For Pet’s Sake
Fictional Pets
Donna Ball
Raine Stockton, a dog trainer who gave up her career as a Search and Rescue worker after a tragic loss, reluctantly returns to active duty when a mother and daughter are kidnapped.
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Laurien Berenson
Finalists in a contest to become the spokesdog for Chow Down, Melanie Travis and her Standard Poodle Faith watch in horror as this dog-eat-dog competition turns deadly when a fellow contestant is murdered.
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Blaize Clement
Tired of becoming involved in homicide investigations, Florida pet-sitter Dixie Hemingway does not report stumbling upon the corpse of a mansion gate-keeper, a resolve that is complicated when someone reports her presence at the scene of the crime.
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Colleen Coble
Though tragedy has wrecked her life, Allie Siders holds on to the hope that her five-year-old daughter, Betsy, will speak again. But with a stalker out for revenge, she heads to the peaceful Bluebird Ranch, a sanctuary for abused horses, and to the only person who can help them.
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Molly Gloss
In the winter of 1917, with many of his regular hands off fighting in World War I, George Bliss hires young Martha Lessen to help gentle wild horses, and as she demonstrates her unique talent for dealing with damaged horses, she finds a sense of family and belonging.
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Matt Haig
Struggling with the typical throes of human life with the help of their loyal black Labrador, Prince, the Hunter family is aided in unusual ways by their canine friend when he perceives that they are becoming their own worst enemies.
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Gabriella Herkert
Not too happy about her recent Vegas wedding to a Navy SEAL she barely knows, legal investigator Sara Townley finds the fur flying in both her personal and professional lives when she must find a missing cat who stands to inherit millions of dollars.
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Pam Houston
In his endeavor to teach his human, Rae, about the power of love over fear, wolfhound Dante simultaneously impacts the lives of Rae’s housekeeper, her therapist, two veterinarians, fellow dog Rose, and Stanley the cat.
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Greg Kincaid
Discovering that a local shelter is looking for temporary homes for their dogs over the Christmas holidays, Todd, a developmentally challenged young man, persuades his reluctant family to take in a special canine named Christmas.
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Aryn Kyle
This tale of rancher’s daughter Alice Winston finds her helping to support the family business by boarding the horses of rich neighbors and leaving behind the innocence of her youth.
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Robert Olmstead
When Robey Childs’s mother experiences a premonition about her husband, a Civil War soldier, she sends her only son to retrieve his father from the battlefield, accompanied by a horse that becomes his only companion as he makes his way through the destruction of war.
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David Rosenfelt
Rescuing a golden retriever from euthanasia, wisecracking New Jersey defense attorney Andy Carpenter learns that the dog was involved in a previous owner’s murder conviction and is persuaded by the man’s sister to reopen the case.
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Lauraine Snelling
Rehabilitating retired racehorses after being released from prison for the driving accident that ended her son’s life, Maggie Roberts discovers a new purpose when she meets a single father and his wheelchair-bound son.
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Garth Stein
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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David Wroblewski
A tale reminiscent of Hamlet that also celebrates the alliance between humans and dogs follows speech-disabled Wisconsin youth Edgar, who bonds with three yearling canines and struggles to prove that his sinister uncle is responsible for his father’s death.
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