Quinn, the Rottweiler

Quinn, the Rottweiler
Author: Maryly Turner
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 154
Release: 2009-11
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1440174938

Returning home, exhausted and empty-handed from a day trip to the Sacramento SPCA, she was leafing through her local paper, when her eye lit upon this ad: "ADULT MALE ROTTWEILER FREE TO A GOOD HOME." The last year had been a crummy one for her. She had to put down her last Rottweiler. She had undergone chemotherapy for breast cancer and had been missing the companionship of a Rottie. For the last twenty-five years, there had always been one in her life. A year had gone by since she had put the last one down, and at the same time finished her chemo treatments. This was not the kind of ad she saw everyday and she felt that this was a special message to her. "I will call first thing in the morning," she thought. This is the beginning of Quinn's story, a truly remarkable dog, who changed her life as much as she changed his. He became part of a new family and met many, many new people who became part of his life. He faced an enormous challenge through which he both taught and learned the meaning of love and trust. This story will appeal to anyone who has ever loved a dog.

The Merriest Misters

The Merriest Misters
Author: Timothy Janovsky
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2024-10-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1250338948

The Santa Clause meets Husband Material in this delightful holiday novel! Patrick Hargrave and Quinn Muller have been married for less than a year, but their passionate romance is cracking under the pressures of domestic life and a cumbersome mortgage. That’s until Christmas Eve when Patrick wakes Quinn up with: “I think I’ve killed a man.” Quinn realizes the “burglar” Patrick knocked out is none other than Mr. Claus himself. Instructed by a harried elf to don the red suit and take the reins of the reindeer-guided sleigh up on the roof, Quinn and Patrick work together to save Christmas. But as the sun rises on Christmas morning, the sleigh brings them back to the North Pole instead of New Jersey, and they’re in for a massive shock. The couple must assume the roles of Santa Claus and the first ever Merriest Mister or Christmas will be canceled... permanently. With Christmas–and their marriage–on the line, Patrick and Quinn agree to stay together for one year. But can running a toy shop together save their relationship, or will Patrick and Quinn be stuffing coal in each other’s stockings come next Christmas?

Canal Days Calamity

Canal Days Calamity
Author: Jamie M. Blair
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2017-11-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0738753076

Cameron Cripps-Hayman is taken aback when she stumbles upon another murdered neighbor, this time behind her sister's shop, Dog Diggity. The timing couldn't be worse, as there's only a week left before the store's grand opening during Canal Days, the biggest festival of the year. When the police arrest her handyman, Cameron knows they have the wrong suspect, so she and the rest of the Metamora Action Agency set their sights on cracking the case. They've got one solved murder under their belts—how hard could a second be? With a flood warning and a murderer on the loose threatening Canal Days, Cameron and her crew need to work their tails off to have any chance of saving the town's annual dog and pony show. Praise for the Dog Days Mysteries: "[A] laugh-out-loud funny cozy . . . Dorothy Cannell and Donna Andrews fans rejoice!"—Library Journal "The plot is very, very good in this one. The dogs are fun, the mystery is difficult to solve, and all the characters make this a great afternoon read."—Suspense Magazine

Lucid Fate

Lucid Fate
Author: Lee Gabel
Publisher: Frankenscript Press
Total Pages: 331
Release: 2022-11-30
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 199918565X

Everyone makes mistakes, even psychopaths. This time, the mistake is murder, and the evidence may lie in plain sight. Free from her mental prison but with her sanity crumbling, Wynter and her friends take advantage of Jezebel’s injuries and double their efforts to reunite her with her dreamwaker boyfriend. Despite her vulnerabilities, Jezebel discovers that she can wield her dreamwaker power from beyond her hospital bed. But she forgets to acknowledge a dreamwaker’s free will. When a mysterious murder rocks the town, the sheriff discovers the murder weapon holds the answers he’s looking for, until it disappears in front of his eyes. Running their own investigation, Wynter’s friends unlock Jezebel’s secret and use it against her, gaining a much needed advantage. Together once again, Wynter, her dreamwaker boyfriend, her friends, and the sheriff formulate one last plan to connect Jezebel to her crimes, a plan perfect in its simplicity. But evading consequences is Jezebel’s specialty... and she has no intention of peaceful surrender. Friends and enemies. Betrayal and revenge. Love triangles... and squares. Take a step back to the 1980s, where the line between dreams and reality blurs, friends become lovers, and the consequences can be deadly.

Eyes of the Eternal

Eyes of the Eternal
Author: G.E. White
Publisher: Swan Spell Press
Total Pages: 400
Release: 2022-05-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 177814361X

A GOD MAY LIVE FOREVER BUT DIES A THOUSAND TIMES... After Quinn is sent to a mental health facility, he is plagued by visions of fae-like creatures and a handsome, but deadly visitor only he can see. Just when he is about to give into his despair, believing that he is truly losing his mind, Surina, a mysterious woman visits him with a revelation that turns his world upside down. What he believes to be hallucinations are actually the remnants of an old world long forgotten. She inducts him into the realms of Greek Gods and Goddesses, where he meets the attractive God of Death, Jared, a man whose soul calls out to his. Jared and Surina lead him through this world of magic and wonder, straight into a dangerous investigation into the theft of the fabled pieces of the Northern Star – the Eyes of the Eternal. Their mission: to find the culprit and return the Star before its terrible power is unleashed and their worlds are thrown into chaos. For fans of The Song of Achilles, American Gods, Percy Jackson, Lore Olympus and Heaven Official's Blessing, Eyes of the Eternal is a New Adult, LGBT Fantasy, filled with action, adventure and romance, sure to thrill and entrance.

What the Dog Knows

What the Dog Knows
Author: Cat Warren
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 368
Release: 2015-03-10
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 1451667329

Published in hardcover as What the dog knows: the science and wonder of working dogs by Simon & Schuster, New York, c2013.

Garnetville: A Gay Mystery

Garnetville: A Gay Mystery
Author: E.M. Mispiel
Publisher: E.M. Mispiel
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2018-01-15
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 8827552480

The whole town of Garnetville may be willing to let the murder of a gay man go unsolved, but Dave isn't. Dave is determined to find the truth. Quinn is just as determined not to let him die trying. As dark secrets are uncovered, more than one man will be pushed over the edge.

Dog on It

Dog on It
Author: Spencer Quinn
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant.com
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2013
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1459612868

I could smell him - or rather the booze on his breath - before he even opened the door, but my sense of smell is pretty good, probably better than yours. So begins this fabulous, funny new detective novel featuring Bernie, a slightly down-at-heel PI; and his off sider, Chet, a dog - and the captivating narrator of the story. Chet may have flunked out of police school (I'd been the best leaper in K-9 class, which had led to all the trouble in a way I couldn't remember exactly, although blood was involved), but he's just as much a detective as Bernie - superior, sometimes, in his insight into human foibles. In Dog On It, their first adventure, Chet and Bernie investigate the disappearance of a teenage girl who may or may not have been kidnapped, but who's definitely gotten herself mixed up with some very unsavoury characters.

The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Infant Development, Volume 1

The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Infant Development, Volume 1
Author: J. Gavin Bremner
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 718
Release: 2011-07-11
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1444351834

Now part of a two-volume set, the fully revised and updated second edition of The Wiley-Blackwell Handbook of Infant Development, Volume 1: Basic Research provides comprehensive coverage of the basic research relating to infant development. Updated, fully-revised and expanded, this two-volume set presents in-depth and cutting edge coverage of both basic and applied developmental issues during infancy Features contributions by leading international researchers and practitioners in the field that reflect the most current theories and research findings Includes editor commentary and analysis to synthesize the material and provide further insight The most comprehensive work available in this dynamic and rapidly growing field