Protective and sweet monster romance with a genetically engineered bodyguard and
a soft-hearted heroine who accidentally witnesses a murder while trying to rescue a feral cat.
Vibe
Protective, suspenseful, tender, feral, steamy.
Perfect For Fans Of
Ruby Dixon, Lola Glass, Lisa Edmonds, Layla Fae, Megan Van Dyke.
Expect
fated mates, monster anatomy, danger, healing, guaranteed HEA.
Blurb
Jade Massey only wanted to rescue a stray cat. Instead, she witnesses a murder and lands in the hidden world of Damruck’s monsters, councils, and danger. Thurl is a Wyrfang built to protect, and once Jade is in his care, no threat is getting near her without going through him. As the Wyrfangs build their place in the supernatural world, Jade and Thurl’s bond turns fear into safety, heat, and the kind of found family that fills a house.
Reader Reviews
“Genuinely enjoyed book two in the Monstrous Guardians series.”
—Amazon reviewer*
“Thurl was such a sweetheart.”
—Amazon reviewer*
“This sequel… did not disappoint!”
—Amazon reviewer*
The Damruck Universe
Protective monsters, found-family brothers, and Damruck’s hidden supernatural world.
Monstrous Guardians follows the Wyrfangs, lab-created monster heroes finding mates, agency, and a home inside the broader Damruck universe.
Expect BioSynth fallout, secret supernatural politics, danger, healing, explicit monster romance, and fiercely protective happily-ever-afters.
More About This Book
Tropes & Reader Expectations
Hidden world, Wyrfang hero, monster protector, murder witness, fated mates, touch her and die, found family, bodyguard vibes, cinnamon roll monster, protector heroine dynamic, marked/marking, fish out of water, low angst danger, explicit monster romance.
Perfect for readers who love Ruby Dixon, Lola Glass, Lisa Edmonds, Layla Fae, Megan Van Dyke, fated mates, protective monster heroes, found-family brothers, secret supernatural danger, spicy hurt/comfort.
Content Notes
- Witnessed murder
- blood
- violence
- abduction/kidnapping themes
- anxiety
- hostages
- physical danger
- PTSD
- emotional abuse references
- explicit monster romance
Full content warnings can be found here.
Reading Order
Monstrous Guardians is set in the Damruck universe alongside Superhuman Security and Nocturne Arcana. The books can be read as standalones, but chronologically Monstrous Guardians begins after Strength Awakened: Behemoth in the Superhuman Security series. Characters from Superhuman Security appear in Monstrous Guardians, along with characters who will be in a future Damruck series.
Book Details
Publication date: 2025-02-28
Language: English
Print length: 300 pages
Formats: Kindle ebook; Kindle Unlimited where available; print availability varies by title.
ISBN-10: 1963888030
ISBN-13: 978-1963888034
ASIN: B0DSQQDCXL
Main Characters
Jade Massey: A kindergarten teacher who witnesses a murder and gets pulled into Damruck’s hidden supernatural world.
Thurl: A horned Wyrfang guardian whose protection is lethal, tender, and absolutely not temporary.
FAQ
Can I start here?
It can be read for its main couple, but it works best in Monstrous Guardians order because world, team, and series threads build across books.
How spicy is it?
High heat / explicit open-door monster romance with nonhuman anatomy and guaranteed HEA.
Does it have an HEA?
Yes. This romance resolves with a committed happily-ever-after.
*Short excerpts from Amazon reader reviews where available; otherwise short discovery copy is used until more review text is available.