Revolution is a bloodthirsty business .
Scarlet is the first book in a wildly engaging new series from Genevieve Cogman, which reinvents the beloved tale of the Scarlet Pimpernel.. . . .
And they\'re out for blood.
For Eleanor stumbles across a centuries-old war between vampires and their fiercest enemy.
But there\'s more to fear than ardent Revolutionaries.
Soon, Eleanor finds herself in Paris, swept up in magic and intrigue--and chaos--beyond her wildest dreams.
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.
Her highest aspiration is to one day become a modiste.
Eleanor is working as a housemaid on the estate of a vampire Baroness.
And soon they will have an ace up their sleeve: Eleanor Dalton.
The mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel, a disguised British noble, and his League are heroically rescuing dozens of aristocrats from execution, both human and vampire.
Vampires--usually rich and aristocratic--have slaked the guillotine\'s thirst in large numbers.
It is 1793 and the French Revolution is in full swing. especially when vampires are involved. . .
Revolution is a bloodthirsty business
