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Basilisk (Mystic Guardians Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Rinda Elliott (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 706 ratings

As a basilisk, Bain Ophion has lived over two hundred years. For the last ten, he’s worked for his best friend, a sorcerer who runs Protective Solutions. Bain loves his work as a bodyguard and especially loves proving his skills when clients take one look at him and doubt. Yeah, he may dress flashy and have androgynous looks, but he also comes with preternatural strength. Humans don’t know that, though. Because, like all his fellow bodyguards, he uses a glamour to hide what doesn’t blend. Most humans aren’t ready to know about the supernatural world around them, but he’s about to learn that there are a few who are special.

Clive Manning has no idea which of his new clients is threatening his life, but when they send someone to break into his home, he knows he can’t handle this alone. He lives a perfectly ordered life and works from home for a reason. Lifelong fear. He calls Protective Solutions and hires a bodyguard, and when that man shows up, Clive is shocked. He expected something like a man in black and instead, he got a rockstar.

But Clive is highly attracted to this colorful bodyguard and soon Bain proves he’s very good at his job…among other things.

Basilisk is a long novella with a sexy shapeshifter who’s stunned by his fierce attraction to an uptight accountant and the accountant who learns his lifetime of fear had good reason.

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    Mystic Guardians
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  3. Language
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    September 28, 2024
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0DJ7NLSBT
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 28, 2024
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.0 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 148 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Book 1 of 4 ‏ : ‎ Mystic Guardians
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 706 ratings

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Rinda Elliott

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I write MM, MF, and MMF romances. Love is love! Some are paranormal, contemporary, and space opera. While all of my books are romantic and sexy, most lean toward erotic. But three of these books-Foretold, Forecast, and Foresworn are MF Young Adult novels. A complete trilogy that I'm rereleasing after getting my rights back from Harlequin Teen. Dweller on the Threshold is sexy, but not erotic. I love unusual stories and credit growing up in a family of curious life-lovers who moved all over the country. Books and movies full of fantasy, science fiction and romance kept us amused, especially in some of the stranger places. For years, I tried to separate my darker side with my humorous and romantic one. I published short fiction, but things really started happening when I gave in and mixed it up. When not lost in fiction, I love making wine, collecting music, gaming and spending time with my husband and two children.

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Customers find the book easy to read, with one mentioning they finished it in one sitting. The story receives positive feedback, with one customer noting it has a happy ending. Customers appreciate the character development.

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Customers find the book easy to read, with one mentioning they finished it in one sitting.

"This was a sweet short read. I’ve been in a book slump for months and I’ve just gotten back into reading. I couldn’t put this book down...." Read more

"...4 solid stars ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️ It was fairly short, concise, and kept my attention." Read more

"Loved the book. The story line was interesting and the characters were delightfully. The book was well written...." Read more

"...The main characters were great together and the story was just the right length. This is a new author to me, but I will be reading the second book." Read more

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Customers enjoy the story of the book, with one mentioning its interesting premise and another noting its happy ending.

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"Loved the book. The story line was interesting and the characters were delightfully. The book was well written...." Read more

"Good story that sets it up for stories about other characters introduced in the book. Just the right length. Enjoyed it very much." Read more

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  • hilda
    5.0 out of 5 stars Found another author to love!
    Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2025
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    Found another author to love! I just love the way they write about the supernatural world! Can't wait for more!!
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  • Kayla
    4.0 out of 5 stars definitely recommend
    Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2025
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    This was a sweet short read. I’ve been in a book slump for months and I’ve just gotten back into reading. I couldn’t put this book down. Clive is absolutely adorable and I love how obsessed Bain is with him. They are totally perfect for each other and I can’t wait to read more of this series.
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  • Virginia Lee
    5.0 out of 5 stars Change
    Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2025
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    He found a secret from one of his clients and now they want him dead when he hires a bodyguard there more to him then the eye see and maybe soul mates
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  • Kindle Customer
    3.0 out of 5 stars Good read
    Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2024
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    I do love this author. I just felt the book need more of a story line. I did like the two main characters.
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  • TeeTee
    5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely Enjoyed
    Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2025
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    I just discovered this author and I am so very glad I did. It was unusual to read about a basilisk having his own romance, and Bain and Clive were perfect for each other. I can’t wait to read about Alaric’s soulmate appearing, because he definitely deserves it.
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  • kad0917
    4.0 out of 5 stars A quick, fun story
    Reviewed in the United States on October 30, 2024
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    This is a new to me author. I enjoyed this little story starting a Basilisk and a human who is mostly unaware of the preternatural world around him. Said human needs protection, and the two meet. The flow of words was easy to follow. It has a happy ending. I look forward to the next book in the series, starring a secondary character from this book. 4 solid stars ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️ It was fairly short, concise, and kept my attention.
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  • Lillian W
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great story
    Reviewed in the United States on February 13, 2025
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    Loved the book. The story line was interesting and the characters were delightfully. The book was well written. Looking forward to reading it next book in the series.
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  • Krimon
    4.0 out of 5 stars snake sheds his fears
    Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2024
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    A sharp-dressed snake shifter (basilisk) meets a human and they fall hard and fast. More soulmates in the future as everyone in the office will eventually get struck by Cupid’s arrow.

    There was a lot of character development disguised as monologuing, would be better to show rather than force a character to tell.
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  • Kindle Fairy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Good enough to read twice
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 23, 2025
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    Pretty sure I have read this before, but as I am using kindle unlimited it is hard to tell. Nevertheless good storytelling with a dose of romantic escapism. Preternatural Bodyguard ends up together with his human accountant client in close quarters as they try to find out who is trying to kill him whilst the human learns about the existence of the real creatures he has seen throughout his life that he always assumed was a mental health symptom.

    Very soon these two realise they mean more to each other than they expected.

    Lovely no stress fluffy read with a few spicy scenes.
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  • Rebecca
    3.0 out of 5 stars A quick read
    Reviewed in Canada on March 31, 2025
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    The writing is very.... Young. It gives off that the author is trying very hard and wants to be passionate and thrilling but it's very high school crush.

    I thought it was funny that the idea of spending their lives together for eternity wasn't a big deal, but the second Clive thought of the l word he started panicking. I would like to think that if you're planning to spend eternity with someone, you would at least understand whether or not you love them first, but I don't know. I've read worse.
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  • M86
    4.0 out of 5 stars basilisk
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 2, 2024
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    3.5⭐️A cute idea and new series opener. Bain and Clive were a good match. The plot was very angst free and didn’t have the same twists that I’m used to with this author, it was a quick read. Interested in Xavier.
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  • Jill Stock
    3.0 out of 5 stars Really enjoyable
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 29, 2024
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    Was an enjoyable read, good characters, lots of sweetness and just the right amount of intrigue and danger. Cannot wait for the next book.
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