The Dogsitter (2026)

Heel…sit…stay—for a summer rom-com with bark and bite!Gemma Monroe should be reveling in her ’20s. Instead, she’s on a leave of absence from veterinarian school to save for rising tuition, stacking shifts at a flower shop and juggling her side gig as a dogsitter. Gemma’s favorite canine client—an Akita with an identity crisis—comes with the most demanding dog-mom: Portia Ross, a high-powered executive with deep pockets who sees Gemma as a pet project of her own. It’s delicate, but Gemma knows that getting her life back on track means this customer is always right. And the policy works…until Gemma locks eyes with the charming Neal Mandell, and what starts as a welcome casual fling unleashes a transactional love triangle that could throw her future to the dogs. Jamie S. Rich and Megan Levens, the veteran romance collaborators behind Ares & Aphrodite and Madame Frankenstein, reunite for a new romp—and a lineup of dog-crazy cover artists joins the pack! All variants for this series will feature the artist’s real-life four-legged friends, beginning with…

Mistakes were made! With booze still on her breath, Gemma high-tails it across town from the bathroom floor of the costume party to a line of angry customers waiting for her to open the shop. Things take a turn when she accepts a flirty invite from last night’s mysterious make-out partner, and the real hangover unfolds when the puppy mask comes off and his true inner dog’s identity is revealed. But when he turns a mirror on her criticisms, chemistry evolves into genuine connection…and Gemma could be dangerously close to getting in deep with her meal ticket’s man! Puppy love becomes bad for business as things heat up in the next installment of Jamie S. Rich and Megan Levens’ four-legged rom-com, The Dogsitter!

Pitbull or Pomeranian? Peel back the layers on the disarmingly charming Neal Mandell! Gemma now knows Neal hid his identity during their magnetic makeout session, and that he’s splitting his time and affection between her and Portia. But was he really being deceptive or just dishing out the energy Gemma was already serving? With a scholarship on the line and tensions escalating with her top client, now’s the perfect chance for Gemma to make a clean break and set clear boundaries between work and love. But the heart wants what it wants…

Gemma has accepted that if she wants to date Neal, she has to get used to the fact that he’s also dating Portia. Who is his boss. And whose dog she walks. It’s weird, but such are the things we do for love! It gets more complicated when Portia asks her to apartment-sit while she and Neal go on a trip, but Portia’s house is really nice, so again, why not? Like, what could go wrong? In the penultimate issue of this romantic-comedy, writer Jamie S. Rich (Lady Killer) and artist Megan Levens (Star Trek: Red Shirts) are setting up an emotional house of cards that is sure to come crashing down. The only question is, how many hearts will be broken in the process.