{"product_id":"grounds-for-hope-smiling-dog-cafe-9798349526046","title":"Grounds for Hope: Smiling Dog Cafe","description":"\u003cp\u003eAt a quiet Brooklyn café watched over by painted dogs and warmed by just the right cup of coffee, two teenagers arrive-lost, hurting, and unsure where to turn next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this deeply compassionate third entry in the \u003cem\u003eSmiling Dog Café\u003c\/em\u003e series-fully enjoyable as a standalone-author Neil S. Plakcy shares two powerful novellas about grief, resilience, and the unexpected ways we find our way home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eGrounds for Hope\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003e Miguel is alone on the streets after his father is deported back to their violence-plagued homeland. Cold, hungry, and nearly out of hope, he's led to the café by a mysterious pit bull named Baxter-and taken in by Betty, the wise café owner whose coffee and compassion help restore his sense of safety and purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFinding Grace\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003c\/strong\u003e Tanya is reeling after her mother's decision to walk away from their life to \"find herself.\" Angry and unmoored, Tanya is gently nudged toward the café by Kiyomi, a calm, three-legged Samoyed-and slowly begins to rediscover her strength, her voice, and her path forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis tender volume celebrates how healing begins-in community, through ritual and memory, and with the quiet guidance of a dog who always knows exactly who needs help next.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCome in from the cold. The coffee's brewing, and the dogs are waiting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePlakcy, Neil S.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Neil S. Plakcy is the award-winning author of over 70 novels in mystery, romance, adventure and cozy fantasy. He lives in South Florida with his husband and two sedentary golden retrievers.","brand":"Samwise Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51589751243026,"sku":"9798349526046","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_42b2221f-10e2-4415-acd5-11a4dd6175e7.jpg?v=1756804788","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/grounds-for-hope-smiling-dog-cafe-9798349526046","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}