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No One Like You
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Kate Angell
When he hires a personal assistant to keep him focused on spring training and to care for his four dogs, pro baseball player Rylan Cates finds himself going to bat for Beth Avery's heart when their attraction to each other becomes more than he can handle.
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Norah's Ark
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Judy Baer
Taking matters into his own paws, Bentley, a precocious mutt who is terrified of kittens, interferes in the love life of his owner, Norah Kent, by unleashing a hilarious matchmaking scheme to help her find Mr. Right.
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The Dog Master : A Novel of the First Dog
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W. Bruce Cameron
Years after an Ice Age tribe leader tames a hungry wolf, a boy shunned from his people for his disability forges an inseparable bond with a wolf cub who helps him to survive in an enemy-controlled, environmentally extreme world.
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A New Leash on Death
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Susan Conant
Holly Winter, a writer and amateur sleuth, and her adopted Alaskan malamute, Rowdy, team up to track down a killer lurking at a dog show.
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Must Love Dogs : a novel
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Claire Cook
When her interfering sister writes a personal ad for her, divorced preschool teacher Sarah Hurlihy finds herself plunged into the often riotous world of dating where she learns valuable lessons in life, love, and canine care
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The Mountaintop School for Dogs and Other Second Chances
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Ellen Cooney
A woman with little experience with animals signs up to be a volunteer trainer at The Sanctuary, a home for strays and unwanted dogs, and learns more than she bargained for about forgiveness, rehabilitation and being rescued.
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The Spotted Dog : a Corinna Chapman Mystery
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Kerry Greenwood
| Corinna Chapman, baker extraordinaire, talented sleuth, stalwart friend and lover, is back! When a distraught Scottish veteran from Afghanistan is knocked unconscious, waking up to find his beloved ex-service dog missing, Corinna and her lover, Daniel, find themselves inextricably drawn into the machinations of a notorious underworld gang of drug runners. | |
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Dancing Dogs : Stories
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Jon Katz
A warm and whimsical first collection of dog-themed stories by the best-selling author of Meet the Dogs of Bedlam Farm includes the tales of a woman's farewell to a beloved retriever, a young girl's instant connection with a shelter puppy and a sheepdog's confrontation with an injured coyote
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99 Nights in Logar
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Jamil Jan Kochai
A trepidatious return visit to a family compound in Afghanistan finds a disastrous encounter with a terrifying but beloved guard dog leading to a 12-year-old boy's mythology-laced search through the landscape of contemporary Logar.
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Roam : a novel with music
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Alan Lazar
Nelson is a bright-eyed, inquisitive half beagle, half poodle. He lives with Katey and Don, newlyweds whose marriage is straining under the pressures of domesticity. One day Nelson follows his nose and gets lost-- and we follow his journey home for eightyears. An affirmation that no matter how far or how long you may travel, there's always a place you can call home
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Emily and Einstein
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Linda Francis Lee
Losing her beloved husband in a tragic accident only to be informed that she is losing her comfortable Upper West Side home, Emily learns disturbing truths about her late husband's true character and embarks on a journey for answers in the company of a scruffy little dog.
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Walking in Circles Before Lying Down : a novel
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Merrill Markoe
With her life rapidly falling apart in the wake of two divorces, her dysfunctional parents and sister, and her boyfriend dumping her for another woman, Dawn is stunned to discover that Chuck, a mixed breed dog she had adopted from a local animal shelter, can talk and that he may have some effective solutions to her problems.
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Miss Ruffles Inherits Everything
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Nancy Martin
When rich matriarch Honeybelle Hensley leaves her fortune to her dog, Miss Ruffles, Honeybelle's assistant Sunny McKillip is tasked with keeping the dog safe but is challenged by parties out to acquire the dog's newfound wealth
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The Finer Points of Sausage Dogs
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Alexander McCall Smith
When Professor Dr. Mortiz-Maria von Igelfeld of The Institute of Romance Philology is mistaken for a veterinarian, he ends up practicing veterinary medicine without a license, operating on a friend's dachshund with unfortunate results; transports relics for a Coptic prelate; and is pursued by lovesick widows on a Mediterranean cruise ship.
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Biloxi : a novel
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Mary Miller
A collection building on the critically acclaimed The Last Days of California and Always Happy Hour takes readers into the Biloxi home of an aimless, newly single 63-year-old retiree who makes the impulsive, life-changing decision to adopt a dog
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Dog on it : A Chet and Bernie Mystery
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Spencer Quinn
Intrepid canine detective Chet accompanies his human police officer partner, Bernie, on a first assignment involving the disappearance of a teenage girl who ran with the wrong crowd, a case that is complicated by Bernie's dysfunctional personal life.
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The Barbary Dogs
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Cynthia Robinson
Investigating the jumping death of a hotheaded failed writer, Max Bravo reads the victim's journal to follow elusive clues through the Barbary Coast art scene, where he encounters a motley crew of crackpots, romantic intrigues, bohemians and wily ghosts.
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Jonathan Unleashed : a novel
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Meg Rosoff
Struggling with his boss, a girlfriend who wants someone better, and an apartment that should be condemned, Jonathan agrees to look after his brother's dogs, who become his companions during perspective-changing daily walks to visit an alluring vet
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Lily and the Octopus
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Steven Rowley
A man is reminded of how it feels to love fiercely, to fight for a loved one, and to work through the pain of letting go as he becomes gradually aware of his devoted bond with his aging canine companion
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The New Yorkers
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Cathleen Schine
Canine companions compel their masters to go outside themselves, take part in the community they live in, make friends, and sometimes fall in love, in a novel that revolves around one city block in Manhattan.
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Playing for Keeps
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Jill Shalvis
She's a tattoo artist, he's a straight-laced mogul. But after they accidentally co-rescue an abandoned dog from a storm, Sadie sees a vulnerable side to the seemingly invincible hottie.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain
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Garth Stein
Evaluating his life on the eve of his death, atypical canine Enzo considers the sacrifices his master, Denny Swift, has made in his pursuit of becoming a professional race car driver; the painful custody battle between Denny and his in-laws, and the dog's own efforts to preserve the Swift family
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The Highly Effective Detective Goes to the Dogs
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Richard Yancey
Shut down by the state for sleuthing without a license, bumbling private detective Teddy Ruzak stumbles upon the body of a man whom he had befriended the day before outside his office and launches a personal investigation when the police dismiss his suspicions of foul play, in a case complicated by two unexpected visitors from the pound.
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