The X-87 was a red shambles. It roared the starways, a renegade Venusian at the controls, a swaggering Martian plotting the space-course. And in an alumite cage, deep below-decks, lay Penelle, crack Shadow Squadman—holding the fate of three worlds in his manacled hands.

In this short story prequel to Paws and Puzzles: Whiskey Dog Mystery #1, readers discover how Sarah Carter decided to start her company, move to Cottageville, and most importantly, adopted a dog whom she named Whiskey.

December in Cottageville should be filled with holiday cheer, but for dog groomer Sarah Carter, it's anything but merry. When a tragic accident involving an out-of-control big rig crashes into the Cottageville Library-leaving her friend and love interest Jared Greene injured-Sarah's peaceful holiday season takes a gut-wrenching turn. While tending to Jared's recovery and keeping her dog grooming business, Carter's Canine Coiffure, afloat, Sarah and her loyal Australian cattle dog, Whiskey,...

A Cozy Christmas Mystery Short Story Featuring Sarah Carter and Her Red Heeler, WhiskeyWhen a cherished holiday quilt vanishes from the Cottageville Charity Auction, dog groomer and amateur sleuth Sarah Carter figures it’s just another small-town mix-up—until mysterious quilt squares start showing up around town, each stitched with cryptic messages and a trail that leads straight into the snow.With her red heeler Whiskey, sarcastic assistant Emily Colt, and boyfriend Jared ...

**"There’s so much to enjoy, including [...] the utterly heartwarming bond between Jackson and his mother." – Praise for Time for Us, BookTrustFrom Rebecca Walker, mother and bestselling author, comes the touching follow-up to Time for Us – a story that celebrates the moments we share as the world becomes quiet and the stars come out to play.**Jackson is ready for bed, but tonight Mama is busy, and he has to wait... and wait... and wait. He snuggles up to ...

**A thrilling mystery packed with adventure, secrets, and high-stakes danger! A boy with a cutting-edge brain implant and a reclusive girl training to be a spy must outsmart school bullies and take on a sinister corporation that’s hacking minds."Original, exciting, and chock-full of mysteries for the reader to unpack, Trex has all the makings of a hit."—Wesley King, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Wizenard Series**Trex’s experimental brain impl...

It was their happily ever after. Until they found the body…I’ve been playing the perfect wife to Bradley for a year now, cooking dinner every night and making sure his suits are pressed just the way he likes them. This weekend, we’re taking a trip on his yacht for our anniversary.But on board, a dead body is laid across the rumpled sheets in the master bedroom.My husband stares intently at the dead woman on our bed. Then I see somet...

Gateway communities that neighbour parks and protected areas are impacted by tourism, while facing unique circumstances related to protected area management. Economic dependency remains a serious challenge for these communities, especially in a climate of neoliberalism, top-down policy environments, and park closures related to environmental degradation or government budgets. The collection of works in this edited book provide bottom-up, informed, and nuanced approaches to tourism manageme...

Perceiving that much of the intrinsic value of these Journals would consist in a proper understanding of the historical facts to which allusions are made in them, I prevailed upon Mr. LOSSING, the well-known author of the _Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution_" to illustrate and elucidate these diaries by explanatory notes. His name is a sufficient guaranty for their accuracy and general usefulness"

A secluded island. A missing woman. An impossible choice.Detective Inspector Karen Eiken Hornby is not the only person to have returned to her native island nation, Doggerland, after years abroad. Following a ten-year hiatus, Luna has chosen to secretly record her comeback album where she was born and raised. Spirits are high among her team at the wrap party, though Karen is less than impressed with the simpering singer. The next morning, Luna is nowhere to be found.

When should you trust your dog's instincts over your own? That's a lesson Sarah Carter learns in the first cozy mystery book in the Whiskey Dog Mystery Series. Six years after moving to Cottageville and opening Carter's Canine Coiffure, Sarah and her red heeler Australian cattle dog Whiskey discover their elderly neighbor has disappeared and that some people in their town are not who they seem. Whiskey, Sarah, and Sarah's assistant Emily Colt—as well as other townsfolk—embrace being amateu...

Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and love is in the air in the quaint town of Cottageville. Dog groomer Sarah Carter, owner of Carter's Canine Coiffure, is feeling the pressure of overseeing the first annual Valentine's Day Pet Parade with her trusty Australian red heeler cattle dog, Whiskey, by her side. But if planning an all-day event for more than two hundred pets and their people wasn’t anxiety-producing enough, Sarah’s stress level skyrockets when a historic tree in Cottage...