Your late-summer reading list, sorted
Before the season changes, why not treat yourself to a new space romance? We’re continuing our look back at the Pets in Space anthologies. These authors created some truly unforgettable characters and pets—you’re going to love meeting them (or re-meeting them!).
Hunter of the Tide
by Tiffany Roberts
(from Pets in Space 3)
Nearly broke by betrayal, a human discovers solace—and a chance for love—among the creatures he once hunted, but he must overcome prejudice and inhibition to claim the female he desires. ▸▸ Get this story
Tomorrow’s Mascots
by Alexis Glynn Latner
(from Pets in Space 3)
A lonely interstellar pilot and a passenger’s mistreated consort find each other in an interstellar hotel that offers everything to satisfy its guests’ desires—even desires they didn’t know they had. ▸▸ Get this story
Zandro
by Eli Donovan
(from Pets in Space 3)
Two ex-lovers are trapped together on a ship after saving a pair of dangerous (but adorable) alien kittens. Some local drug dealers are on their tail so they need to get the ship repaired fast. If for no other reason so they can keep themselves from falling back in love. ▸▸ Get this story
Penzak
by JC Hay
(from Pets in Space 3)
On a world of perpetual night, an aging ranger and a widowed veterinarian need to put aside their past to protect a pack of wolves… and their future. ▸▸ Get this story
After the Fall
by Kyndra Hatch
(from Pets in Space 3)
A former planetary defender seeks exile on an uninhabited world. An Invader crashing in to take it from him? Not going to happen. ▸▸ Get this story