Jean-Luc Echarpe

Overview
Jean-Luc Echarpe is a vampire and coven master of France. He is the hero of The Undead Next Door. Jean-Luc is currently the boyfriend of Heather Westfield.

Early Life
Jean-Luc transformed by Roman Draganesti around the 1500's, when he would have died on human battlefields. Roman turned him in the war against Casimir. Jean-Luc is the best swordsman in all of Europe. He is a famous fashion designer in France. His clothing brand, Echarpe, started out being only marketed towards high class vampires, but then began to market to human. This caused problems for Jean-Luc, as the mortal press began to quickly speculate about the ageless and enigmatic fashion designer. He stays out of the public eye as much as possible, and does not met his mortal employees or models. He cannot just pretend to die and come back as his own relative, like Angus MacKay, as his success as a clothing designer has been built and is reliant on his own reputation.

The Undead Next Door
Jean-Luc met Heather when he was living in Texas, hiding from the mortal press in Paris, where rumours were spreading about why he hasn't aged in thirty years. He plans to hide for twenty-five years and then pose as his own son. While standing above his showroom, he spots Heather sketching a dress based off his. He confronted her, believing she was a spy from a rival fashion company. After getting over the inital misunderstanding, Jean-Luc is attracted not only to her hourglass body, but of her creativity. He hires her as a designer. He tells her that he is Jean-Luc Echarpe, but lies and says he is the son of the original designer.

Physical appearance
He often carries a cane, though he doesn't need it. He has a French accent.

First appearance

 * How to Marry a Millionaire Vampire (Love at Stake #1)