I came back to Cedar Creek, Oklahoma, for one reason: to bury my uncle and sell his garage. I didn’t plan on staying. I didn’t plan on crossing the family that owns half the town. And I sure as hell didn’t plan on finding a portal to another world hidden behind my barbed-wire fence. Cedar Creek hasn’t changed. The gossip’s still sharp, the judgment still quick, and the Vanhursts still control everything that matters—oil, the bank, and most of the town council. They’ve wanted my land for years, and now that my uncle’s dead and his debts are coming due, they think I’m cornered. They’re wrong. Because beyond a fence on my property, I find a glowing stone gate… and a white-haired elven knight fighting monsters that don’t belong in this world. Beyond her lies the Vale—a dying realm under siege. Turns out my grandmother wasn’t just a cantankerous old woman. She was an Aegis, a warrior sworn to protect the Vale from Maldrik and the Shadow Gods he serves. Now she’s gone. And the war she ran from has followed her home. As the creepy Church of Dominion tightens its grip on Cedar Creek and the Vanhursts reveal they know far more than they should, I’m forced to make a choice:walk away and let the town, and everyone I care about, burn… or claim a legacy written in blood, magic, and ancient oaths. The Vale needs a defender. Cedar Creek needs a shield. And if I don’t step up, both worlds fall. The Last Aegis is a gritty rural urban fantasy packed with action, magic, and desire—featuring a decisive, unapologetically masculine main character, powerful women who choose to fight alongside him, and high-stakes battles where survival means taking control or losing everything.