Blood and Caskets. Shadows of New Orleans, #1

Blood and CasketsIn 1730, Celeste is swept across the sea from France to New Orleans, her fate sealed with a single cruel decision. She is one of the casket girls, promised to settle the New World and wed men she's never met, yet she arrives pale, bruised, and haunted, far from the bride any man expected. But beneath her bruised exterior, Celeste hides a new, consuming hunger-one awakened by a shadow that lurked in the ship's depths, transforming her into something darker than she ever imagined.
Thrust into a city steeped in superstition and secrets, Celeste finds herself entangled in a world where vampires and voodoo priests clash in the shadowed alleys of New Orleans. As she navigates a society of immortal politics, powerful covens, and forbidden desires, she is drawn to Jacques Olivier, a mysterious nobleman and vampire with a dangerous allure. Together, they plan to overthrow an aristocratic vampire elder and bring down Lucien, a dark figure from Celeste's past who threatens everything she holds dear.
As passion flares and vengeance ignites, Celeste must learn to master her bloodthirsty nature and her growing powers before the city devours her soul. With each night, she risks falling deeper into the treacherous underworld of New Orleans-a place where loyalties are fleeting, enemies linger in every shadow, and love may be the deadliest danger of all. Blood and Caskets is a haunting tale of power, passion, and revenge that will pull you into the depths of old New Orleans, where secrets lie buried in blood.