Books like Ethan by Dale Mayer

Louis Zamperini’s extraordinary journey from Olympic gold‑medalist to a World War II bombardier, through a Pacific plane crash, 47 days adrift, and harrowing imprisonment by the Japanese, is a gripping tale of survival and resilience.

Naomi Luther dreams of her destined love on Christmas Eve, only to find Mark Shepherd, a wounded Marine, in her living room, and a romance unfolds amid the small-town charm of Twilight, Texas.

Emma Collins is assigned to write about fruitcake for her local newspaper. She ends up flying to the state for the contest and meets a pilot named Oliver who agrees to take her on as long as she writes about the contest. Emma starts falling in love with Oliver and his dog, Oscar, but her past experiences with fruitcake may complicate her feelings.

A single father and eccentric pet store owner form unlikely bonds, leading to a romance that helps find home at last.

A Navy SEAL's vow of love and a woman's desperate search for her lost husband in the Salvation Duet series. Liam isn't supposed to be her happily ever after, but when he shows up, everything changes.

A dog and a veteran's unlikely friendship sparks unexpected danger in a small town.

Quinn Miller, once the embodiment of love and motherhood, is now faced with a choice: a family or the man she thought would never love her again.

"In the new edge-of-your-seat thriller from New York Times-bestselling author Alex Kava, Ryder Creed, his K-9 search-and-rescue dogs, and FBI agent Maggie O'Dell find themselves at the center of a dire and mysterious case. In Chicago, a young man jumps from his thirtieth-story hotel room; along the Missouri river, a hunter and his son stumble upon a lake whose surface is littered with snow geese, all of them dead; and in southern Alabama, Ryder Creed and his search-and-rescue dog Grace find the body of a young woman who went missing in the Conecuh National Forest ... and it appears she filled her pockets with rocks and walked into the river. Before long Ryder Creed and FBI profiler Maggie O'Dell will discover the ominous connection among these mysterious deaths. What they find may be the most prolific killer the United States has ever known"-- "The third novel featuring K9 trainer Ryder Creed, his team of working dogs, and FBI profiler Maggie O'Dell"--

A captivating tale of love, loss, and the search for the truth in a world torn apart by the relentless wind and the ocean's endless embrace.

A dog and his brave owner who survive a difficult military experience together.

A dark tale of obsession, romance, and crime, set in a world where passion and possession reign supreme.