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Contents Title Page Dedication Table of Contents Chapter 1: Relaxing to the Max Chapter 2: Mission Caleb Chapter 3: Missing Maxie Chapter 4: A Close Call Chapter 5: Rain Clouds and Butterflies Chapter 6: Shelter from the Storm Chapter 7: Garden Gone Chapter 8: A Moment of Goodbye Chapter 9: Pearla Ray Blues Chapter 10: Ma...
Contents Title Page Dedication Table of Contents Chapter 1: Relaxing to the Max Chapter 2: Mission Caleb Chapter 3: Missing Maxie Chapter 4: A Close Call Chapter 5: Rain Clouds and Butterflies Chapter 6: Shelter from the Storm Chapter 7: Garden Gone Chapter 8: A Moment of Goodbye Chapter 9: Pearla Ray Blues Chapter 10: Maxie Comes Back Chapter 11: Hearts That Heal Sneak Peek of Love Puppies #3 Fall in love with each paw-fectly sweet adventure! About the Author Copyright Guide Cover Title Page Start of Content Dedication Table of Contents Chapter 1: Relaxing to the Max Copyright Pagebreaks of the print version Cover Page i iii v vi 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 iv ii To my sisters, Erin and Taylor. Though you may be near or far, I love you wherever you are. Title Page Dedication Chapter 1: Relaxing to the Max Chapter 2: Mission Caleb Chapter 3: Missing Maxie Chapter 4: A Close Call Chapter 5: Rain Clouds and Butterflies Chapter 6: Shelter from the Storm Chapter 7: Garden Gone Chapter 8: A Moment of Goodbye Chapter 9: Pearla Ray Blues Chapter 10: Maxie Comes Back Chapter 11: Hearts That Heal Sneak Peek of Love Puppies #3 Fall in love with each paw-fectly sweet adventure! About the Author Copyright “Another mission in the doggie bag,” said Noodles the labradoodle as she and the Love Puppy team hurried behind a large rosebush that grew in the corner of Leticia Smith’s lawn. “Yes!” said Rosie the golden retriever. “Job well done, Pups!” Rosie swished her tail and each rosebud on the bush began to bloom. That was Rosie’s specialty. She had magical flower power, which meant she could grow plants whenever and wherever she pleased. As the leader of the Love Puppy team, Rosie looked warmly over each member of her squad. Clyde, the Shar-Pei, caught her eye as he took a celebratory flying flip and yipped, “We did it!” His magic gave him the ability to fly. Rosie turned her gaze to Barkley, a miniature dachshund, who morphed into a purple pom-pom. Barkley’s magic allowed him to transform into anything. Next, Rosie turned to Noodles, who then blew a gentle breeze to ruffle Barkley’s shiny frill. Noodles had the ability to control elements of the weather. This Love Puppy team spent their days helping kids in need and they enjoyed every moment of it. But their favorite part was always right after they successfully completed a mission. It meant another human child was helped out of a tough situation—just as Leticia had been! So right then and there, each pup’s jaws hung open in glee. “That had to be a record,” said Noodles, her big brown eyes shining. “We helped Leticia in the flick of a puppy’s tail.” She wiggled her tail with delight. “I think we earned a nice vacation.” “A pup-cation!” added Barkley. “Complete with umbrellas,” he said, morphing his body into an umbrella and then into a lounge chair, “relaxation—” “—and lots of snacks!” chimed in Clyde. He swooped in to rest on Lounge Chair-Barkley. Barkley changed back into his puppy body, and the two wrestled on the ground playfully. “Let’s head back and do it!” said Rosie. She held her paw out in front. Her paw pads began to glow pink. “Come on, Pups!” All of the pups held out their paws, too, in the center of their puppy huddle. Each of their pads glowed like Rosie’s: Noodles’s orange, Clyde’s blue, and Barkley’s purple. “With the power of love—anything is possible. Love Puppies, go!” As the magical portal known as the Doggie Door opened and the pups jumped through, off in the distance an anxious voice shouted: “Maxie! Maxie, come back!” But the Love Puppies didn’t hear the cry. Instead, with a whoosh and a flash of light and fur, the puppies transported from the human world back to the Doghouse—Love Puppy Headquarters—and landed in their backyard. Their pup-cation started now! Rosie padded across the yard toward her vegetable garden beside the house. The first-floor living room window overlooked her bountiful display of plants. Noodles’s room had a garden view, too, but on the second floor. “Hello, my beauties,” Rosie said as her magic caused the plants to dance and wave to her. She was eager to give them some extra-tender love and care. She used her teeth to grab her straw hat that hung on the wall and tossed it in the air. It fell right onto her head, her ears poking up through the Rosie-sized earholes. She stopped next to her blossoming tomato plant and inhaled deeply. “How about a nice drink?” she asked as she reached for the hose. Meanwhile, Clyde flew through the air toward two large trees with a hammock strung between them. Balanced on his upturned paws, he held a tray of goodies he had grabbed from the kitchen. With a flying flip—and not one treat out of place—he landed on the hammock, tummy up. He placed the tray on his belly and called out: “Noodles—glasses me!” Noodles, who was tanning beside the bone-shaped pool, giggled and blew a