Annaleia Faith awakened something dangerous in Antares half a century ago, something he fiercely suppressed in order to keep her safe. But when she disappeared without a trace after their first night together, he vowed to never hold that part of himself back again.

Now, fifty years later, he's found her. But she has a secret, one she especially has to keep from Antares, because learning it would once and for all unleash that ancient, volatile monster inside him.

As a crazed stalker leaves a bloody trail behind him on his hunt for Annaleia, and the living embodiment of chaos begins to set the world on fire, Antares has to protect his first and only love once more. But this time, he won't be restraining the dragon inside to do so. This time, he's going to use every primal power he's got.

Hour of the Dragon is the second book in the paranormal romance series, Monsters, by NYT and USA Today bestselling author Heather Killough-Walden.