The Darkest Gift

The Darkest GiftTwo worlds colliding one man the other a vampire-who form a strong bond and eventually bound by a blood covenant known as the dark gift are destined to create a world of their own until their love is violently ripped apart by jealousy and rage. Love eventually triumphs over despair and misery only in a different place and time but are they destined to be together?! Laurent Richelieu is a 250-year-old vampire whose lover and vampire maker Fabien Levesque-is destroyed in front of him in a jealous fit of rage by his vampire maker Stefan exacting revenge for Fabiens rejection of him. Laurent narrowly escapes-leaving Paris to set forth to settle the New World and seek shelter and refuge in the newly established city of New Orleans anonymously with his trusted servant Barthelme sworn to Laurents secret. Cloaked in darkness-Laurent struggles with modern times and in deep despair haunts the French Quarters jazz bars-listening to beautiful music and seeking out dark tables in the back to hide his blood-soaked tears to mourn the loss of his long-lost love Fabien. Deep isolation and loneliness consume another: Jack Devereaux a mans man and a self-loathing gay man. Recently having come out as gay from a ten-year failed marriage to a woman. Jack feels estranged from connecting with his gay community-his Catholic faith forbids it. He feels as if hes unable to exist as either straight or gay. His reluctance in accepting his true sexuality-leads him from one disastrous sexual encounter to another. Swearing off his same-sex attraction leads Jack back into a straight jazz bar where unknowingly-he meets a refined and elegant gentleman that entices attracts and oddly disturbs Jack. Are they destined to be together?-does Laurent honestly care for Jack? Or is there a much more sinister plot involved? Can the help of a self-described Voodoo High Priestess named Queen Raphaella alter Jacks predestined future or is his fate already sealed?