RLH Spinoff • Quinn’s Story • Same Twilight Realm

You Met Quinn in the Royal Dragon Shifters. He Was Cold, Calculating, Deliberately Opaque. Dark Fae Masters of Italy Is His Actual Story.

DARK FAE MASTERS OF ITALY

VAMPIRE FAE ROMANTASY • COMPLETE 5-BOOK SERIES

If you read the Royal Dragon Shifters of Morocco, you encountered Quinn Dapointe as a minor figure: the Barone, a Master Vampire with a presence in the Twilight Realm, cold and calculating in his few appearances. Readers who finished that series and wanted more of him were paying attention to something real. Dark Fae Masters of Italy is his story, and it substantially changes what you thought you knew about him.

The series is set in the same Twilight Realm — the supernatural world adjacent to ours — but from Florence, Italy rather than the Red Letter Hotel in Morocco. Quinn’s Dark Haven occupies Florence. The Vampire Court he commands, the political structure of the Vampire Council of Rome above him, and the centuries of history behind his particular brand of cold authority are all fully realized here. The “cold, calculating vampire” from RLH has an interior life that was invisible in that series and is central to this one.

The tone is different from RLH: darker, more explicitly political, with vampire court intrigue running alongside fae court rebellion. Where RLH’s world is the opulent Moroccan supernatural hotel, DFMI’s is Florence and the full depth of the Twilight Realm. Book 5 connects back to the Red Letter Hotel directly — the Dark Haven of Florence encounters the same universe. For RLH readers, that reunion has the pleasure of seeing two worlds touch. The series stands completely alone; RLH context is bonus, not prerequisite.

The Barone’s back story evolves — he is much more than that

“The Barone was a cold, calculating vampire in Royal Dragon Shifters Morocco, but now his back story evolves and we learn he is much more than that. If you loved the Royal Dragon series you will love this book too.” — Jules, Amazon US

I was excited to be back in the Twilight Realm

“I was excited to be back in the Twilight Realm as soon as I began reading this book. You can not go wrong with a book by Ms. Ward!” — Tiffany K., Amazon US

Ava Ward has done it again — a new light on her marvelous world

“As always Ava Ward has earned her place as one of my favorite authors. I love how she shined a new light on her already marvelous world. If you haven’t read Ava before prepare yourself to be busy for a few weeks. If you have, she’s done it again!!!” — Ashley, Amazon US

SPINOFF FAQ

Do I need to read Royal Dragon Shifters of Morocco first?
No — DFMI works as a standalone series. Quinn appears in RLH as a minor character, but all the context needed is established in Book 1 of DFMI. RLH readers will have useful background; it’s not required.

Is the Twilight Realm the same world as in RLH?
Yes — same supernatural world, different location. RLH is centered on the Red Letter Hotel in Morocco. DFMI is centered on Quinn’s Dark Haven in Florence, with the portal Fae Realm (accessible from Florence) as the second major setting. Book 5 connects both locations directly.

Is the tone similar to RLH?
Darker. RLH has a billionaire dragon shifter glamour to it — opulent hotel, Morocco, a 9-book sweep. DFMI is more politically intense, the vampire court is more explicitly menacing, and the heat level is more explicit (open-door throughout vs. RLH’s high heat). Different tone from the same world.

Is the series complete?
Five books, all published, free in Kindle Unlimited.