Local high school teacher, Jeff Dawkins, has his own romance problems. It's so bad that his teen students have threatened to set him up on dates with various relatives if he doesn't get his act together.

When Jeff's dog, a cute but naughty Jack Russell Terrier named Angel, brings Dani and Jeff together for a second chance at love, what can possibly go wrong?

Sixteen year-old Billie Travers knows exactly what she wants: to be a dog trainer and her dad's business partner in Travers Big Dog Board and Train Bootcamp. She has plans.

Mitchell Roberson is living every teen's dream: moving to Yodel, Oregon from upscale Bellevue, Washington before his junior year because his father wants to start a "hobby farm". Wait, what????

Billie's dad hires Mitchell in spite of an interview that begins with Mitchell meeting a rambunctious yellow lab and ends with him flat on his back--dazed and confused--looking up at the concerned faces of Billie and her father.

Billie has her doubts, and Mitchell is sure her dad is going to fire him. Then, "The Kiss" changes everything.

"If my dog doesn't like you, I probably won't either." So reads one of Roxie Ralston's favorite tee shirts.

But when Pete, Roxie's yellow lab, meets Thor Allen, the handsome owner of the local magic shop, it's a match made in dog heaven.

Pete is not the only one charmed by their unconventional new neighbor. Will Roxie trust Pete's affection for Thor enough to open her reluctant heart to the possibilities?

Lexie Landon’s heart belongs to two men. Her beloved yellow lab, Dan, and her high school sweetheart Nathan Jamison.

Good ol’ loyal and faithful Dan. He worships her with adoring eyes and loves her unconditionally. Lying no-good Nathan. Handsome hunky sweet talker who stole her heart all those years ago--and then smashed it to pieces.

One sleeps in Lexie’s bed. The other in the doghouse.

If Tori Tynsdale hears the Twelve Days of Christmas one.more.time, she's gonna freakin' lose it. Seriously. That's a problem because it's not a good look for her as the owner of Candy Cane Callie's, a year-round Christmas store in Twinkle, Texas.

But when handsome doggie daycare owner, Zeke Conway, shows up wearing those silly reindeer antlers, Tori suddenly can't stop smiling and humming--and thinking way too much about kissing under the mistletoe.

This year at Christmas, 14-year-old Holly Anne Peterson has her tinsel in a tangle.

Her mother is driving her crazy, that stupid life-size singing Santa is getting on her last nerve, and then, to top it all off, cute Shane Roberts shows up — sure to break her heart.

Thank goodness for Teddi, her beloved Great Dane. Without Teddi, Holly Anne just might not make Santa's "Nice" list this Christmas.

Teenager Shelly Shornborn loves to give riding lessons at her mom’s horse barn. When cute Blaze Ryker asks for lessons, Shelly is excited about the possibilities. But she soon begins to wonder why Blaze, the son of the barn’s farrier, seems so nervous around horses. And why has her normally sweet mare, Nutmeg Meg, recently turned sour?

Teen fortune teller Samantha Clementini is seeing valentines from the Universe — EVERYWHERE! Clouds, rocks, leaves, and even a recently discovered mole on the tummy of her pitbull, Sweetie Pie, are heart-shaped.

Could cute Gabe Arnold, a new neighbor, be the reason why?

Star’s Christmas is in serious trouble! Her mom has the holiday blues and her best friend, Levi, is moping around. Unless she can find a way to bring them some holiday cheer, and fast, a lot of mistletoe goes to waste—along with her chance for her first kiss.

Having recently moved into an old farmhouse in Magnolia, Oregon, teen Gracie Claudette quickly realizes that she and her white German shepherd, Banshee, share their attic bedroom with a ghost. Gracie enlists the help of handsome Sawyer Simmons to learn more about the Presence only to find herself unsure which scares her more: a ghost, or falling in love for the first time.

As a 14-year-old already practicing pyrokinesis, teen witch Marnie Foxglove knows a thing or two about playing with fire. Upon meeting her Intended, cute Finn Kingsley, she finds the road to true love is not only rocky, but a fire hazard as well.

A closet pet psychic, 14-year-old Lizzie Luna can talk to animals. Literally. But communicating with the people in her life? Not so much. And she goes completely tongue-tied whenever that cute Vincent Metzger is around. What can she do?

Fourteen-year-old Randi Scott, a closet pet psychic, is allergic to her cute neighbor, Cory Kaplan. Every time she gets near him her eyes water, her nose runs, and she sneezes. Gesundheit! Will true love overcome or will she forever need allergy shots?

Rainy Radcliff, a 14-year-old closet pet psychic, has yearned her whole life for a place to call home. She thinks she's finally found it. And maybe her first boyfriend, too. But what is cute Damien Clark gonna say when he finds out who's visiting Rainy in her dreams?

When visiting his Aunt Sylvia and Uncle John, nine-year-old Zack must deal with his nemesis, Willie, their Old English sheepdog. Willie teaches Zack the truth in the old saying: "You can trust a dog with your life—but not with your lunch."

Eating with Willie is a very short tale (1500 words) about a boy, his dog, and the battle for strawberry cream cheese muffins.

Recent U Dub graduate Rainy is super bummed because her plans after graduation definitely don't include spending the summer baking snickerdoodles at her family's cookie store at Pier 70~or babysitting Conan, her mom's grouchy old Chihuahua.

And if that isn't bad enough, a sudden influx of Grenchills, those nasty creatures who smell like chicken soup and sea slime, are slithering out of Elliot Bay and onto the sidewalks of Seattle's waterfront to snack on small pets.

Looks like it time for Rainy to kick butt and take names,

Can too much solitude be a bad thing?

After spending the past two years holed up alone during the coronavirus pandemic, Fawn decides to rejoin the land of the living by becoming a volunteer dog walker at the Marion County Animal Shelter. There she meets Beastly~a humongous dog who is part Irish wolfhound and part T-Rex~and who desperately needs Fawn's help. Can he count on her?

Mattie Fern Worrix has kept an almost daily journal since she was twelve and began scribbling her secrets inside the pages of a tiny diary that had its own lock and key.

She has taught journaling classes for many years at community centers and senior centers too.

Why keep a journal? There are many reasons--like clarifying your thinking and connecting with your heart--but most of all, keeping a journal is just plain fun.