Basilisk's Captive

A Monster Age Gap, Fated Mates, Why Choose Romance

Her greatest discovery was a monster who refused to let her go.

Zoologist Rhea Quill thought she'd found the discovery of a lifetime in a lost Cambodian temple. Instead, she found Vryth, a living basilisk of terrifying power and intelligence. He seals her in his ancient ruin, hissing commands that make her body betray her mind. Vryth is not just a monster; he is a king, and he has chosen his queen.
Trapped, Rhea becomes the object of his obsession. But when a greater threat emerges, her captor becomes her only protector. The line between prisoner and partner blurs as Vryth demands her trust and her complete surrender.
He wants more than her body; he wants her worship. As he claims her in acts of savage passion, he whispers commands to "Show me who you belong to." To survive, Rhea must embrace the monster and the darkness he awakens within her, finding a terrifying love in the coils of her captor.

This standalone book has themes of monster romance, human/non-human pairing, forced proximity, captive romance, protector anti-hero, primal play, knotting, breeding and pregnancy, touch her and you die, and a happily ever after.