Blood Atonement: True Tales of Elizabeth Bathory, Vampire

Blood Atonement: True Tales of Elizabeth Bathory, Vampire is a work of fiction. The novel takes place in the world of The Blooddaughter Trilogy with most of the action detailing events over two centuries prior to the start of Second Blood.

As the title indicates, the story's protagonist is Elizabeth Bathory, usually reffered to as Elsa in the book. The story uses the known history of Elizabeth Bathory, assuming the worst cases to be true. So the protagonist is a woman who, at some point in her past, was a monstrous serial killer. The story is about her attempts at redemption.

In world of The Blooddaughter Trilogy, especially in this book, it is established that Elizabeth Bathory is the blooddaughter of Vlad Dracula. Much of the plot of this novel show Elsa's attempts to separate herself from her past, especially Vlad.

The novel is told in four novella/novelette length books, each focusing on a short period of time over a forty-some year span. An epilogue carries the story forward two centuries from the last book. The epilogue action follows immediately after the epilogue of Blood Reprisal.

Characters
Elizabeth Bathory: Called Elsa. The infamous blood countess. A wealthy shipping magnate and a vampire with an unique moral compass.

Jonathan Gainor: Elsa's one time pet and husband. Not to be confused with the short lived character of the same name, his father.

Maria Juanita: Called Pepa. Elsa's long-time pet.

James Alden: A vampire and wine importer.

Portia Medici: The vampire queen, titled as countess, of Philadelphia.

Zahaira: A vampire of sufficient purity to pose a claim on the throne of Philadelphia if she chose to. A shipbuilder who has a strained relationship with Elsa.

Vlad Dracula: Elsa's bloodfather and a vampire of exceptional purity.

Katina: A twin used in a magic show, enslaved by the magician.

Karina: A twin used in a magic show, enslaved by the magician.

Availability
Blood Atonement: True Tales of Elizabeth Bathory, Vampire is available at Amazon.com on kindle and most online retailers in paperback.