Ravnos — Kathleen Ryan

Khalil Ravana has always been a lightweight, a drifter, a thief with no status and no power...until now. Chance saved him from a storm in Calcutta that annihilated his clan, and now chance has placed him in the center of another storm - this one in New York City, near the deadly Kindred battles for possession of the Eastern United States. It's also ground zero for Leopold, a Toreador who mysteriously possesses great powers even without the Eye of Hazimel.

For once, Khalil's sticky fingers give him the upper hand. Armed with secrets, a hidden ally, a burning thirst for revenge, and a hostage he saves from death, this Rom is going to take everyone else in New York City - Camarilla and Sabbat alike - for all he can get, including the blood of his elders.

Problem is, nobody likes a Ravnos. Especially when they learn Khalil's the only one.