Scarlet - genevieve cogman

Revolution is a bloodthirsty business .

especially when vampires are involved.

It is 1793 and the French Revolution is in full swing.

Vampires--usually rich and aristocratic--have slaked the guillotines thirst in large numbers.

The mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel, a disguised British noble, and his League are heroically rescuing dozens of aristocrats from execution, both human and vampire.

And soon they will have an ace up their sleeve: Eleanor Dalton.

Eleanor is working as a housemaid on the estate of a vampire Baroness.

Her highest aspiration is to one day become a modiste.

But when the Baroness hosts a mysterious noble and his wife, they tell Eleanor she is the spitting image of a French aristocrat, and they convince her to journey to France to aid them in a daring scheme.

Soon, Eleanor finds herself in Paris, swept up in magic and intrigue--and chaos--beyond her wildest dreams.

But theres more to fear than ardent Revolutionaries.

For Eleanor stumbles across a centuries-old war between vampires and their fiercest enemy.

And theyre out for blood.

Scarlet is the first book in a wildly engaging new series from Genevieve Cogman, which reinvents the beloved tale of the Scarlet Pimpernel.