Alexander, sacrificed his future the day he joined the Shifter Council. Now the law rules his life. Manipulating it for the benefit of his loved ones is his only pleasure. But the games he’s played in Council chambers have earned him more than a reputation for ruthlessness. He’s made enemies. Anton can’t be bothered with their baseless ploys to have him ousted from the Council. But when his rivals come after the female he’s not allowed to love, he’ll prove the whispered rumors about his rage are ...

When the woman of your dreams is a shifter and you’re not, does that make her forbidden or the ultimate prize? As a human living among shifters, Josh Conway is expected to abide by shifter law. But he’s never been very good at following rules. He’d rather make his own. The habit has gotten him in trouble over the years, but it’s all about the endgame. And this time he knows exactly what he wants—the gorgeous Royal shifter who’s off-limits. Mira is his. He knew it the moment he looked into her eyes. Of course, convincing her of the truth involves overcoming a prophecy, her ...

It is September 1940, and as German bombs fall on Britain, fears grow of an impending invasion. Enemy fighter planes blacken the sky around Epping Forest, the home of Susan Shepherd and her grandfather, Bertie. After losing her parents as a child, Susan found comfort in raising homing pigeons. Duchess has proven to be the most extraordinary of all Susan's birds, as the two share a special bond and an unusual curiosity about the world. Thousands of miles away in Buxton, Maine, a young crop-duster pilot named Ollie Evans has decided to travel to Britain to join the Royal Air Force.

The heartwarming story of Barrie, the stray puppy rescued from the rubble in Syria by former soldier Sean Laidlaw. Barrie was rescued from the rubble by bomb disposal expert and former soldier Sean Laidlaw. He gradually gained her trust, and they soon became inseparable. When Sean's contract to Syria was not renewed and he could not return to her, he raised the funds to bring her home with him. The two created an incredible bond in their three months together, and they were reunited in emotional scenes in early November.

Charles Fox is one of Britain's very best spies. He's dashing, he's clever... but he can't stop chasing chickens! And, during the Second World War, there is a VERY important agreement between all the animals that they won't eat each other. So Charles finds himself locked up for his own good. Then his French cousin goes missing in action, along with some vital war plans, and Charles is the only one with the expertise to find him again. So, Charles is released but he's forced to pair up with a genius code-breaking chicken called Gertrude for the mission.

By April 1916, the fervour that accompanied war’s outbreak has faded. In its place is a grim reality. Throughout Germany, essentials are rationed. Hope, too, is in short supply. Anna Zeller, whose fiancé, Bruno, is fighting on the Western Front, works as a nurse at an overcrowded hospital in Oldenburg, trying to comfort men broken in body and spirit. But during a visit from Dr Stalling, the director of the Red Cross Ambulance Dogs Association, she witnesses a rare spark of optimism.

September 1939. Britain is on the brink of war. As Noah Price’s dad marches off to fight, he asks his son to honour one vital promise: that he will keep their dog, Winn, safe. No matter what. Noah agrees, but his best intentions are crushed when the government advises people to have their pets put to sleep as part of the war preparations. Children are heartbroken; queues outside vets’ surgeries stretch for miles. But Noah is a resourceful and impetuous child. He won’t just do what he is told.

In the heart of the neighborhood park, a rivalry ignites between two factions of dogs: the refined and sophisticated "Pawsome Pals" and the adventurous and spirited "Ruff Riders." What begins as a friendly competition soon escalates into an all-out feud, with each side determined to prove their dominance.

On the Home Front, one girl is determined to make a difference. But Edie’s hopes of serving overseas are dashed when she’s sent to be a Land Girl in a sleepy Cumbrian village. Prue has shut the world out since her son went away to fight. Yet when she’s asked to take in a Land Girl and two little evacuees from London, she has no choice. Edie’s heart breaks, seeing the children’s cold welcome. But when the evacuees take in a stray puppy, even Prue can’t say no.

Jama is a clever and sensitive young Maasai girl who likes elephants better than people. She decides to escape the classroom gossip about the new boy, Leku, by going to the watering hole outside her village. There, she befriends a baby elephant that she names Mbegu. When Mbegu's mother, frightened by poachers, stampedes, Jama and Mbegu are blamed for two deaths—one elephant and one human. Now Leku, whose mysterious and imposing father is the head ranger at the conservancy, may be their only lifeline.

Clive the spider lives a quiet life in an old pair of boots that once belonged to grandad. But when Albert Spindler, the owner of the boots, finds the name Montgomery inside them, he thinks he has struck gold. He believes the boots are a rare relic from Monty, the legendary World War Two hero. He decides to take them to London and sell them at Sotheby’s Auction House. But things don’t go as planned. Along the way, Clive faces many dangers, including a near-fatal plunge into the Thames. He has to use his wit and cleverness to stay alive.

The Sunday Times top ten best seller. Thousands of lives have been saved by this spaniel. He is a best friend in dog's clothing. An RAF dog with his mossy feet firmly on the ground. A brave dog who has served his colleagues and his country with unstinting devotion. A dog in a million. This is the story of the partnership of Buster and Will, told by Will himself, describing how each came to save the other's life.

Dog Soldiers tells the story of two brave young dog soldiers (army bomb dog handlers) killed in action in Afghanistan with their dogs by their sides, through the inspirational words of their mothers. Lance Corporal Kenneth Rowe and Lance Corporal Liam Tasker were both dog lovers from boyhood and went on to do the job they had always wanted to do.

An accomplished healer of both cats and humans, Nadine finds herself whiskers to fangs with a demon while making what should have been a routine house call. Defeated, the demon soars away, but not before warning her that the world is about to be ripped from existence. Nadine casts the idea aside as the rantings of evil until she returns to her temple home to discover it in flames and her mentor vanished.

The humans want to kill all cats, be they ordinary or magical. The cats want to escape somewhere far from humans. Nadine is a feline social welfare agent whose sole wish is to reunite the two races in this post-plague world. After a narrow escape from orphaned teenagers determined to use her for target practice, Nadine is left terrified and wondering if there's a way humans and felines can live together in peace.

Ultimate soldier. Ultimate mission. But will the SAS patrol escape the deadly Malayan jungle alive?Malaya in the 1950s, and Communist terrorists wage a bloody war against the country's estates and rubber plantation owners. Chased into the interior by British army units, the guerrillas soon become experts at survival and evasion, emerging from the jungle only to launch increasingly ferocious attacks.

Brillant fox-terrier capable de communiquer en messages codés, Sirius émigre aux Etats-Unis avec la famille Liliencron, qui fuit l'Allemagne nazie. Arrivé à Hollywood, il devient la coqueluche des studios Warner Bros. et s'acoquine avec les plus grands : Rita Hayworth, Billy Wilder, John Wayne et Cary Grant n'ont plus de secrets pour lui !

A body washed up on the beach. An evacuation to an old house with forbidden rooms and dark secrets. An animal rescue service. Set in World War Two, Emma Carroll explores the resilience, resourcefulness and inventiveness of children when their lives fall to pieces. Introducing some compelling new characters, as well as revisiting some familiar settings, these adventures are sure to win over new listeners as well as fans of old favourites such as Letters from the Lighthouse and Frost Hollow Hall.