The mountain air smells of pine and damp earth, yet Daniel Harper still can’t find his focus. He came to this cabin to outrun the city noise and fix his failing career. He expected silence and endless trees. He didn't expect the massive, brooding figure watching him from the shadows of the woods.Rogar lives for a single purpose. As a guardian of Moonvale, he keeps the hidden valley of monsters safe from human eyes. Outsiders are a threat to the peace he has sworn to uphold. Daniel ...

Rain streaks the glass of the small Moonvale research station as Theo Ellis tracks the shifting tides. He is a marine biologist looking for data, not a miracle. A massive storm drags him into the black water. He expects to drown. Instead, a set of powerful, smooth tentacles pulls him from the surf. Kairos is the ancient guardian of these shores. He has watched humans from the dark for centuries. Now, he chooses to show himself to Theo.The air in the glowing sea grotto smells of sal...

The smell of damp pine needles fills the air as Ben stumbles through the mountain storm. He is a wildlife photographer who has lost his path. Then he sees him. Rogan is a massive Sasquatch who has guarded these ancient forests for centuries. He usually avoids people. But there is something about Ben that changes his mind. He carries the freezing man to his secluded cabin.The warmth of the wood stove hums in the quiet room. Ben wakes up to a gentle touch. He should be afraid, but he...

Luca just wanted a temporary place to crash. A cooking gig on a secluded farm near Moonvale seemed like an easy fix earn some cash, keep his head down, and move on. He didn't count on meeting Hale. The farm’s owner is a massive, horned minotaur who moves with a quiet grace. Beneath his towering frame and careful distance lies a solitude he’s lived with for years.Everything starts with shared meals and the steady rhythm of morning chores. In the kitchen, where the smell of rising br...

The scent of dry cedar and wood smoke fills the old lodge. Aaron Hale drives into Moonvale looking for a story about a centuries-old mountain retreat. He's a travel blogger who just wanted a new article. Instead, a heavy snowfall traps him with the lodge's owner. Vaelor is a towering man with golden eyes. He carries an aura of ancient power that Aaron can't explain.The storm seals the mountain road for days. Aaron soon learns that Vaelor is the solitary dragon guardian of the town....

Moonvale doesn't appear on most maps. Tucked between snowbound mountain paths and forest so dense it swallows sound, it's a place that keeps its own counsel.The monsters here aren't hiding. They're simply living, separate from a world that never made much room for them. Until someone wanders in and changes the calculation entirely.One protector has spent years maintaining his territory and his distance in equal measure. It's a system that works. Then a human man steps into ...