After this night, dawn can’t come fast enough.
Dawn Caravan
For Ben Vecchio, everything has changed. His eyes. His diet. His new aversion to sunlight. But after a long sojourn in China, Ben realizes that the world he left behind hasn’t changed as much as he feared. He wants to leave his old life in the past, there’s one job remaining that just won’t leave him alone.
Radu’s mystery is too interesting—and too profitable—to ignore. The problem? Taking on this commission puts Ben in the path of his old partner, the one woman he’s spent years avoiding.
Tenzin has been following Ben at a distance, hoping his ire might wane, but when he heads to Romania, her patience runs out. Ben is a new power in their world, and more than one vampire will be eager to test him.
Ben and Tenzin need to work together if they want to find the truth behind Radu, his mysterious clan, and the treasure at the heart of the Dawn Caravan. One last job, then it’s finished between them.
Right?
Dawn Caravan is the fourth book in the Elemental Legacy, a paranormal mystery series by USA Today bestselling author, Elizabeth Hunter.
Praise for Elizabeth Hunter
Ms. Hunter delivers. Every. Single. Time. I have the majority of her books and I am in awe of every book that she has penned and every book she has brought to life and here it is no different.
Kate’s Corner
…amazing, satisfying, endlessly entertaining read.
Norma, Goodreads reviewer
[Hunter] writes mysteries that, beyond vampires and elemental powers, capture a human truth brought into perfect focus not despite the paranormal elements but because of them.
Kendrai Meeks, bestselling author of the Red Hood Chronicles
While the treasure hunt is very entertaining, it's the emotions between these two, what's being said and left unsaid that is very powerful. ...this is Elizabeth Hunter at her best.
Nocturnal Book Reviews
This book does not skimp on the excitement and intrigue, nor does it skimp on any of the sweetness and tenderness and joy that I have come to expect from an Elizabeth Hunter novel. I absolutely could not put it down.
Ebeth, Goodreads reviewer
Dawn Caravan
An Elemental Legacy Novel
Elizabeth Hunter
Dawn Caravan
Copyright © 2020
Elizabeth Hunter
ISBN: 978-1-941674-56-7
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Contents
Character Guide
Prologue
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Epilogue
The Elemental Legacy Series
The Glimmer Lake Series
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Also by Elizabeth Hunter
Character Guide
Arosh—fire vampire, age and origin unknown, ancient king in Eastern Europe/Central Asia, sits on Council of the Ancients, consort of Saba, former rival of Zhang Guo
Beatrice De Novo—water vampire, sired in last ten years, librarian and scribe of Penglai Island, resident of Los Angeles, blood-mate of Giovanni Vecchio, Ben’s adopted aunt
Benjamin Vecchio—vampire, newly turned, born in New York City, antiquities dealer, antiquities locator, adopted nephew of Giovanni Vecchio, sired by Zhang Guo
Brigid Connor—fire vampire, sired in last ten years, security consultant for vampire in charge of Dublin, blood-mate of Carwyn ap Bryn
Carwyn ap Bryn—earth vampire from North Wales, one thousand years old, former priest in the Roman Catholic Church, leader of Bryn clan, blood-mate of Brigid Connor
Cheng—water vampire, born late eighteenth century in Guangdong, current governor of Shanghai, entrepreneur, former pirate, Kadek’s sire
Chloe Reardon—human, midtwenties, born in Los Angeles, dancer, romantic partner of Gavin Wallace
Emil Conti—water vampire, born second century BC in Rome, governor of Rome, sire of Ronan
Fabia—human, Ben’s childhood friend and day assistant in Rome, keeper of the Vecchio household in Rome
Filomena—water vampire, born in Naples, age unknown, governor of Naples
Gavin Wallace—wind vampire, born in Scotland, age unknown, entrepreneur, currently based in New York City, romantic partner of Chloe Reardon
Giovanni Vecchio—fire vampire, over five hundred years old, born in rural Tuscany, former assassin and partner of Tenzin, rare books and manuscripts dealer
Johari—earth vampire (formerly a water vampire), born in Zanzibar, daughter of Saba
Kato—water vampire, born in Greece, age unknown, sits on Council of the Ancients, grandsire of Giovanni Vecchio
Kamvasa—a moving safe house run in Eastern Europe by the Poshani people, also known as the Dawn Caravan
Kezia—wind vampire, terrin of the Poshani, sister of Radu and Vano, acolyte of Kali and vampire in charge of the Hungarian Poshani
Penglai Island—immortal island in Bohai Sea, seat of the Eight Immortals, largest seat of power in Eastern Asia
Poshani—a branch of the greater Romani people consisting of both vampires and humans ruled by three terrin, the keepers and guardians of the Kamvasa
Radu—wind vampire, terrin of the Poshani, brother of Kezia and Vano, client of Ben Vecchio
René Du Pont—earth vampire of the clan of Carwyn ap Bryn, over three hundred years old, thief
Saba—earth vampire, born in Ethiopia, age unknown, eldest known immortal, “mother of vampires,” current queen of Alitea, Johari’s sire
Sadia—human, adopted daughter of Giovanni Vecchio and Beatrice De Novo, sister of Ben, gelato critic, very high jumper
Tai—wind vampire, age and origin unknown, son of deceased Zhongli Quan, current servant of Zhang Guo
Tenzin—wind vampire, born approximately five thousand years ago in Central Asia, former assassin, former mercenary, former military commander, daughter of
