Khargals of Duras Books in Order

The Khargals of Duras series brings together science-fiction romance, hidden history, and a darker Gothic atmosphere. Its stories feature beings who do not fit easily into the human world, along with heroines who are drawn toward secrets that have been hidden for years.

Some doors are meant to stay closed.

In Heart of Stone, Brianna has spent two decades looking for proof that the winged being who saved her as a child was real. Now an architectural engineer specializing in historic buildings, she is hired to work beneath an old church that has become an exclusive Gothic nightclub. The catacombs hold the clues she has been seeking, and they also hold Alkor, a being who has spent years hiding from the modern world.

Their relationship is shaped by long memory and present danger. Brianna wants answers about the figure who has haunted her dreams. Alkor has reasons to stay hidden, including the fear that claiming the woman who awakens his instincts could put her at risk. A beacon and a buried means of escape pull them toward a larger problem beyond the nightclub's underground rooms.

The Khargals setting works well for readers who like ancient creatures meeting contemporary life. The series uses architecture, ruins, catacombs, and lost technology to make its romances feel physical and atmospheric. The danger is not only in a villain or a chase. It is also in what happens when a past that was carefully buried starts to wake up.

Begin with Heart of Stone. It introduces the mix of human curiosity, hidden nonhuman history, and protective romance that defines this part of Abel's work.