of Danger by Valerie Hansen, September 2019Courage Under Fire by Sharon Dunn, October 2019
Sworn to Protect by Shirlee McCoy, November 2019
True Blue K-9 Unit Christmas by Laura Scott and Maggie K. Black, December 2019
Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
—Psalms 27:7
This book is dedicated to Gregory and Marianne Iding, and their chocolate Lab, Moose. It’s fun to dog-sit for you when you’re on vacation.
I was blessed and honored to be given the opportunity to participate in this True Blue K-9 Unit continuity. It’s been amazing working with this fantastic group of talented authors.
I’ve visited New York City many times and had fun researching the Queens area, but please know that any errors are strictly my own.
I hope you enjoyed Finn and Eva’s story. And if you’re wondering about Pete and Mikey, don’t worry, you’ll meet them again later this year in my True Blue K-9 Unit Christmas novella!
As always, I love hearing from my readers. Please drop me a note through my website at www.laurascottbooks.com, or message me through my Facebook page at Laura Scott Author. I’m also on Twitter @laurascottbooks.
Yours in faith,
Laura Scott
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Eva Kendall slowed her pace as she approached the single-story building housing the modest training facility where she worked training guide dogs. Lifting her face to the sky, she basked in the sun warming her skin. June in the Forest Hills area of Queens, New York, could be incredibly hot and humid, but today was the perfect summer day.
Using her key, she entered the training center, thinking about the male chocolate Lab named Cocoa that she would work with this morning. Cocoa was a ten-week-old puppy born to Stella, who was a gift from the Czech Republic to the NYC K-9 Command Unit located in Queens. Most of Stella’s pups were being trained as police dogs, but not Cocoa. In less than a month after basic puppy training, Cocoa would be able to go home with Eva to be fostered during his first year of training to become a full-fledged guide dog. Once that year passed, guide dogs like Cocoa would return to the center to train with their new owners.
A few steps into the building, Eva frowned at the loud thumps interspersed with a cacophony of barking. The raucous noise from the various canines contained
