Jill & Mickey

 

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This is the true story of two extraordinary birds. They came into my life when I least expected it and taught me a lot about sharing, loving, and giving. These exquisite birds have been in my heart ever since and now I want to immortalize them forever. I hope I have succeeded in bringing them back to life with this story. I hope they will thrill, move and delight you as they once delighted me.

Beatrice Brusic was born in Oruro, Bolivia. Her mother brought her to La Paz, Bolivia when she was five years old. She emigrated to America when she was seventeen years old and has earned her living as a legal assistant, always dreaming of writing full time. “Beyond the Snows of the Andes” now on the Kindle and paperback is a fulfillment of that dream. Always a voracious reader, she finally made the transition from reader to writer five years ago when the memoir first began to take root. Throughout the years she’s received positive reinforment of her passion for writing in her numerous attempts to express herself, but it took a great writer like Frank McCourt to finally break through the inhibitions that were holding her prisoner. I hope you’ll enjoy her memoir. I hope you’ll take from it hope and courage for whatever endeavor you want to take in your life.

“Jill & Mickey, A True Story” is a short story about an extraordinary bird that is sweet and tender and should appeal to all animal lovers, not just bird lovers.

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Sea Turtles – Learn Cool Facts about Sea Turtles and See Awesome Pictures by Lisa Williams

bookImageWhere did the Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle get its name? What about the Hawksbill Sea Turtle? The Green Sea Turtle is special too. Read about all of these sea turtles and more in this book. You will also find out about turtle nesting, migration, and lots of other cool facts. Then take the quiz at the end!

Targeted Age Group: 5-12

Book Price: .99

Author Bio:
The author loves kids and also loves nature, especially animals. She spent several summers working at a seaside resort in her home country, and her experiences there led her to write a book about sea turtles that reaches out to children. She is especially concerned about the possible extinction of these wonderful creatures due to loss of habitat from human activity and other man made problems.

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Sisypuss: Memoirs of a Vagabond Cat by Patricia Halloff

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Sisypuss, a feline optimist and true believer in luck (though most of his is bad), reminisces about the homeless journey through truths and lies, danger and safety, love and enmity, made with his brother Bob and an odd assortment of characters met along the way.

Three paws in the grave, Sisypuss interweaves memories and his present life as Booley’s cat companion with Booley’s seriocomic troubles with drugs (he enrolls in clinical trials as a work alternative), faithless women, and poetry editors. Sisypuss tells how, among other things, he and Bob survive an animal shelter, a research lab which wrecks their health, the death of a loved guardian, a godforsaken wood where his try at love with a feline heartbreaker leaves him singing the castrato blues, and, finally, the overwhelming event leading him to Booley and safety.

Patricia Halloff’s stories have appeared in literary journals such as the New England Review, The Cream City Review, New Letters, Witness, and in various anthologies. She is the author of two previous novels: Roadblocks to Nirvana and Memorial Candle. Her work as legislative consultant for major animal rights organizations has given her insider knowledge of the problems facing homeless animals, and her own cats have taught her all she needs to know about cat psychology. She lives in Freehold, New Jersey with her husband and cats.

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Quill Series by Susan Swain

Quill-Series-K-CopyWhat inspired you to write your book?
Coming across a hedgehog balled up on the path while walking the dogs inspired Humble Hedgehog. Fidget Fantail was inspired by fantails flitting in and out of my house.

About your Book:
What happens when hog meets dog? Find out in the first of two rhyming stories, Humble Hedgehog, when Humble meets Tank the labrador.

In Fidget Fantail, find out what happens when a cat follows a bird home.

Book Genre: Rhyming Stories

What formats are your books in
Both eBook and Print

How do you see writing a book in the Pet Genre as different from writing other genres of books?
I’m a animal lover so to write in the Pet Genre is to write about those close to my heart.

Advice to someone that is thinking about or currently working on a pet book
If you need inspiration, or you’re stuck for words, take your dog for a walk.

How did you decide how to publish your book and where is it published through:
I published on Amazon before I heard about Smashwords. Thanks to Smashwords Quill Series is available in the Apple iBookStore, Barnes & Noble Nook Books, Diesel eBooks, Kobo E Store, and the Sony Reader Store. It’s also out in paperback.

Author Bio:
I live, read, write stories in rhyme, and walk my liver spotted dalmatian, Bea, in Small Town, New Zealand.

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Dreamtime Series by Susan Swain

Dreamtime-Series-cover-SWK-CopyWhat inspired you to write your book?
An interest in the history of dalmatians inspired Bella Fire Dog and Coach Dog Dick. A horse that sleeps on its side in a nearby paddock Inspired Nightmare Winne.

About your Book:
The first of two rhyming historical stories, Bella Fire Dog, is about how Bella’s dream of being a fire dog is realized.

Coach Dog Dick tells how Dick connects with his coach dog forbears.

Nightmare Winnie is a rhyming fantasy about what happens when Winnie’s dream takes flight.

Book Genre: Rhyming Stories

What formats are your books in
Both eBook and Print

How do you see writing a book in the Pet Genre as different from writing other genres of books?
I’m a pet lover so to write in the Pet Genre is to write about those close to my heart.

Advice to someone that is thinking about or currently working on a pet book
If you need inspiration, or you’re stuck for words, take your dog for a walk.

How did you decide how to publish your book and where is it published through:
I published on Amazon before I heard about Smashwords. Thanks to Smashwords Dreamtime Series is available in the Apple iBookStore, Barnes & Noble Nook Books, Diesel eBooks, Kobo E Store, and the Sony Reader Store. It’s also out in paperback.

Author Bio:
I live, read, write stories in rhyme, and walk my liver spotted dalmatian, Bea, in Small Town, New Zealand.

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Coach Dog, Fire Dog Series by Susan Swain

Bella-Dick-Series-Cover-SWKWhat inspired you to write your book?
My dalmatians.

About your Book:
Dalmatians born in the UK have a proud history serving as coach dogs. However, dalmatians born in the USA have an equally proud history serving as fire dogs.

The first rhyming story, Coach Dog Dick, tells how Dick connects with his coach dog forbears.

Bella Fire Dog is about how Bella’s dream of being a fire dog is realized.

Book Genre: Rhyming Stories

What formats are your books in
eBook

How do you see writing a book in the Pet Genre as different from writing other genres of books?
I’m a dalmatian lover, so to write in the Pet Genre about dalmatians is to write about those close to my heart.

Advice to someone that is thinking about or currently working on a pet book
If you need inspiration, or you’re stuck for words, take your dog for a walk.

How did you decide how to publish your book and where is it published through:
I published on Amazon before I heard about Smashwords. Thanks to Smashwords Coach Dog, Fire Dog Series is available in the Apple iBookStore, Barnes & Noble Nook Books, Diesel eBooks, Kobo E Store, and the Sony Reader Store.

Author Bio:
I live, read, write stories in rhyme, and walk my liver spotted dalmatian, Bea, in Small Town, New Zealand.

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Guide Dogs Series by Susan Swain

Guide-Dogs-Series-Cover-SWK-Copy-Copy-CopyWhat inspired you to write your book?
My respect for guide dogs, their trainers, and their users.

About your Book:
The first of the three rhyming stories, Guide Dog Scout, is about Scout’s journey through puppy training to graduation as Samantha’s guide dog.

Bosun Hangs His Harness Up is about retiring guide dog Bosun’s journey home to his puppy walkers.

Listen Up Lucky Pup is about how a homeless dog’s special talents are recognised by shelter staff leading to a rewarding career for the lucky pup.

Book Genre: Rhyming Stories

What formats are your books in
Both eBook and Print

How do you see writing a book in the Pet Genre as different from writing other genres of books?
I’m a pet lover so to write in the Pet Genre is to write about those close to my heart.

Advice to someone that is thinking about or currently working on a pet book
If you need inspiration, or you’re stuck for words, take your dog for a walk.

How did you decide how to publish your book and where is it published through:
I published on Amazon before I heard about Smashwords. Thanks to Smashwords Guide Dogs Series is available in the Apple iBookStore, Barnes & Noble Nook Books, Diesel eBooks, Kobo E Store, and the Sony Reader Store. It’s also out in paperback.

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I live, read, write stories in rhyme, and walk my liver spotted dalmatian, Bea, in Small Town, New Zealand.

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Names For Cats and Kittens: More Than 2000 Names For Male and Female Felines by Katherine Hupp

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Names for Cats and Kittens gives you more than 2000 purrfect names to choose from for naming your pet. The names listed are the names of actual cats, all gleaned from cat and kitten owners past and present. Some are common pet names, others are unexpected gems. Names for both male and female cats and kittens are included.

Katherine Hupp was born and raised in West Virginia. She continues to reside in the rolling foothills of the Appalachian Mountains with her husband of 34 years. The couple has one fine son and two terrific grandsons.

Katherine enjoys the country life and loves animals. She spends much of her time cooking, gardening, and canning and preserving fresh fruits and vegetables.

Among her many interests are reading, writing, crocheting, beading, stained glass and woodworking.

Katherine is the author of Perfect Pie and Pastry Recipes: Homemade Dessert Pies Made Easy Cookbook, Waffle Recipes: Wonderful Waffles and Syrups Cookbook, 50 Appetizing Muffin Recipes with Nutritional Information, Satisfying Slow Cooker Recipes: Meals Your Family Will Want To Come Home To, and the co-author of Names for Cats and Kittens: More Than 2000 Names for Male and Female Felines.

She has also published Kittens on a Fence Kindle Cover Crochet Pattern.

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Lily Liver Series by Susan Swain

LL-Series-SW-Copy-5What inspired you to write your book?
All the dogs I’ve known and loved.

About your Book:
The Lily Liver Series of rhyming stories introduces dalmatians Lily Liver and Two Pi R.

Lily Liver learns to play ball with Boomerang the labrador in On the Ball. In On the Run, while Billy Brown the border collie guides the dalmatians, cocker spaniels Yankee Sam and Jake and Joe, and Australian terriers Sadie and her sister on their daily walk, they are ambushed by Wiley Shep. Can Billy protect his ‘flock’ from Wiley?

Follow Lily in On the Plate as she tries to steal food from Herman the German shepherd and Pat the cat, Yankee Sam, and the sparrows.

In On the Call Lily Liver and Two Pi R talk ‘dog’ with Laika, Billy Brown, and Boomerang.

Book Genre: Rhyming Stories

What formats are your books in
Both eBook and Print

How do you see writing a book in the Pet Genre as different from writing other genres of books?
I’m a pet lover so to write in the Pet Genre is to write about those close to my heart.

Advice to someone that is thinking about or currently working on a pet book
If you need inspiration, or you’re stuck for words, take your dog for a walk.

How did you decide how to publish your book and where is it published through:
I published on Amazon before I heard about Smashwords. Thanks to Smashwords Lily Liver Series is available in the Apple iBookStore, Barnes & Noble Nook Books, Diesel eBooks, Kobo E Store, and the Sony Reader Store. It’s also out in paperback.

Author Bio:
I live, read, write stories in rhyme, and walk my liver spotted dalmatian, Bea, in Small Town, New Zealand.

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Released (The Shapeshifters’ LIbrary Book 1) by Amber Polo @AmberPolo

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What inspired you to write your book?
I love dogs and libraries and fantasy. I decided to put the three together and The Shapeshifters Library series was the result.

About your Book:
Love dogs? Love books? Love libraries? Hate Book-burning werewolves?
You’ll love The Shapeshifters’ Library series

Welcome to the Shipsfeather, Ohio, where an ancient race of dog-shifters struggle, under an ordinary public library, to save the knowledge of the world from book-burning werewolves.

For years a curse has imprisoned the dog-shifters in the basement of the Shipsfeather Library—where they have made the best of things with a gym, a spa, a Starbarks, and, of course, their wildly successful internet company, Zoogle—but now, thanks to librarian Liberty Cutter and her zany staff, they may actually have a chance to break free. If only they can convince Liberty to believe in magic…

Book Genre: Canine fantasy

What formats are your books in
Both eBook and Print

How do you see writing a book in the Pet Genre as different from writing other genres of books?
I believe that putting animals into a fantasy book is a big responsibility.

Advice to someone that is thinking about or currently working on a pet book
Be sure to let the animal keep their dignity. Cheap shots at humor only demean the animal and the people in the book.

How did you decide how to publish your book and where is it published through:
I found a dog friendly publisher looking for for canine fiction. Donna Ball has published over 100 books with NY publishers and now under her own house, teaches writing, and is a dog trainer. She’s a fabulous editior. Read her dog mysteries, the Ladybug Farm series or my favorite Denvoncroix werewolf series under one of her pen names, Donna Boyd.

Author Bio:
Amber Polo has had a lifelong love affair with libraries and dogs. A fascination with lost ancient libraries and curiosity about why werewolves outnumbered dogshifters in literature inspired her new urban fantasy series filled with librarian dogshifters, The Shapeshifters’ Library. Released is the first volume. Retrieved is the second.

Her previous novels include the award-winning Flying Free, an Arizona airpark romance with a high-flying Alaskan Malamute, and a Sedona paranormal romance Romancing Rebecca. To help writers and stressed readers reduce stress, her book Relaxing the Writer: Guidebook to the Writers’ High offers suggestions and simple exercises. Using her calming voice she’s recorded relaxation CDs that help almost anyone relax. After working in more than six libraries and living with five Old English Sheepdogs (at one time) she happily calls a small town in Arizona home.

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The Cat who was Mad about Cheese by Evangeline Auld

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catcheeseStories for Cat Lovers- in verse with photographs.

I was born and educated in South Africa, moved to Britain as an adult. After living in Britain a number of years spent some time in the Middle East, and now live in France. I love reading, writing, music, animals, the country and gardening. I write on a number of topics and sometimes write verse. I was fortunate enough to be awarded the Swift Society Poetry Prize for a long satirical poem on the heritage industry.
I am a great cat lover and have published a few books on Kindle featuring cats.

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INSATIABLE (A Sydney Rye Novel, #3) by Emily Kimelman

This book is free on these days only – 05/11/2013 at midnight PST until 11:59 pm on 05/13/2013. If the dates are the same that means the book is free one day only.

Insatiable-digital-coverINSATIABLE is the third novel in Emily Kimelman’s Amazon Bestselling, award winning Sydney Rye Series of dark murder mysteries. This series feature a strong female protagonist and her canine best friend. It is recommended for the 18+ who enjoy some violence, don’t mind dirty language, and are up for a dash of sex. Not to mention an awesome, rollicking good mystery!

UNLEASHED (A Sydney Rye Novel, #1) is $2.99 and DEATH IN THE DARK (A Sydney Rye Novella, #2) is $1.99.

INSATIABLE (A Sydney Rye Novel, #3) begins with private detective Sydney Rye living a simple, disciplined life in London, but when a dangerous man from her past calls, Rye finds she cannot turn him away. Robert Maxim explains that the daughter of a powerful friend has gone missing and he wants Rye to find her. In exchange he offers her something she had given up hope of ever having; freedom from her past.

With her dog, Blue, at her side, Rye meets up with her new partner, a handsome man she’s not sure she can trust. Heading for Mexico City, they go undercover, posing as husband and wife. After meeting with the bereaved parents, Rye starts to sense that there is more going on than just a missing girl. But it isn’t until they arrive in the Yucatan Peninsula, hot on the girl’s trail in Paradise, that all hell breaks loose. Sydney has to reach out for help from old friends and deal with the consequences of her past, if she’s going to find the girl and keep them all alive.

Emily Kimelman lives on a boat in the Hudson Valley with her husband, Sean and their dog Kinsey (named after Sue Grafton’s Kinsey Millhone). Kimelman has a passion for traveling and spends as much time as possible in the pursuit of adventure.

Her “Sydney Rye Series” are dark murder mystery novels which features a strong female protagonist and her rescue dog, Blue. This series is recommended for the 18+ who enjoy some violence, don’t mind dirty language, and are up for a dash of sex. Not to mention an awesome, rollicking good mystery!

If you’ve read Emily’s work, and enjoyed it, please let Emily know. You can reach her via email ejkimelman@gmail.com or on Twitter @ejkimelman.

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