First in the series that's a breath of hot air'from the New York Times bestselling author of the Phule's Company and Myth books.
 
A low-stakes con artist and killer poker player, Griffen McCandles drifted through college, always taking for granted that there'd be a family job waiting for him after he graduated. He just never suspected what his family was'
 
His mysterious uncle drops the bomb: Griffen and his sister, Valerie, are dragons'and almost purebred ones to boot. Unwilling to let Uncle Mal take him under his wing, so to speak, Griffen heads to New Orleans with Valerie to make a living the only way he knows how. And even the criminal underworld of the French Quarter will heat up when Griffen lands in town'