Blood Countess (A Lady Slayers Novel) (R)

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In 17th-century Hungary, Anna Darvulia has just begun working as a scullery maid for the young and glamorous Countess Elizabeth Bathory. When Elizabeth takes a liking to Anna, shes vaulted to the dream role of chambermaid, a far cry from the filthy servants quarters below. She receives wages generous enough to provide for her family, and the countess begins to groom Anna as her friend and confidante. Its not long before Anna falls completely under In 17th-century Hungary, Anna Darvulia has just begun working as a scullery maid for the young and glamorous Countess Elizabeth Baathory. When Elizabeth takes a liking to Anna, shes vaulted to the dream role of chambermaid, a far cry from the filthy servants quarters below. She receives wages generous enough to provide for her family, and the Countess begins to groom Anna as her friend and confidante. Its not long before Anna falls completely under the Countesss spelland the Countess takes full advantage. Isolated from her former friends, family, and fiancee, Anna realizes shes not a friend but a prisoner of the increasingly cruel Elizabeth. Then come the murders, and Anna knows its only a matter of time before the Blood Countess turns on her.