There’s a witch in the woods. Deep in the Redwood Forest, a monster of a man roams, poisoning the waterways, torturing Guardians, threatening old ladies, and snacking on family pets. Well, that’s what Alba Cortez was led to believe. Hired by an enterprising group of cattlemen, the young Witch Taker returns to his home on the north coast, facing down old ghosts and new dangers. He just wants to do his job and return to the uneasy comfort of life in San Francisco. All Elijah Sanborn wants is peace. Poisoned by magic and crushed by the Civil War, Elijah Sanborn was a vagabond. His wanderings led him to the magical sanctuary of the Redwood Forest, where he finally found a home. His peace is shattered by greedy timbermen who want his land, and will do anything to get it. Including bringing in a hired gun whose heart may be just as black as his eyes. Those damned, beautiful eyes. With a magical pony and a pair of unruly coyote pups on his side, Elijah makes it his mission to teach the young lawman about the the sacred nature of the forest. But even Elijah isn’t prepared for the reality of falling in love with a Witch Taker.

Dillon Dandy is a witch who can see into your darkest fears and unleash them into the world. His power made him an outcast from his small town of Hardin Falls, Wyoming. Born to a family that fears magic and has embraced the teachings of the church, he had to leave everthing and everyone behind to find the help he needed. He found it with the Federal Bureau of Magic, an organization that uses psychics and witch takers to keep the magical criminals in control. Dillon is not one of their favorite agents. He is sent back to his home town after two other agents dissapear, to try to solve the grisly murders that have been happening in town. Did the Bureau know they were sending Dillon to his doom? Chet Jackson is an elemental witch who can speak to the plants he loves. When Dillon ran away, he took Chet's heart with him. Chet has never forgotten him or the pain he caused when he left him behind. He knows Dillon is back in town, and he knows why. Even though he is still angry, he can't let anything happen to him. After all this time, his greatest fear is Dillon walking away again. He will do everything in his power to keep Dillon alive and to get him to stay with him. Will the beast prowling Hardin Falls destroy them before they have the chance to find love again?