The Dark Side by B.A. Stretke

Elliot Jones cannot wait to get on with his life. After years of working for St. Louis’ most renowned and most despised therapist as a personal slave, he’s ready to strike out on his own. With a real estate license in hand, he will be able to make a career out of his love for homes and interior design. What he doesn’t know is that his entire life is about to change. Thanks to his often careless younger brother, he finds himself in the clutches of St. Louis’ most notorious citizen, John Dyer, the owner of the Dark Side bar. John Dyer is a man you don’t cross. He’s a man who skirts and, from time to time crosses, the line between legal and criminal. Can Elliot let down his defenses and see what lies beneath that gangster persona?

John Dyer is one of the most infamous men in St. Louis. He runs the Dark Side Bar and also happens to be an over two-hundred-year-old vampire. Tossed out of his home coven, he’s gathered this group of men and built a life for themselves in this city that doesn’t ask too many questions. He thinks dragging in Buck Jones’ brother will be a simple way to collect a debt, but when he meets Elliot, he is floored by the most beautiful and gentlemanly person he’s ever seen. Elliot is the beloved that he’s searched for. Can John overcome the reputation that he and his bar share and capture Elliot’s heart? Elliot will learn that life on the dark side isn’t as bad as it seems.