Books with author V.L. Jennings

For millenia, humans thought they were the only life in the galaxy-- Until the day an alien species claiming to have humanity's best interests in mind forces its way onto an unsuspecting exploration craft. In another part of space, the Star Traveler's crew sets out on a camping trip to the surface of the moon. There, they stumble upon an object covered in alien writing revealing the first piece of a galactic map that will lead them into an intergalactic controversy--all while the Platonian race strives to sabotage their every move.

On March 1st, 1945 five Marines were killed in one of the most horrific battles of World War II, and their bodies were never recovered. Finding these young men after almost seventy years seems an impossible task, but that’s what Tom Sanders plans to do. He has a historian with detailed knowledge of the battle and a crime scene investigator with sophisticated tools, but they won’t be enough. He needs something more, something special.He needs a couple of good dogs.Join search and rescue dog, Gunny, and explosive detection dog Luke as they and their human teammates travel to the island of Iwo Jima. On Iwo, they will face difficult terrain, harsh weather, and an uncooperative Japanese commander, but those will be the least of their problems. On this tiny island, which saw so much pain and death, there are things that none of them, human or canine, have experienced before — the Ghosts of Iwo Jima.

Sydney is a Level One Witch, just looking to have a day off work. She ends up tangling with an irritated Tooth Fairy (will she ever get that glitter out of her grandmother's quilt?) a Periodontal Pixie, and a pair of Pandemonium Pixies. That is just for starters. There is a whole host of Magical Persons with unique issues: a Leprechaun with a Brooklyn accent and a big attitude, a bone-chewing, barking Black Cat Familiar, and a reluctant teenage Were-Llama, to name a few.

What is a dog? Where do dogs come from? What was it like before there were dogs? Thirteen-year-old Clay Webber is curious and full of questions. In his search for answers, he is joined by his Grandpa Sam’s search and rescue dog, Gunny. Together they begin to dream of a time fifteen thousand years ago when the future of the human race was in jeopardy. Our ancestors were competing for survival against a host of other predators that were bigger, stronger, and faster than them. They needed help. Clay and Gunny’s dreams begin to show them how the early humans got the help they needed. But these are strange dreams, not like any others they have ever had. Are they really dreams? Or are they memories?In the third book of the Sam and Gunny series, go with Gunny and Clay to a strange world in the midst of change and turmoil and see how our race found a partner that would make all the difference — The Very First Dog.

Nearly two years after surviving the incident on Ptaal, the unique psychic abilities of Harp Hess and his dolphin companion Sia have captured the attention of the Ninth Democracy. Isolated from his mother and trained at a secret facility to battle the alien threat of the Viciss, Harp is reluctantly on route to his first real battle.But an ambush leaves Harp and Sia stranded, in the company of a ragtag militia desperate to save a doomed planet. As Harp struggles to form an uneasy alliance, Sia realizes this time, their greatest enemy may come from within ...

Mojito is a mixed-breed dog, part Chihuahua and part super hero. He is an impromptu music critic and occasional steak connoisseur. Cue his theme music and he becomes Danger Dog, defender of home and family. He makes great sacrifices (giving up his nap) to save the home he shares with his Momma. When a bushy-tailed alien falls down the chimney, what should Danger Dog do?