Favorite Animal Characters
Sometimes the best supporting characters have paws, fins, feathers, or scales! 🐾 Readers shared their favorite animal characters for this guide, including lovable pets and loyal sidekicks. Thank you to readers at Romance Book Lovers and Threads for these recommendations. (You can see them all at Amazon here.)
🔬 Coming Next: STEM Romance Recs! I’m looking for book recs for a new reading guide: scientists, engineers, lab partners, and more. Romance, fantasy, mysteries, cozy mysteries, and self-recs are all welcome. Share your favorites in the comments! 💕📚
Books with Favorite Animal Characters
- A Little Bit Yours by Starla Dekruyf
- A New Leaf by Samm Wilde
- A New Leash on Love by Debbie Burns
- A Peony for Your Claws by LV. Oaks
- Alexandria Fire by Emily Murray
- All In by Katya Summers
- All That We Are by Elicia Roper
- All Your Midnights by Izabela Kamila
- Attempted Murder and Other Ways to Seduce Your Mate by Emma Eden
- Awake At Dawn by Amelia Rhys
- Beginning to Look a Lot Like Us by Sara B. Larson
- Behind the Scenes by Isa Lynn
- Bigfoot Untold by Ricko Dupri
- Call it Fake by Elena Locatelli
- Canyons of the Night by Jayne Castle (dust bunnies)
- Casual Now by Meghan French
- Catch and Keep by Erin Hahn
- Cat’s Outta the Bag by Elle Carolyn
- Caught Up for Christmas by Carmelina Mercurio
- Coiled to Strike by C.J. Greiser
- Come On Baby Kristin Lee
- Consider Me by Becka Mack
- Could Have Been Closer by Camilla Evergreen
- Crash by Lyla Anh Nam
- Crazy Stupid Bromance by Lyssa Kay Adams
- Currents Between Us by Ashton Kiana
- Dangerous Currents by Kathryn Knight
- Divine Fall by Kathryn Knight
- Dog Friendly by Victoria Schade
- Dog on It: A Chet and Bernie Mystery by Spencer Quinn
- Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
- Elfed Up This Christmas by Lauren Baker
- Emergency Lullabies by Madeline Nixon
- Every Duke Has His Day by Suzanne Enoch
- Faking Your Mate and Other Recipes for Disaster by Emma Eden
- Fall in Love in October by Starla Dekruyf
- Falling Inn Love by Erin Branscom
- Fast Holiday by Kerry Lockhart
- First and Forever by Lynn Painter
- Flashed to Death by Crymsyn Hart
- Forget About Me by Karen Grey
- Game Changer by Cindy Ta
- Ghost Hunter by Jayne Castle
- Go Cook Yourself by Rebecca Chase
- Happy Ever After by Chrissie Harrison
- Haunt Me Maybe by E.M. Rinaldi
- Haven by Wren Willoughby
- Heart Racing by Elliana Rose
- Hearts off Paws by Simone Niy
- Here Forever by Amy Mara
- Hindsight by Justine Bennett
- Hired Luck by Mel Todd
- Home Is Where You Are by Melissa Grace
- How to Excavate a Heart by Jake Maia
- In Best Year Ever by Kylie Skye
- Inheritance by Nora Roberts
- Just Getting Started by Fiona West
- Keepsakes and Kismet by Farrah Colson
- Killer Chardonnay by Kate Lansing
- Knot Hot for You by Winnie Aster
- Legally Yours by Melissa Morgan
- Like Real People Do by E.L. Massey
- Long Housebroke by Jaci Burton
- Lost Stars by Tracy McJames
- Magic and Millinery by Cait Alvarez,
- Mine by Stephanie Philomena
- Mine for a Moment by Mimi Gunn
- Miss Percy’s Pocket Guide to the Care and Feeding of British Dragons by Quenby Olsen
- Month-to-Maybe by Harlow Scott
- Murder at Pirate’s Cove by Josh Lanyon
- On Island Time by Morgan Rooney
- On My Knees by Kristin Lee
- Open and Shut by David Rosenfelt
- Pictures in Blue by Kelsey Schulz
- Pit Stop by Ellis Mae
- Pugs and Kisses by Farrah Rochon
- Roast Wyvern by Ian Thomas Healy
- Rookie Season by Katie Bailey and Leah Brunner
- Roots by Wren Willoughby
- Roses are Red, Violet is Dead by Morgan Spellman
- Royal Hearts by Margaret Rose
- Saving It by Nicole Bell
- Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez
- Say You’re Mine by Ashton Kiana
- Sew Into You by Amity Malcom
- Shadows of the Nightwood by Harper Isles
- Simply the Best by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
- Strange Love by Ann Aguirre
- Take Me Home by Leah Brunner
- Teach Me by Kamir Lennae
- That One Summer by Catherine Blaze
- The Baseball Body by Elizabeth Thomas
- The Boo Next Door by Annie Carlisle
- The Book Hunter by Jayne Ann Krentz
- The Dream Mirrors by Megan Mary
- The End Zone by Erin Mackenzie
- The Family Business by Mercy Kay
- The Goode Girls of Maple Lane by Jacqueline Firkins
- The Great Gamble by C.J. Owens
- The Guest Who Changed Everything by Maura Kennedy Fair
- The Happy Ever Playlist by Abby Jimenez
- The Hope of You by S.L. Astor
- The Last Drive Home by Cassandra Moll
- The Meat Sauce Murders by Elizabeth Silverman
- The Milkyway Hotel by Marguerite and Jude Silberfeld Grimaud
- The One Where They Fall in Love by Christina Wolf
- The Other Side Of Helene by Rasida Martin
- The Palace Mix-Up by Samanth J. Mason
- The Problem with Dating by Brittainy Cherry
- The Road Trip Agreement by Tiana Warner
- The Roommate Pact by Allison Ashley
- The Search by Nora Roberts
- The Things We Water by Mariana Zapata
- The Way You Say Good Morning by Meghan French
- The White Wedding by Elizabeth Silverman
- The Witch is Back by Sophie H. Morgan
- The Witch’s Brew by Rieka Hunt
- The Witness by Nora Roberts
- Thinking Out Loud by Grayson Long
- Thorns and Ashes by Alyssa-Ray Bouman
- Till Death Do Us Port by Kate Lansing
- Touch Me Down by Ariana St. Claire
- Touch of Kindness by R. Loomis
- Trade Deadline by Jodi Oliver
- Trip Me Up by Michelle McCraw
- Unbroken by Ivy Vale
- We Are Just Us by Jude Bradley
- When I’m With You by Monica McCallan
- Who Rescued Who by Victoria Schade
- Wrapped Around My Heart by Mikayla Christy
- Written in the Margins by Madeline Nixon
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The Favorite Holiday Book Recs will run November 3rd.