Master DuCane by B.A. Stretke

Master Louis DuCane has walked the earth for over 900 years. He came of age in royal splendor, but in time when just mere survival was decided from day to day at the point of a sword. He has lived many different lives over the course of his time on this plane, but what he has not found is his beloved. He has always felt the vacancy in his life that his fate-destined love would fill, but as time marched forward he became convinced that love was not his gift to have. He has created an empire for himself and is feared and revered in equal measure in the vampire world, but a part of him still longs for his beloved to come to him. When his spiritualist sees a sign in the stars that his beloved is in Pittsburgh, Louis knows just the man and coven who can help him with his quest. Nik Hadden owes him a favor and Louis DuCane has come to collect.

Ezra Bentley isn’t sure what to make of his life at this point. The Hadden Coven killed the witch that Ezra was enslaved to and determined his innocence of any crimes, but most days he still feels like a prisoner. His former band of Kindred now see him as an enemy and Nik Hadden has asked him to stay for his own protection, so matched up against death, being a prisoner doesn’t sound too bad. He keeps to himself and does his work and hopes to make enough money to leave and somehow create a life of his own, if he can manage to endure the near-constant bullying by some members of the coven. Vampires are notoriously distrustful of witches in their midst. When Master Louis DuCane descends on the Coven looking for his beloved, Ezra is the last thought on anyone’s mind. However, when the witch is revealed to be the long desired fated match, things are about to get a whole lot more interesting. A distrustful coven, an imprisoned witch, and a 900-year-old Master Vampire? Sparks are about to fly. Can Ezra and Louis weather the storm and find their happy tomorrow? Ezra’s life may depend on it.