Vermilion Countess

As Stella's memories of her three hundred plus years as an undead increase, she recalls the loss of her first real love, Alexsandr, her husband Niko that she didn't love, how she was changed by Casmir, a family friend turned possible enemy, and how she first met Mark her current handler and fell instantly in love. As these recollections surface, Stella battles her internal demons alone while waiting to resume her life as an immortal assassin. Victoria L. Szulc is a multi-media artist and author from St. Louis, MO. She "lives" her art and has various hobbies including: drawing, writing, volunteering for animal charities, karate, yoga, karaoke, voice over work, belly dancing, and weather spotting. She specializes in pet portraiture through her company The Haute Hen.For character development she's currently learning chess, fencing, and whip cracking. Victoria blogs about these adventures at mysteampunkproject.wordpress.com. You can view book trailers and her other adventures starting here:https://youtu.be/y-Xja304rUs"Adventures abound and romance is to be had." As always, thank you for reading,-Victoria

As Stella prepares to return to service with Mark, her handler, a rare snowfall in New Orleans brings up memories of Joseph, the man who trained her to be an assassin and Vincent, a slave she protected. As her snowbound memories collide, Stella must decide how to use her violent experiences to prepare for the future while dealing with her painful past.They say that vampires don't have hearts, but Stella's immortal coeur has been broken. Victoria L. Szulc is a multi-media artist and author from St. Louis, MO. She "lives" her art and has various hobbies including: drawing, writing, volunteering for animal charities, karate, yoga, karaoke, voice over work, belly dancing, and weather spotting. She specializes in pet portraiture through her company The Haute Hen.For character development she's currently learning chess, fencing, and whip cracking. Victoria blogs about these adventures at mysteampunkproject.wordpress.com. You can view book trailers and her other adventures starting here:https://youtu.be/y-Xja304rUs"Adventures abound and romance is to be had." As always, thank you for reading,-Victoria