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  • Concealed Cargo: Children for Sale by Jodi Burnett

    Concealed Cargo: Children for Sale by Jodi Burnett

    Rated: 4.58 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    When Special Agent Clay Jennings and his K9 partner, Ranger, take to the streets of Denver to fight human trafficking, he is shocked by the inordinate number of stolen innocents who’ve been forced into the sex trade. With each new face, his resolve to help these children escape their personal horror grows stronger...
  • Greyson by Dale Mayer

    Greyson by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    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...
  • Bark! The Herald Angels Sing by Roxanne St. Claire

    Bark! The Herald Angels Sing by Roxanne St. Claire

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    With Christmas and a family wedding fast approaching, there’s happy chaos in the air at Waterford Farm. However, not everyone in the Kilcannon clan is caught up in the magic of the moment...
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    animals  dogs  adult  book  contemporary  epic  family  female-mc
  • A Streak of Bad Cluck by Ellen Riggs

    A Streak of Bad Cluck by Ellen Riggs

    Rated: 4.60 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    With hens like these, who needs enemies?Ivy is finally starting to feel at home on Runaway Farm and she’s even settled the feathers of a formerly feisty neighbor with frequent gourmet food bribes. Unless the nosy neighbor has an ulterior motive, that is. She’s as sly as Ivy’s runaway sow.New guests descend on the inn and Ivy puts the mayhem of recent weeks behind her...
  • Clover Cottage by Christie Barlow

    Clover Cottage by Christie Barlow

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    A page-turning new cosy novel in the bestselling Love Heart Lane series – perfect for fans of Katie Fforde, Phillipa Ashley and Milly Johnson! Love Heart Lane – where friends are there for you no matter what. When Vet Rory Scott inherits ramshackle Clover Cottage in the quaint village of Heartcross, Allie MacDonald just knows this is their happy ever after...
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    animals  dogs  adult  book  contemporary  family  fiction  holidays
  • Montana Dog Soldier by Elle James

    Montana Dog Soldier by Elle James

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Booted from the army after sustaining a shrapnel injury that left him with a limp, Joseph “Kujo” Kuntz is angry with himself and the world, and forced to start over with the injured military dog “Six” that saved his life. Kujo accepts a job with Brotherhood Protectors in the Crazy Mountains of Montana, hoping to find new purpose and come to terms with his losses...
  • The Saint Paddy's Promise by Kathi Daley

    The Saint Paddy's Promise by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    If you love small towns, endearing relationships, food, animals, and a touch of murder, you will love this cozy mystery series. Sixty years ago a man made a promise to the woman he loved to meet her on Saint Patrick's Day. They were to meet in the park on the bench where they liked to sit and watch the world go by...
  • Danger Signs by Fiona Quinn

    Danger Signs by Fiona Quinn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Her choice is arranged marriage . . . or death . . .Kira al-Attiyah's hope for a bright future in the U.S. died along with her father. Now, royal family tradition demands she marry. Refusing? Not an option. Especially since honor killing isn’t just urban legend. She knew what she had to do. She just never expected her intended to be a terrorist . .
  • Answers in the Attic by Kathi Daley

    Answers in the Attic by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A heartwarming cozy mystery series about losing everything, taking a chance, and starting again...
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    animals  dogs  adult  book  contemporary  cozy  culinary  fiction
  • Protective Instinct by Fiona Quinn

    Protective Instinct by Fiona Quinn

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    She’s running for her life……His mission: protect her.Ex-Delta Force Operator Ridge Hansen has a thing for artist Harper Katz.So does his tactical K9, Zeus……But Harper is on the run.Someone is aiming to kill her.Ridge wants two things…Convince Harper to move their relationship from friends to lovers,And find out who she really is...
  • Still Waters by Sara Driscoll, Susan Bennett

    Still Waters by Sara Driscoll, Susan Bennett

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Set against the gripping backdrop of K-9 search-and-rescue missions, Sara Driscoll’s mystery series is “wonderfully readable” (Publishers Weekly). A treat for dog lovers who like their heroines smart and their stories with a harder edge.A training session in the Minnesota wilderness becomes a fight for survival for FBI handler Meg Jennings and her K-9 partner..
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    dogs  animals  romance  mystery  fiction  suspense  crime  audiobook
  • Leave No Trace by Sara Driscoll, Jen J. Danna

    Leave No Trace by Sara Driscoll, Jen J. Danna

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    FBI handler Meg Jennings and her search-and-rescue K-9 partner are heading south where it’s hunting season. But this time the prey is human. One arrow through the heart could be a tragic hunting accident. A second one, within days, looks more like a crime. That’s when Meg Jennings and Brian Foster of the FBI’s Forensic Canine Unit head to Georgia to investigate...
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    animals  dogs  romance  mystery  suspense  fiction  crime  audiobook
  • Jenner by Dale Mayer

    Jenner by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
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  • Rowan by Dale Mayer

    Rowan by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    This is the next book in the USA Today bestselling series The K9 Files. Full description coming soon...
  • Caleb by Dale Mayer

    Caleb by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    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...
  • Harley by Dale Mayer

    Harley by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Returning to the town he was raised in was hard, except that Harley can once more see the only golden light of those days. He’d walked away from her because she’d been too young, and he would never be good enough. Harley was back to check on the War Dog Bowser, but Harley can’t help but feel like he never really left...
  • Kyron by Dale Mayer

    Kyron by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Kyron swore he wouldn’t work with dogs anymore, but, when Badger asks him to go home to Aspen and to track a missing War Dog, who is missing her left leg—as he is—Kyron can’t refuse. Even if it means seeing his brother and his wife again. Not that he had anything against them. Kyron just couldn’t deal with his parents...
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    animals  dogs  action-adventure  adult  book  cats  contemporary  drama
  • Keeping Guard by Sandra Owens

    Keeping Guard by Sandra Owens

    Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Finding the future they deserve will mean leaving the past behind…Navy SEAL Noah Alba is on extended leave after a terrible mistake resulted in the loss of his K-9 partner. He arrives in Asheville, North Carolina, hoping to get his head on straight before he returns overseas. When an old friend recruits him to train service dogs for veterans, he doesn’t feel ready...
  • Storm Rising by Sara Driscoll, Angela Dawe

    Storm Rising by Sara Driscoll, Angela Dawe

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    The heart-pounding thriller of a series continues as FBI Special Agent Meg Jennings and her search-and-rescue K-9 companion confront the fury of nature—and the more dangerous nature of man . . .   In the wake of a devastating hurricane, Special Agent Meg Jennings and her Labrador, Hawk—invaluable members of the FBI’s Human Scent Evidence Team—have been deployed to Virginia Beach...
  • Before It's Too Late by Sara Driscoll, Angela Dawe

    Before It's Too Late by Sara Driscoll, Angela Dawe

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    Special Agent Meg Jennings and her trusted search-and-rescue Labrador, Hawk, must race against the clock before a diabolical killer strikes again . . . Somewhere in the Washington, D.C. area, a woman lies helpless in a box. Barely breathing. Buried alive. In Quantico, the FBI receives a coded message from the woman’s abductor. He wants to play a decipher the clues, save the girl...
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    dogs  animals  romance  mystery  suspense  fiction  crime  audiobook
  • The Wedding Plan by Kathi Daley

    The Wedding Plan by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    If you love small towns, endearing relationships, food, animals, and a touch of murder, you will love this mystery series set in the small town of White Eagle Montana. In book 10 in the series, Tess and Tony plan a secret wedding ceremony, Nona plans a visit, and Tess and Mike plan a face to face meeting with their father. Of course you know what they say about the best laid plans...
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    animals  dogs  adult  book  contemporary  cozy  family  fiction
  • Corpse in the Carnations by Dale Mayer

    Corpse in the Carnations by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Riches to rags. … Chaos calms. … Crime quiets. … But does it really? After getting involved in two murder cases in the short time she’s lived in picturesque Kelowna, divorcee and gardener Doreen Montgomery has developed a reputation almost as notorious as her Nan’s...
  • Danger Close by Fiona Quinn

    Danger Close by Fiona Quinn

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Too close for comfort…Alone in the wilds of mountainous Asia, Jett undertakes an undercover military operation. With threats all around her, alone is the last thing she should be. So, when help arrives, she’s ready to get off the cliff’s edge and back to civilization.But when her teammate’s K9 partner shows up carrying a plea for help, nothing will stop Jett from racing to the rescue...
  • Alaskan Rescue by Terri Reed

    Alaskan Rescue by Terri Reed

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A mountain search-and-rescue missionturns into a fight for their lives.Sent to find a wedding party that disappeared during a hike, Alaskan state trooper Hunter McCord and his K-9 partner, Juneau, discover bridesmaid Ariel Potter hanging from a cliff. But this was no accident—she was pushed—and her hiking companions are missing...
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    animals  dogs  adult  book  christian  contemporary  fiction  mystery
  • Dark Side of the Moo by Ellen Riggs

    Dark Side of the Moo by Ellen Riggs

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Sweet life on the farm turns sour when a guest mooves on to greener pastures. Permanently.Ivy was happy to put her old life at Flordale Corporation behind her, but with a recent murder tarnishing her new inn’s reputation she can’t afford to be choosy about paying guests. So when her former teammates from HR ask to hold their retreat at Runaway Farm and Inn, she throws down the welcome mat...
  • Trap 'N' Trace by Tee O'Fallon

    Trap 'N' Trace by Tee O'Fallon

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    For wealthy socialite Katrina Vandenburg, business meetings and charity galas are all part of her orderly, structured world—one that gets blown to hell after finding two dead bodies in the same day. The police think she was in the wrong place at the wrong time. FBI Special Agent Dayne Andrews thinks otherwise. Dayne and his K-9, Remy, are tracking a cold-blooded killer, and that trail..
  • Armed 'N' Ready by Tee O'Fallon

    Armed 'N' Ready by Tee O'Fallon

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Massachusetts State Police Sgt. Nick Houston is as tough as they come, and he and his K-9, Saxon, are hot on the trail of a major illegal gun dealer. But his best lead—the beautiful owner of the Dog Park Café, Andi Hardt––is not cooperating. Doesn't matter how sexy she is, or that his dog seems to be in love with her. She's a suspect and he won't cross that line. Ever...
  • Cold Blooded Brew by Tonya Kappes

    Cold Blooded Brew by Tonya Kappes

    Rated: 4.42 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Charming. Southern. Mysteries. Welcome to Honey Springs where the gossip is as hot as the coffee served at The Bean Hive Coffee Shop!Meet Roxanne Bloom, ex-lawyer and who likes to be called Roxy by her close friends. She's the owner and operator of The Bean Hive coffee shop in Honey Springs. Kentucky...
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    dogs  animals  romance  cozy  mystery  audiobook  fiction  contemporary
  • Ethan by Dale Mayer

    Ethan by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    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...
  • Haunting in the Hallway by Kathi Daley

    Haunting in the Hallway by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A heartwarming cozy mystery series about losing everything, taking a chance, and starting again...
    Categorized as:
    animals  dogs  adult  book  contemporary  cozy  culinary  fiction
  • Pilgrim in the Parlor by Kathi Daley

    Pilgrim in the Parlor by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A heartwarming cozy mystery series about losing everything, taking a chance, and starting again...
    Categorized as:
    animals  dogs  adult  book  cats  contemporary  cozy  fiction
  • No Man's Land by Sara Driscoll, Angela Dawe

    No Man's Land by Sara Driscoll, Angela Dawe

    Rated: 4.36 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Special Agent Meg Jennings and her search-and-rescue dog are on the trail of a killer hiding where others fear to tread…   For Meg Jennings and her K-9 companion, Hawk, exploring the ruins of a deserted building is an exciting way to sharpen their skills without the life-or-death stakes they face as part of the FBI’s Human Scent Evidence Team...
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    animals  dogs  romance  mystery  suspense  fiction  crime  audiobook
  • Letters in the Library by Kathi Daley

    Letters in the Library by Kathi Daley

    Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars
    · 16 ratings
    A heartwarming cozy mystery series about losing everything, taking a chance, and starting again...
    Categorized as:
    animals  dogs  adult  book  cats  contemporary  cozy  culinary
  • Justice by Jodi Burnett

    Justice by Jodi Burnett

    Rated: 4.64 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A US Marshal K9 ThrillerUS Deputy Marshal Caitlyn Reed, and her K9 partner, Renegade, are tasked with guarding a federal judge in an obscure court in north-western Wyoming. What should be a boring assignment soon explodes into an all-out catastrophe when a killer makes several attempts on the judge’s life...
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    animals  dogs  mystery  suspense  romance  fiction  crime  contemporary
  • Beowulf: Explosives Detection Dog by Ronie Kendig

    Beowulf: Explosives Detection Dog by Ronie Kendig

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Former Navy handler Timbrel Hogan has more attitude than her Explosives Detection Dog, Beowulf, but she’s a tough woman who gets the job done. Green Beret Tony “Candyman” VanAllen likes a challenge and convincing the hard-hitting handler they belong together might just get him killed...
  • Explosive Situation by Terri Reed

    Explosive Situation by Terri Reed

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Coming soon! Explosive Situation by Terri Reed will be available Jul 01, 2020...
    Categorized as:
    animals  dogs  adult  book  cats  christian  contemporary  family
  • Sunrise by Susan May Warren

    Sunrise by Susan May Warren

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Pilot Dodge Kingston has always been the heir to Sky King Ranch. But after a terrible family fight, he left to become a pararescue jumper. A decade later, he's headed home to the destiny that awaits him.That's not all that's waiting for Dodge. His childhood best friend and former flame, Echo Yazzie, is a true Alaskan--a homesteader, dogsledder, and research guide for the DNR...
  • Delayed Justice by Shirlee McCoy

    Delayed Justice by Shirlee McCoy

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A closed case brings a new threat.Detective Bradley McGregor and his K-9 partner, King, come to the rescue when journalist Sasha Eastman’s targeted by a shooter who looks just like her mother’s murderer. But that killer supposedly died years ago in a shootout with the police...
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    animals  dogs  adult  betrayal  book  christian  contemporary  death
  • A Body on Fitzgerald’s Bluff by Anna Celeste Burke

    A Body on Fitzgerald’s Bluff by Anna Celeste Burke

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Miriam Webster’s a woman with a few secrets—can she keep them after she and her spirited Dalmatian, Domino, find a body on Fitzgerald’s Bluff? When Miriam Webster moves into the Seaview Cottages active adult community, the last thing she expects is to find a body on the bluffs nearby...
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    animals  dogs  romance  female-mc  suspense  mystery  cozy  fiction
  • Magnus by Dale Mayer

    Magnus by Dale Mayer

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Deep in the permafrost of the Arctic, a joint task force, comprised of over one dozen countries, comes together to level up their winter skills. A mix of personalities, nationalities, and egos bring out the best—and the worst—as these globally elite men and women work and play together...
  • A Doggone Waterfront Shame by Rimmy London

    A Doggone Waterfront Shame by Rimmy London

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    A new life. A clumsy stray. But when Megan decided to open a shop on the boardwalk of Seacrest... she never planned on murder.Start yourself off with USA Today bestselling author Rimmy London's all-new series. Tour the rugged northwest Pacific coastline from the very beginning, when Megan meets a gangly stray Great Dane, Fred...
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    dogs  animals  mystery  cozy  fiction  murder  audiobook  crime
  • Burning Justice by Tee O'Fallon

    Burning Justice by Tee O'Fallon

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    After narrowly surviving a childhood fire that killed two of his friends, ATF Special Agent Brett Tanner knows what it’s like to get too close to the flame. The trauma only spurs him and his K-9 partner to track down the arsonists targeting a Colorado town. This latest warehouse blaze looks suspicious as hell…and there’s a body. Now it’s murder...
  • Spoonful of Murder by Tonya Kappes

    Spoonful of Murder by Tonya Kappes

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Welcome to the Bean Hive Coffeehouse where the coffee and gossip are HOT!Sure, Honey Springs, Kentucky is a destination for summer time visitors but our annual Christmas Festival, which includes a PAW-rade (mmhmmm for furry friends) is giving the summer tourist season a run for its money quickly becoming a tourist favorite!Aunt Maxi is hosting a progressive supper for the community to raise...
    Categorized as:
    dogs  animals  romance  cozy  mystery  audiobook  fiction  murder
  • Marshal by Jodi Burnett

    Marshal by Jodi Burnett

    Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    The U.S. Marshals service seeks a K9 Unit for their elite strike team tasked with hunting down America's most wanted criminals. Caitlyn Reed and her K9 partner, Renegade, are called up to the varsity to face this harrowing challenge. Has she bitten off more than she can handle?Moose Creek Sheriff Colt Branson finds himself in the foray as a part of the U.S...
  • One Day Fiance by Lauren Landish

    One Day Fiance by Lauren Landish

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    I’m Poppy Woodstock.Romance author and wholehearted believer in Happily Ever Afters.A terminal case of writer’s block should be my biggest worry.Then I crash into him—literally—and fall into the most gorgeous pair of blue eyes I’ve ever seen.Connor Bradley.Thief, rebel… and my new neighbor.One slip with the bad boy next door, and my life becomes stranger than any fiction I could ever write...
  • Deadly Connection by Lenora Worth

    Deadly Connection by Lenora Worth

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Hidden enemies can be deadly.But the Brooklyn K-9 Unit is on the case.On her way to question US Marshal Emmett Gage about a DNA match that implicates his relative in a cold case and a recent murder, Officer Belle Montera’s attacked. Now she and her K-9 partner must team up with Emmett to find his cousin and the person after Belle...
  • Watching Willow by Ann Omasta

    Watching Willow by Ann Omasta

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    On the verge of losing her job, local television star Willow Winks desperately seeks the one thing she believes can save her fledgling career--a golden retriever sidekick.Willow thought being told she was getting too old for television was the most frightening thing a celebrity diva could hear--until she and her furry best friend, Buddy, receive a threatening letter...
  • On Her Watch by Melinda Leigh

    On Her Watch by Melinda Leigh

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Sheriff Bree Taggert becomes a target when she follows the twisting trail of a serial killer in a bone-chilling novel of suspense by #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author Melinda Leigh.A pair of hikers find a tarp-wrapped body in a clearing in the woods. When a search in the surrounding area yields two more, Sheriff Bree Taggert knows they’ve stumbled onto a serial killer’s dumping ground...
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    dogs  animals  mystery  fiction  suspense  romance  crime  contemporary
  • Rocky Start by Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer

    Rocky Start by Jennifer Crusie, Bob Mayer

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    Rose Malone’s landlord and employer has just died and now she has no idea if she has a job or if she and her daughter, Poppy, have a place to live, and that’s on top of the arrest warrant that’s been out for her for nineteen years. Then a stranger shows up and tries to throw her out. It just isn’t the week to do that...
    Categorized as:
    dogs  animals  romance  mystery  fiction  humor  contemporary  suspense
  • Maybe It's You by Candace Calvert

    Maybe It's You by Candace Calvert

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    ER nurse Sloane Ferrell escaped her risky past--new name, zip code, job, and a fresh start. She's finally safe, if she avoids a paper trail and doesn't let people get too close. Like the hospital's too-smooth marketing man with his relentless campaign to plaster one "lucky" employee's face on freeway billboards...
    Categorized as:
    animals  dogs  adult  book  christian  contemporary  drama  fiction
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