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

“Wait,” Braden said. “We haven’t come up with a ransom note.”


“True,” Edan agreed. “It has to be short and to the point. Where you, because it has to be you, want to meet him, and what happens if he brings anyone with him.”


“Mention the sorcerer so that he knows we know about him,” Maeve said.


Edan nodded, moving to his chair, putting the laptop in his lap. “Go.”


“Okay. Let’s see,” Braden replied. “This is a one-time offer. I have two of the paintings from your illegal collection, a Rembrandt and a Van Gogh. I’ll return them to you if you follow my directions explicitly. We will meet at…” He paused, looking at the others. “Where?”


Maeve tapped her fingers on her knee. “Somewhere out in the open so that you can see him approaching. My suggestion is the LaBorde Lookout in the Couturie Forest in City Park.”


“That’s awfully close to the Gate,” Braden said.


“Would that be a problem, since he couldn’t find it, or even know it’s there?” she asked.


Chapter 28