Bücher der Reihe The K9 Files

The boxed set contains the following books from the K9 Files:ZaneGoing home wasn't part of his plan ...Agreeing to travel home to Maine to hunt down Katch, a K9 dog the system had lost track of, wasn't an easy decision for Zane. It meant facing his drunk of a father, his cold older brother and, worst of all, Holly, his kid brother's widow-who used to be his girlfriend.Finding Katch looked to be the easiest part of this dysfunctional homecoming. Only he wasn't the only one hunting Katch.Holly has been through a whirlwind of emotions in the last few years. But the good thing in all of this was the hope that Zane would finally come home again. They had a history to clear up and a future to forge ... she hoped.A call for help brings the injured shepherd to Holly's doorstep, plus a hunter looking to finish what he started. All thoughts of a future with Zane are threatened now and forever as the hunter decides two-legged prey are just as good as four-legged ones.BlazeBlaze had planned to go home to Rockfield, Kentucky, some day. He just hadn't expected it to be this soon ...Until Badger offers a reason to head in that direction. As a longtime animal-rescue volunteer, hearing about the plight of Simmi, a shepherd with severe dissociative issues from her military days, Blaze knows he has to see this through.Camilla, on her way to an event she's planning, tries to avoid hitting a dog as it runs across the road. Blaze witnesses the accident and stops to help, realizing this could be the shepherd he's looking for. Even better, Camilla is a hoot, and it's been so long since Blaze has had anything to smile about.But memories run long and insults cut deep, and someone isn't happy about their blossoming friendship. Or maybe even several someones ... How far will they go to stop it? And who will still be standing when this all ends?

Delta is always eager to help animals in need, especially when the request comes from Kat and Badger. Learning the animal is a retired K9 dog, now serving as a comfort animal for other injured dogs, Delta's determination only increases. However, arriving in town, Delta's contact has now vanished, and Delta discovers the War Dog is missing as well. Although Delta had looked forward to dinner with the woman he'd spoken to frequently on the phone, he now finds himself entangled in a disconcerting theory that extends beyond just one War Dog.Rebecca has always had a soft spot for animals, and retired War Dog Gracie has effortlessly found a place in her heart. However, Rebecca's attempts to adopt her from the center are consistently thwarted. As Rebecca seeks a solution, she stumbles upon something far more sinister, and soon realizes she is out of her depth.All she can do is hope that Delta comes through for both her and Gracie ... before it is too late.

Staying in town suited Bauer. Dealing with Kat and Badger's matchmaker? Not so much. But, when a mutual friend calls to say an injured War Dog was dropped off at her clinic-only to then be stolen during the night after she completed surgery to fix his injured stump-well, Bauer is all over it.Mags always liked Bauer, but she kept her personal relationships short and sweet. After all, commitments were too often broken and the resultant pain horrific. However, Bauer refuses to leave her in trouble and is here for her every step of the way; plus they share the love of animals. How can she ignore all that? Plus he is a hell of a package. But is she willing to take a chance on being hurt again?The escalating danger-surrounding Toby, her injured War Dog-catches Mags and Bauer in a web of risk that can only end one way ...

Landon, after a tough couple of years helping his navy buddy live out his last years, needed a break. Tracking a war dog named Chica to make sure it was okay sounded perfect. Especially being able to take his three chihuahuas with him. But finding a dog that had been part of a large shipment heading to a rescue across the Canadian border but had gone missing on the last stop before the border - well that was going to be a challenge. Particularly one that had a lame leg and half a paw.Sabrina had spent years volunteering at a local vet clinic, because all animals had a soft spot in her heart. Finding out Landon is trying to track down a missing War Dog, well how could she not volunteer to help him? Still when her world flips upside down, she's more than happy to have Landon close by.Now if only they could find the dog and figure out who was responsible for endangering her life...

An overseas trip is a great idea, rescuing an American War Dog shipped overseas. When Badger tags Kascius for this job, he wants to visit his brother in Scotland at all costs-almost. Yet, at the same time, Kascius never wants to see the woman who he used to love. Arriving home for the first time in five years is a challenge, but nothing has changed. Liam, his middle brother, is warm, caring and still in love with the farm, and his younger brother, Angus, appears to still be a lightweight.Kascius can say nothing good about his relationship with his mother. But Ainsley? Now she's a different story. She's still the same beautiful woman he left behind.Ainsley hopes seeing Kascius again can help heal the rift that still stops her from moving forward in life. She'd been in a bad place back then and still regrets the way they split. However, finding forgiveness, although it might be possible, doesn't look likely.

With his surgery postponed, Harper can finally take on a War Dog case to help out Kat and Badger. Harper knows it is short-term, a fill-his-time thing. Considering his stage of life, that is perfect. Finding out he needs to find two dogs is a surprise, but he doesn't expect to track one dog in order to keep another alive.As Saffron works to keep Beast alive, she knows how important it is to find Beauty, his bonded partner. The pair of War Dogs had come to Saffron for medical treatment. Beauty had thereafter been released, supposedly taken to a huge training facility in Mississippi, while Beast hadn't been healthy enough to leave Saffron's care. With Beauty missing, finding Harper on Beauty's trail is both a relief and a distraction. Saffron can't ignore the dynamic Harper, even as injured and as scarred as he is. Not to mention the work he's doing is so close to her own.As Harper gets closer to Beauty's location, it becomes obvious that someone wants to make sure the War Dog doesn't reach her destination. But why? And how far will this person go to take down the dog?

Weston was at an impasse in his life, after hearing about his unknown daughter, who'd already been adopted by another family. Only the father had since passed away... So ... accepting the mission to track down the missing, blind-in-one-eye, limping war dog named Shambhala-in Alaska-was exactly where he needed to be to sort out this other issue in his life. Finding the dog turned out to be easier than Weston had expected, but sorting out how and why this dog's owners had been murdered was something else again. Now a widow, Daniela knew her daughter also needed a father, so she'd contacted Weston, not sure if he even knew of the baby's existence. When he said he was on the way, she was concerned at what she'd started and that emotion then turned to terror when Sari's birth mother showed up at Daniela's doorstep, looking for her daughter again.Things turn ugly when Weston's war dog investigation impacts his daughter's life and her new mother. He must do something, or everything he's finally found will be lost.

Rhys hadn't expected a trip to Cottage Grove, Oregon to start with a house being shot up. If it had stopped there it would have been manageable. A drive by shooting that the cops should be able to chase down. But nothing was easy in his world. And this case went to hell right from the beginning...Taylor, an army vet herself was struggling to regain a normal life after she was injured in an accident while serving. Taking on a war dog appealed as it gave her a connection that they could both relate too, but she had to pass some kind of interview before she could keep Tallahassee. An interview with someone with a prosthetic just like hers. Only he was far more capable than she was.Still that was the least of her worries as things go from bad to worse, and she realizes these attacks were very personal... and very close to home...

Being a badass growing up had been fine for a while, but Kurt knew his life had to change. His best option? The US Navy. Fourteen years later a serendipitous request from Badger to check out reports of a missing War Dog hidden in the bushes and attacking people sends Kurt to the very place he couldn't wait to get out of.When Kurt chose the navy over Laurie Ann so long ago, he left her with a gift she'd fought long and hard to keep. Plus she didn't give up on her dream of becoming a doctor. When Kurt returns, it's hard not to see the same person she'd loved in this older version. Yet the town has a long memory, and at least one person isn't willing to see who Kurt is now.But, as always, he's a trouble magnet. Was he capable of handling the nightmare they were in, or would he leave, just like he had last time?

Staying away was harder than he thought ...Recovering from an accident was hell on anyone, but, for a stubborn guy like Carter, it was worse. No way would he be a burden. So he stayed away from Montana, where his best friend lived ... and his best friend's sister.Until Geir and Cade ask Carter to check up on a dog delivered to a small town close by, but the dog never arrived. Considering this was one of the missing War Dogs that Titanium Corp was handling, Carter was happy to assist. Maybe even relieved as it gave him a reason to go where he'd been afraid to go before.Walking into her partner's office to find his dead body on the floor had sent Hailey down a nightmarish path that never seemed to end. Then it had started with Carter's arrival. What else should she expect from the man who she'd always loved and who had rejected her time and time again. She'd hoped the attraction to him would have lessened by now, but it was even worse.As the body count mounts, and the town takes sides, Hailey realizes that Carter was always the one to back her up, even when it meant he could die in this fight that's gone to hell. Particularly when Carter finds the missing K9 dog, and his current owner is on the wrong side of the war ...Only Carter doesn't care, knowing he'd always stand on the side of right, but maybe-if he was lucky this time-he wouldn't be standing alone ...

For Caleb, returning to his hometown for his brother's wedding should have been cause for a wonderful celebration. However, since his brother is marrying Caleb's ex-wife, Caleb doesn't want to go anywhere near the event. Yet Caleb returns, as his best friend, Laysha, is in the same town, and they are overdue a reunion. Plus Caleb's been asked to look into a War Dog adopted out but now missing.Having Caleb back in town, at her house even, Laysha couldn't be happier, all the while knowing Caleb still had issues with his ex-wife. When Caleb and Laysha take a trip to the last known residence where the War Dog had been and instead find a human corpse, life takes a dark turn.Even worse, they are seen at the house and have both become targets ... in a game Caleb has to win or will lose everything that's important in his life.

Rowan hopes that the deep emptiness inside him might possibly heal-if he just finds the retired K9 Hershey, named after an old trainer buddy. Nothing can hold Rowan back from locating his old K9 friend. What he didn't expect was his old friend had found a new friend, with puppies of her own.Brandi had just lost her grandmother, her home, and her best four-legged friend, Lacey, in a horrible forest fire that swept through town. Everyone said to not give up on Lacey, as dogs often disappeared only to reappear later. That one thought calls her to spend every spare moment she has at the site, calling for Lacey. When she realizes someone else has the same idea, she's happy to join forces.When things get ugly, she's glad to have someone at her side because she hadn't seen what ugly could really look like ... until now.

Combining a trip to see his grandparents with hunting down a K9 dog sounds like a good excuse at the time to Greyson. Somehow the K9 had been accidentally flow halfway around the world in the wrong direction and then lost. Finding the dog wasn't easy, but Greyson follows the trail of destruction the same as the K9 does ... and finds the female shepherd protecting a mother and child... So not what he expected.Jessica didn't understand why the dog was always around, but the dog was plain scary. Although not as much as everything else going on in her life right now. Most things she blames on her ex-husband, but was he this mean? With her toddler son to protect, she knows she can't make a mistake that will bring them harm.As the events escalate, it doesn't take long to decide who was on her side and who... wasn't.

Heading back to Iraq was never in Parker's plans ...But, when his brother is killed in action, he makes the journey to bring his brother back home to his final resting place.When one of the K9 War Dogs disappears at the military airport in transit, and all attempts to locate him fails, Parker agrees to investigate during the few days he's there.Sandy is making the same journey as Parker-both of their brothers were killed in the same incident. Both brothers had been the best of friends, but this is the first time she's met Parker. From that initial moment, she realizes something odd is happening in his world. When they find a K9 dog in a rebel stronghold, she's sucked into a much more dangerous trip than one of compassion and grief.There's a reason why the first investigation didn't turn up anything. ... As Parker rattles cages and shakes up a ring of thieves, the bodies start dropping, one by one.

Welcome to the all new K9 Files series reconnecting readers with the unforgettable men from SEALs of Steel in a new series of action packed, page turning romantic suspense that fans have come to expect from USA TODAY Bestselling author Dale Mayer. Pssst... you'll meet other favorite characters from SEALs of Honor and Heroes for Hire too! The world of dogfighting is an ugly place ...When Tophat, a missing K9 dog, is accidentally sent to Canada as part of a group of rescued dogs looking for adoption, Lucas knows he's the natural pick for this job. Plus he has another reason to be in the country. His sister lives there, and ... so does his ex-fiancée.But when he arrives, Lucas finds Tophat was handed over to a trainer who deals with aggressive dogs. The news isn't good, especially after Lucas arrives at the trainer's property and is thrown into the dark underworld of dogfighting.Tanya used to share her home with her two best friends, until one was killed in a hit-and-run and the other badly injured. Now living alone in a small apartment, Tanya realizes how much she's lost-including Lucas. Unexpectedly seeing him flips her world once more ...As Lucas digs deeper into Tophat's disappearance, the dogfighting ring rises up to protect their own ...

Blaze had planned to go home to Rockfield, Kentucky, some day. He just hadn't expected it to be this soon ...Until Badger offers a reason to head in that direction. As a longtime animal-rescue volunteer, hearing about the plight of Solo, a shepherd with severe dissociative issues from her military days, Blaze knows he has to see this through.Camilla, on her way to an event she's planning, tries to avoid hitting a dog as it runs across the road. Blaze witnesses the accident and stops to help, realizing this could be the shepherd he's looking for. Even better, Camilla is a hoot, and it's been so long since Blaze has had anything to smile about.But memories run long and insults cut deep, and someone isn't happy about their blossoming friendship. Or maybe even several someones ... How far will they go to stop it? And who will still be standing when this all ends?

Just because helping out is the right thing to do doesn't make it easy ...Pierce is on the hunt for Salem, a K9 military dog that belonged to Pete, a veteran, who can no longer look after himself or the dog. So the dog has been handed from owner to owner-until she's become too much to handle-and now the law is involved. No one has Salem's best interests in mind ... and they definitely don't have Pete's either. Pierce is about to change all that ... whether they like it or not.Hedi, a young deputy, has lived in Arrowhead, Colorado, all her life and knows Pete and Salem but was helpless to do much when greed overtook his friends and family. She recognizes in Pierce the same qualities that Pete has, and, by Pierce's actions alone, she knows a corner has been turned. She also understands the locals won't take it lying down, and this means war ...Pierce served his country overseas for many years, and seeing another veteran in trouble makes him realize the fight isn't over, even after life in the navy ends. In fact, this battle has just begun. But ... this one ... Pierce will finish. And he plans to win.

When one door closes ... second chances open another ...Ethan was lost after a major accident abruptly shifted him from a military life to a civilian one, from working with dogs to odd jobs ... In that time, he'd spent months healing from his physical injuries. When he connects with Badger and the rest of his Titanium Corp. group of former SEALs, Badger offers Ethan an opportunity he can't refuse. A chance to do the work he used to do ... with a twist.Cinnamon works from home as a project manager plus is heavily involved in global dog rescues-dogs of all kinds. When Ethan walks into the next door's vet's office with an injured shepherd in his arms, she sees another lost soul-just like the canine ones she helps.Ethan knows he's about to take a dangerous step, but he's on the job, and no one-on the job or not-hurts animals while he's around. This poor shepherd has taken enough abuse, and Ethan fears she is only the tip of a nightmare he's determined to uncover. But he knows she's going to lead him in the right direction. He has his sights set on saving one dog in particular, Sentry: K9 File 01.