title: The Case of the Virtuous Vampire: A Gooden and Knight Paranormal Mystery
author:  Monette Michaels 
description: "4 1/2 Stars...an excellent story from an excellent author...superbly unique." -- <i>Sam, The Romance Studio</i><br /><br />"5 Stars...Fans of Charlaine Harris need to sit up and take notice...BRAVA, Monette Michaels!" -- <i>Detra Fitch, Huntress Book Reviews</i><br /><br />"Fans of Laurell Hamilton...will love this urban romantic fantasy...a wary witch finds her soulmate in a shape-shifter." -- <i>Harriet Klausner, Independent Reviewer for PNR Reviews</i>
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  **MASTER OF SHADOWS**
  
  
  ## **MAGEVERSE #8**
  
  
  
  
  
  ## **ANGELA KNIGHT**
  
  
  
  
  
  ## **ONE**
  
  
  " _What do you_ do when they order you to kil ?"
  
  
  The conversation instantly died as every witch and vampire in the room turned
  to look at Davon Fredericks.
  
  
  Davon did not flinch under the weight of those incredulous stares. He'd been a
  trauma surgeon before becoming a vampire, and he'd never lacked balls. He just
  gazed at Bel e, his chocolate eyes level and troubled. He was a big man in his
  jeans and dark blue oxford shirt, broad shoulders stretching the fabric as he
  leaned forward, elbows on knees. His curling black hair was cut close to his
  scalp, emphasizing the strong, handsome lines of his face—the full lips, the
  broad cheekbones, the wide swoop of his nose. His skin was precisely the color
  of milk chocolate, smooth and clear, with a faint, creamy gleam.
  
  
  Bel e looked up at him from the plates of hors d'oeuvres on the coffee table,
  a stuffed mushroom h