The Hunt
By Susan Sizemore, 1999
Series: Laws of the Blood

First book in the Laws of the Blood series. "In Los Angeles, the Enforcer Selim has been called upon to approve a hunt. Much time has passed since the vampires of the city have last tasted fresh blood, and they are clamoring for the kill. It's Selim's job to keep them under control -- and there are those who resent his authority.

He must not waver or show weakness when he gives the law -- his life and the life of his mortal love Siri depend on his strength. But a whispered rumor is distracting him, a rumor of betrayal, of a violation of the most sacred of the Laws: Never reveal the truth about your own kind..." (from book cover)

Paperback Info: ISBN 0441006604, Ace Books