I do believe it, I do believe it’s true…
Or it’s happening at a farm, or a suburban home, a Manhattan apartment, or even outer space. The latest crowd-sourced list is of romances with pets. And after a bit of a slow start, I got ’em! (Affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) So, if you like your adorable couples with a side of adorable animals, I got you:
Cats
- Kristen Ashley, ROCK CHICK RENEGADE – Boo the cat (Per Amy Kathryn)
- Kristen Ashley, SWEET DREAMS – Buster the cat (Per Amy Kathryn)
- KJ Charles, AN UNSEEN ATTRACTION – Clem has a cat (Per Ellie Reads)
- Tessa Dare, THE DUCHESS DEAL – Breeches the cat wins best kitty name, ever (Per Fangirl Musings)
- Megan Frampton, LADY BE RECKLESS – rescue cats and THE DUKE’S GUIDE TO CORRECT BEHAVIOR (Per the author)
- Nicole Helm, ALL I AM – hero has “Six dogs, three cats, and one sheep with a limp” (Per me)
- Vivien Jackson, WANTED AND WIRED – RITA finalist, featuring “a cloned, cybernetically enhanced cat, so she’s very fancy” (Per Jen DeLuca)
- Lucy Parker, ACT LIKE IT – Cat-Richard is a squishy grumpus just like hero-Richard (Per me)
- Ainslie Paton, THE LOVE EXPERIMENT – hero has a cat (Per Ellie Reads)
- Farah Rochon, A PERFECT HOLIDAY FLING – cat AND vet heroine (Per Julia)
- Cat Sebastian, UNMASKED BY THE MARQUESS – a tiny kitten for the starchy hero! (Per me)
- Jill Shalvis, THE TROUBLE WITH MISTLETOE – Petunia the cat poops in the hero’s shoes (Per Ellie Reads)
- Julie Ann Walker, HARD AS IT GETS (beginning of Black Knights Inc. series) – Peanut the cat (Per Amy Kathryn)
Dogs
- Kristen Ashley, ROCK CHICK REDEMPTION – Shamus the labrador (Per Amy Kathryn)
- Jennifer Crusie, ANYONE BUT YOU – “Fred the dog is the best part of the book.” (Per Jen DeLuca)
- Megan Frampton, WHY DO DUKES FALL IN LOVE – only friend is his dog (Per the author)
- Nicole Helm, ALL I AM – hero has “Six dogs, three cats, and one sheep with a limp” (Per me)
- Laura Kaye, HARD AS IT GETS (beginning of Hard Ink series) – Eileen the 3 legged German Shepherd puppy (Per Amy Kathryn)
- Sarah Morgan, The Manhattan series, beginning with SLEEPLESS IN MANHATTAN – Definitely the last three (I just read them so they’re fresh on my mind). Cute dogs abound! (Per Haley K)
- Nora Roberts, THE SEARCH and WHISKEY BEACH – Both feature dogs (Per Aislinn Kearns)
- Theresa Romain, LADY ROGUE – Has a winsome beagle! (Per me)
- Cat Sebastian, THE LAWRENCE BROWNE AFFAIR – has a huge dog in it (Per Ana Coqui)
- Jill Shalvis, ANIMAL MAGNETISM – That entire series is centered about an animal clinic (Per Zoe Ashwood)
- Rebekah Weatherspoon, HAVEN and SANCTUARY – one dog in the first and 4 or 5 in the second (Per Jean Russell)
Hedgehogs
- Laura Kinsale, MIDSUMMER MOON – heroine has a hedgehog (Per Elisabeth Lane)
- Lucy Parker, MAKING UP – Reggie the Hedgie is adorable and spiny just like Trix, the heroine (Per me)
Rodents
- Alyssa Cole, A PRINCESS IN THEORY – heroine has rescued lab mice (Per BGSU Pop Culture Library)
- Johanna Lindsey, A LOVING SCOUNDREL – Pet rat! (Per Sharon J. Gochenour)
- Sherry Thomas, RAVISHING THE HEIRESS – hero keeps a pet dormouse named Alice (Per me)
Other
- Amanda Bouchet, A PROMISE OF FIRE (beginning of Kingmaker Chronicles series) – heroine has an adorable horse (Per Alissa Davis)
- Tessa Dare, WHEN A SCOT TIES THE KNOT – Fluffy and Rex the lobsters will never not win the pet game (Per Fangirl Musing)
- Nicole Helm, ALL I AM – hero has “Six dogs, three cats, and one sheep with a limp” (Per me)
- Nicole Helm, REBEL COWBOY – a mystery llama who is appropriately named Mystery (Per Ruby Lang)
- Eloisa James, WILDE IN LOVE – Sweetpea the skunk (Per Elizabeth Bright)
- Laura Kinsale, FOR MY LADY’S HEART – heroine has a falcon. PRINCE OF MIDNIGHT – hero has a wolf. (Per Elisabeth Lane)
- Lisa Kleypas, Hathaways Series (Starts with MINE TILL MIDNIGHT) – Beatrix has several pets (Per Elizabeth Bright)
- Nora Roberts, BLACK HILLS – a cougar called Baby who acts more like a house cat to Lil who rescued him (Per Alex Carver)