Here's the description for He Wore Black Velvet:
As he lay dying from a tragic skydiving accident, Caleb Qadir encounters the silent and shadowy Green-Eyed Woman, before being transported to the magical steampunk fantasy world of Udorrea. Once on the other side, he is eventually taken in by Vathano Qhousalar, an eccentric elf-like being, and the two grow into a fierce romance as they take on political corruption within the State Guilds that run the Free City of Aedyria. But there is greater mystery and adventure to be had, such as the truth behind the Green-Eyed Woman, and the distant-yet-looming threat of the Wulvarni Imperium from across the Perotrastic Sea...