Blood, Bites and Beauty: How to Survive a Beauty Pageant When You Are a Vampire

She's survived centuries of history, but can she survive a beauty pageant?Countess Cordelia of Montserrat, a vampire with a taste for O-negative and a disdain for anything modern, has managed to stay off the radar for hundreds of years. But when a meddling, prophecy-obsessed Reaper blackmails her into entering the Miss Crescent City Pageant, Cordelia's carefully curated life of elegant obscurity is shattered.Suddenly, she's "Ellie Nightshade," a quirky goth yoga instructor from Portland, facing mandatory spray tans (disastrous), swimsuit competitions (terrifying), and questions about world peace (yawn). To make matters worse, someone or something supernatural is targeting the contestants, and Cordelia is the only one who can stop the bloodshed.Between a succubus rival, a Christmas-obsessed contestant, and a suspiciously perceptive influencer, can Cordelia solve the mystery, avoid exposure, and maybe even win the crown? Prepare for a hilarious, action-packed romp through the ridiculous world of beauty pageants, where the stakes are higher than a perfect score they're life and death.