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Romantic fiction gets a bad rap. Critics call it "predictable" or "escapist." But the best romantic fiction is actually about heroism —the heroism required to be vulnerable. It asks the question: Can two broken people build a shelter for each other without the roof caving in?

Because in the great library of the heart, the animal stories are the poetry, and the romantic stories are the prose. And a good collection holds both, breathing warm and furry and bright, showing us that the most romantic thing in the world might just be a wet nose nudging your hand when you thought no one was looking.

Liam was a cynical radio DJ in Seattle who used his late-night show to vent about his disastrous dating life. His only true companion was Barnaby, an aging Golden Retriever with a habit of escaping the backyard. The Golden Thread