For most of his life, Gunnar the basilisk has spent his time as a gigantic, fearsome monster, defending the wild Texas landscape from invaders and rival shifters. Now that he and the other basilisks have awakened into the modern world, they’re on a new mission: to find mates, and help bring peace to a world growing more chaotic by the day. But when a simple assignment in a small town brings the stoic, silent Gunnar face to face with an easily-frightened woman in dire need of his protection, the beast inside him roars to stay by her side, whether she likes it or not. April Nelson’s life in the quiet town of Clawson’s Creek is anything but normal. For starters, shifters aren’t a secret to the humans there. And to make things worse, the bear and wolf shifters living in town have been fighting for years. When the feud leads to a deadly attack that nearly kills her, she finds an unexpected ally in a tall, gorgeous man with one red eye and one blue eye. Gunnar, the basilisk, a man of strength and secrets, whose handsomeness is matched only by his obsession with protecting her. Even against her own wishes. When it’s clear Gunnar isn’t going to leave her alone with a town full of angry shifters fast on her heels, all April can do is let him into her life. But Gunnar has found his mate, and between saving her life multiple times, and heated nights beneath the autumn sky, the attraction and the drama between the two of them is reaching a fever pitch. And though April may have found her new reason to carry on with her difficult life, the forces clashing in Clawson’s Creek look like they won’t permit her a happy ending until her basilisk protector has dealt with all of them.

A single mom afraid to love, a dangerous legend and a monster who will do everything to protect the family he cares about. Diesel is notorious for being the biggest, strongest and most protective basilisk of the group. But he's also still figuring out the whole "mate" thing. That is, until an assignment to a curious corner of Texas brings him face-to-face with a curvy woman with flame-red hair and wary eyes. And though the monster inside him roars to claim her, it's clear she isn't looking for a partner. Or so it would seem. Morgan Seward is just trying to get by as a single mom. But when she watches a man turn into a gigantic beast in order to fight off a vicious creature attacking her home, the whole world feels like it’s ending. But then she meets him in person, and all that changes. And though she tries to fight her attraction to him, his intense protectiveness is matched only by his rugged good looks. But love isn’t safe for Morgan, even if Diesel is the ideal man in every way. Fun evenings and cute moments quickly turn into steamy nights of pleasure for the two lovers, as Diesel realizes he’s found his reason for being in this harsh new world. But Morgan’s past still haunts her, and an ancient legend in town is swiftly becoming a dangerous possibility for Diesel and the others. And it will take all the strength and courage the fated couple can muster to fight off the terrifying monsters that threaten to tear them apart.

A basilisk with a secret, a wounded woman trying to protect the world and a ranch full of friends to help them... As a monster among monsters, Ajax is aware that most people are terrified of him. They should be. He's a savage killer that makes no apologies for what he is. In spite of that, he still wants to find a mate. But all his research into dating and romance have resulted in one conclusion: he's not what women are looking for in a partner. But nothing could have prepared him to meet a woman unlike any other. One that's as beautiful as she is fierce, with a dangerous problem that he alone might be able to help her solve. Olivia is very familiar with shifters, having worked alongside them to maintain peace in the world for a long time. But Ajax, with his red eyes and mouthwatering physique, is wholly unique from the shifters she's met before. And though she feels an instant attraction to him, she needs to stay focused and get his help tracking down a deadly substance that could cause havoc in the wrong hands. As Ajax and Olivia are forced into close contact and sent to Dragonclaw Ranch to investigate, the attraction between them pulls them together in ways they can't resist. But it will take all the strength they can muster, including a secret Ajax has kept hidden his entire life, if they want to stand a chance at surviving the terrifying monster that could threaten not just their friends at Dragonclaw Ranch, but the entire world.