Retired from Silicon Valley and done with corporate nonsense, Gabriel Fremont thinks he’s buying himself a quiet Midwestern a duplex in Fort Wayne, a few rentals to fix up, and a neglected patch of woods along Cedar Creek.
Instead, he inherits a queer men’s campground, a canyon full of old magic, and a moral panic.
Cedar Creek has always been a place where men like Gabe can breathe—skinny-dipping, camping, and getting off the grid under the cedars. But now a mega-church pastor and a smiling developer are calling it a “public indecency problem,” waving illegal drone footage around, and pushing the county to shut the whole place down in the name of “public morals.”
The canyon has other ideas.
Tyler of Cedar Creek—half-man, half-horned guardian, all trouble—has spent his life keeping the node hidden. He can handle drunk campers, stray glamours, and storms that roll in out of nowhere. What he can’t handle alone is zoning law, Christian nationalists, and the slow creep of condemnation hearings.
When the land itself threads Gabe and Ty together as the new anchor pair of Desire, they have a walk away from the bond, or lean into it and fight for their home.
To keep Cedar Creek alive, they’ll have
Face down a “protect the children” crusade at a packed nuisance hearing
Navigate treaties, easements, and Veilward politics that make tech contracts look simple
Survive a magically charged renewal ritual that binds them to the canyon—and to each other—for as long as they both keep choosing it
Somewhere between drone takedowns, cabin plans for aging queers, and camp weekends where men finally feel safe in their own skin, a tired human steward and a stubborn goat guardian have to decide whether this is just a season…or the life they both thought they’d never get.
Claimed by the Guardian is a hard-R, high-feels M/M paranormal romance set in the Feeding Desire universe. older MCs, found family, small-town politics, magical bonds, and explicit queer joy under the cedars. Can be read as a spicy standalone, but is richer after the first three Feeding Desire books.
Series Reading Order (for your series field / description footer)Dancing After Dark – Feeding Desire · Book 0
Claimed by the Veleci – Feeding Desire · Book 1
Claimed by Fae Thirst – Feeding Desire · Book 2
Claimed by the Prince – Feeding Desire · Book 3
Claimed by the Guardian – Feeding Desire · Book 4