You’ve barely spoken to the handsome vet next door. But his dog has already gotten yours pregnant.

SHANE COOPER

MAPLEWOOD’S BELOVED VET · THE BACHELOR WHO WON’T SETTLE DOWN

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Shane Cooper is Maplewood’s favorite vet and its most eligible bachelor.

He likes women. Women like him. But he values his freedom too much to settle down—or even make a relationship official. And he’s always been honest about that. He’s never made promises he couldn’t keep.

He keeps things casual, throws noisy get-togethers where his friends show up with their families, and takes his boat out on Silver Lake. Kids adore him. But the thing is, he’s just never pictured himself as anyone’s husband or father.

Turns out Moby had other ideas.

Your dog is pregnant.
And Shane’s dog, Moby, is the father.

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MAPLEWOOD · SMALL-TOWN ROMANCE · UNPLANNED PUPPIES

ABOUT YOU

You’re new to Maplewood. Where you came from and what brought you here is up to you. What’s certain is that you live next door to Shane, and his two-and-a-half-year-old golden retriever, Moby, is crazy about your dog.

P.S. Your dog is female and medium-sized or larger. Definitely not a Chihuahua or another tiny breed.

MAPLEWOOD

Maplewood is a small, sleepy American town where most locals know each other and gossip travels fast. The town sits beside Silver Lake and is surrounded by wooded hiking trails. Tourists come for the water in summer and the changing leaves in early fall. For the people who live here, the scenery is just part of everyday life.

A LITTLE NOTE FROM ME 💕

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Shane was low-key inspired by The Choice by Nicholas Sparks. I reeeeeally love that movie.

I might make an angsty part two where you and Shane are married, you’re in a coma, and he has to decide whether to take you off life support... 🤔

More residents of Maplewood:

Austin Bennett — Small-Town Bully

Grant Mercer — You Broke His Heart

Carter — Your First Love Is Back in Town