Tag: Dogs
+ childrens fiction, Dogs, fiction, love, review
Mitchie the Service Dog Gets A Job by Diane Petrozzo
Mitchie is a young, black Labrador Retriever training to become a service dog. Everyone says he will become very successful, but Mitchie doesn’t believe them. Will he actually be good enough to assist someone? Genre: Children’s BookAges: 3-9 Eventually, Mitchie is matched with an elderly gentleman named Mel who is visually impaired. How is Mitchie going to help Mel live a fulfilling life. This … Read More Mitchie the Service Dog Gets A Job by Diane Petrozzo
+ Dogs, fiction, friends, friendship, grief, literature, loss, love
LJ Ambrosio Reflections of Michael Q&A
In Book One ‘A Reservoir Man’ we were introduced to Michael. Everywhere Michael turned he saw a Reservoir Man. Michael’s endless trials of survival included sexual assault, the Vietnam War, an arrest in Spain, Hollywood scandal, the AIDS outbreak, 9/11 and beyond. If only Michael could have found the one thing he valued most, his freedom. Michael’s coming-of-age was tarnished by many, but the courage to … Read More LJ Ambrosio Reflections of Michael Q&A
All The Gear, No Idea! by Allison Lee
There is a saying that “You should never work with children or animals,” but Allison Lee did exactly that, and she lived to tell the tale. After retiring as the owner of a small chain of children’s day nurseries, she swapped childcare for animal care when she and her husband bought a twelve-acre plot of land and a dilapidated barn ripe for conversion with … Read More All The Gear, No Idea! by Allison Lee
The Magical Adventures of Diesel The Husky by Rosie and Perry Tobin
Join Diesel on his enchanting adventures through the snowy wilderness and into the magical forest, where kindness, friendship, and heroism shine brightly. In this captivating children’s book series, readers of all ages will be transported to a world filled with wonder and excitement as they follow Diesel and his friends on their thrilling quests. Published by: Blossom Spring Publishing Genre: Children’s adventureLength: 31 pages #DieselTheHusky X(Twitter) @BlossomSpring3 @ZooloosBT #ZooloosBookTours #blogtour #BookX Instagram … Read More The Magical Adventures of Diesel The Husky by Rosie and Perry Tobin
+ crime fiction, dark humour, Dogs, fiction, journalist, murder, police corruption, police drama, police procedural, review
Gallows Wood by Louisa Scarr (PC Lucy Halliday #1)
The signs are unmistakable. The dog halts, his nose up – nostrils quivering. Every inch of him is poised. Moss has a scent. When a hand is found in Gallows Wood, PC Lucy Halliday and her specialist search dog Moss must find the rest of the body. What they uncover is a killer’s dumping ground. Like every case since her husband’s mysterious disappearance, Lucy … Read More Gallows Wood by Louisa Scarr (PC Lucy Halliday #1)
+ Dogs, fiction, friends, friendship, grief, literature, loss, love
Exiles by LJ Ambrosio (Reflections of Michael Trilogy Book 3)
In this final chapter, Ron’s story concludes from Reflections on the Boulevard (2023). Michael’s wish was for Ron to exile himself in the heart of Paris with its beautiful culture and citizens as they protest and fight for the soul of the city. Ron’s journey is met with life-affirming friendships and lessons along the way. The final book in the Reflections of Michael Trilogy, … Read More Exiles by LJ Ambrosio (Reflections of Michael Trilogy Book 3)
+ Dogs, fiction, humour fiction, marriage, review
Away Weekend by Lesley Fernández-Armesto
Geraldine and her apricot poodle are usually reluctant to leave her pretty little mews house in St John’s Wood. But what with her sister moving in with two pugs, and her daughter unexpectedly appearing on her doorstep – both the victims of dumping by their partners – Geraldine and her bijou home can barely take the strain. #AwayWeekend #LesleyFernándezArmesto @BooksQuadrant @GracePublicity #blogtour So it’s hard to … Read More Away Weekend by Lesley Fernández-Armesto
+ bullying, celebrity, cosy mystery, crime fiction, Dogs, fiction, murder, murder mystery, revenge, review
The Boot Camp Murder by Matthew Ross
An an ambitious high-achieving young woman, unfairly bullied from her job, her career in ruins; her brother, a charming slacker getting by on good looks and charisma; an out-of-control unstoppable terrier called Winkle, and a popular social media star bludgeoned to death – who said pet-sitting would be a walk in the park? Monica was on the corporate ladder striving to be a high-flying … Read More The Boot Camp Murder by Matthew Ross
Team Olaf To The Rescue by Rachel Flower and Uncle Julian – Pets As Therapy
This is a ‘tail’ by Olaf, the fox red Labrador therapy dog, who visits schools and hospitals in Gloucestershire. This story (written in rhyme), describes Olaf’s classroom adventures, particularly when Christmas celebrations are at risk due to a kitchen breakdown. Happily, Olaf and his band of merry canine friends manage to save the day and give the children a party they will never forget. The … Read More Team Olaf To The Rescue by Rachel Flower and Uncle Julian – Pets As Therapy
+ bullying, child abduction, crime fiction, Detective novel, Dogs, family, fiction, friendship, lycanthropy, murder, mythology, obsession, psychiatric hospital, review, serial killer, sisters, superstition, thriller, werewolf
Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney
Thirteen-year-old Ava Bonney is unlike other children. Exceptionally bright, she has an obsessive interest in the rate at which dead animals decompose. The motorway she lives by regularly offers up roadkill, and in the dead of night Ava likes nothing better than to pull her latest discovery into her roadside den so she can study it. #DeadlyAnimals #MarieTierney @Tr4cyF3nt0n #CompulsiveReaders #blogtour But one day when she … Read More Deadly Animals by Marie Tierney
A Most Malicious Messenger by Katherine Black Publication Day
Menacing texts lead to murder in an English village, in this unmissable, witty mystery by the Dagger Award–nominated author of A Most Unusual Demise. May Morrigan is in her bookshop one morning when she—and everyone else in the shop—receives an anonymous text. It contains a reference to a Shakespeare quotation—and seems to be aimed at the vicar and his partner, Juan. The next morning, … Read More A Most Malicious Messenger by Katherine Black Publication Day
+ coming-of-age, Dogs, family, fiction, friendship, grief, literature, loss, love
Reflections On The Boulevard by LJ Ambrosio (Reflections of Michael Trilogy Book 2)
Michael’s story continues from A Reservoir Man (2022) where we find him teaching at a university ready to retire. He unexpectedly meets a young man named Ron who becomes his protégé and journeys with him in a haphazard adventure throughout America and Europe. In Michael’s final journey in life, each twist and turn of the road brings unexpected adventures. The journey taken is one … Read More Reflections On The Boulevard by LJ Ambrosio (Reflections of Michael Trilogy Book 2)
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