A historical YA horror novel based on the infamous real-life inspiration for Countess Dracula
In 17th-century Hungary, Anna Darvulia has just begun working as a scullery maid for the young and glamorous Countess Elizabeth B├бthory. When Elizabeth takes a liking to Anna, sheтАЩs vaulted to the dream role of chambermaid, a far cry from the filthy servantsтАЩ quarters below. She receives wages generous enough to provide for her family, and the Countess begins to groom Anna as her friend and confidante.
ItтАЩs not long before Anna falls completely under the CountessтАЩs spellтАФand the Countess takes full advantage. Isolated from her former friends, family, and fianc├й, Anna realizes sheтАЩs not a friend but a prisoner of the increasingly cruel Elizabeth. Then come the murders, and Anna knows itтАЩs only a matter of time before the Blood Countess turns on her, too.