Mystillion by IA Mullin is the first book in the Redsands series. Marilana is a lioness who lives as an outcast with her role as a servant and her job as a bandit hunter to keep people safe. A new lion, Marquiese, arrives at her...

“The greatest human failure is to assume animals have no feelings. The human shortcoming is the inability to put themselves in our paws or feet or wings or fins.” In Animal Court by Pablo Omar Zaragoza and Susan Giffin, Prince Khari Folami is a middle-aged...

The Experiment by Robin Lamont is the story of an animal welfare investigator who is trying to find her rookie investigator, but she soon realizes that everything is not as it seems. Jude Brannock knew that her profession was not easy; there are dangers you...

Rather like the man-eating tiger (perhaps a man-tiger) who insidiously patrols the opening chapters of Pam Laughlin’s novel, Soul of the Elephant, this book excels at sneaking up on its reader, solely intent on devouring him whole. Which, piece by piece, chapter by chapter, increasingly...

Groucho is a beautiful carriage horse. Along with Jacqueline, his owner and driver, they live a fairly good life. Jacqueline and Groucho both have stubborn personalities but together they form a magnificent pair. After a long day of giving tourist rides around Montreal each day,...

George, Slim, Fats, and Jay decide to ride to every state capital, get their picture with each governor and become rich and famous. The trip starts in 1912 and they aim to finish in 1915 at the Panama Pacific Expo in San Francisco, making...

In a detailed account of misfortunes and joys, Russell H. Plante tells the story of an abandoned kitten that learns the intricacies of survival the hard way. While reading this fast-moving tale, I found myself constantly glancing over my shoulder at my own beloved feline...

The Singular Adventures of Jefferson Ball by David Perlmutter is set in the year 3225 and follows Jefferson Ball, a humanized female dog who just happens to be the most powerful of them all. She likes to believe she is a femme fatale and, to...

Cats definitely have a cattitude, a cat-infused attitude, because they are “reserved, aloof, detached” as well as being independent. When you really ponder this new word, you realize it has merit, given the feline power to expect the same each and every day because “Every...

Simpatico's Gift takes place in upstate New York where it is the thoroughbred breeding season. Simpatico is the best stallion for the job but he is suddenly taken ill and dies. Dr. Kent Stephenson is the vet who is called in to figure out what...