When half-elf Gideon's elf brother Braden runs afoul of a powerful old vampire, Gideon steps in to help him, suggesting it might be a good idea to recruit a dhampir. Reluctantly, because the only one he knows enjoys flirting with his lover, the witch Delilah, Braden agrees. Thus sexy Edan joins the team, and immediately sets his sights on Gideon.<br><br>Vampire Vicario lives in New Orleans, so the team heads down there, staying at a B&B owned by another witch, Maeve. She agrees to help them, and together they come up with a plan to destroy Vicario. A plan complicated by the fact Vicario's tame sorcerer can see dhampir when they're invisible, thus potentially making it impossible for Edan to take Vicario's head.<br><br>To succeed in saving Braden will require all their combined skills. At the same time, Gideon is facing a personal battle: how to deal with his growing attraction to Edan. The sex is great, but there is more to a relationship than that, as he well knows. Can the two of them move beyond the physical -- if they survive the conflict with Vicario -- or will their differences tear them apart?

The Half-Elf and the Dhampir

When Edan finished, Gideon said, “You didn’t mention stairs to the basement.”


“The house is in New Orleans. Most homes don’t have basements because of the chance of flooding, which invariably happens whenever there’s a hurricane. At least the older homes don’t.”


“Interesting.” Gideon stared at the ground floor sketch for a moment before asking, “How long has he owned the house?”


“Since it was built in the mid-eighteen-hundreds.”


“Did he build it? Well, have it built?”


“That’s my understanding. What are you thinking?” Edan asked.


“If I were a vampire and I wanted my lair to be where I lived, but I didn’t want anyone to know, and…” Gideon tapped the sketch, “if I knew that New Orleans buildings didn’t have basements, but I wanted one in my house, I’d make certain it happened.”


“If that were true, I’d think rumors would have flown about the eccentric man who insisted one was added,” Delilah said.


Chapter 14