{"product_id":"chocolate-covered-chaos-9798201871833","title":"Chocolate-Covered Chaos","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Lori R. Taylor\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Sterling \u0026amp; Stone\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Sterling \u0026amp; Stone\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Animals\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey can't trust him with their shoes, but they can trust him with their hearts.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince Nick Marshall's wife died, he's been struggling to keep a lid on his PTSD and raise his stepdaughter Chloe and her younger half-sister, Abby. He's always run a tight ship, but when he learns that Chloe's flunking out, he becomes even more rigid and controlling: no extracurricular activities, just chores, and schoolwork until she brings her grades up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's only after she gets into a fight at school that he realizes there's a deeper problem that he has no idea how to handle. Worse, his late wife's sister is working with Chloe's biological father to take custody away from him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOut of desperation, he takes her teacher's suggestion and brings home a dog from the Pretty Paws Shelter named Max. The girls bond with Max, but the dog's playful enthusiasm drives Nick crazy -- he craves calm, not chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan Max help Nick reconnect with Chloe before her meddling aunt and deadbeat father split the family for good?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eChocolate-Covered Chaos\u003c\/em\u003e is the third book in the Soul Mutts series, heartwarming stories of lost dogs finding new homes with the humans they were born to heal.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46450124685463,"sku":"9798201871833","price":1208.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798201871833.webp?v=1769149166","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/chocolate-covered-chaos-9798201871833","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}