Acknowledgments
Prologue
In Which Max Faces the Vampiress in Her Den
One
In Which Our Heroine Is Rearmed
Two
Wherein Our Heroine Is Privy to a Repulsive Discovery
Three
In Which Victoria’s Idyll Is Invaded
Four
In Which Victoria Develops an Acute Dislike of Sugarplums
Five
In Which a Message Is Delivered
Six
Wherein Victoria Encounters a Stubborn Chin
Seven
In Which a Small Red Jar Becomes the Topic of Conversation
Eight
In Which Our Heroine Is Forced into a Gown and Its Accoutrements
Nine
In Which Three Ladies Are Set Loose upon the Villa
Ten
In Which Our Heroine Finds Herself in a Compromising Position
Eleven
In Which Michalas’s Wish Is Granted
Twelve
Lord Jellington Acquires a Rival
Thirteen
In Which Our Heroine Divests a Gentleman of an Article of Clothing
Fourteen
Wherein Wayren Reveals a Disturbing Prophecy
Fifteen
In Which Our Heroine Becomes Quite Provoking
Sixteen
In Which Lady Melly’s Courtship Takes on a New Twist
Seventeen
Wherein the Merits of Italian Desserts Are Discussed After an Eventful Evening
Eighteen
Wherein the Ruby Box Is Opened
Nineteen
Wherein Michalas’s Other Wish Is Granted
Twenty
Wherein Our Heroine Finds Herself in Yet Another Dark Tunnel
Twenty-One
In Which Max Befuddles a Contrary Demon
Twenty-Two
Wherein the Worst Possible Happening Occurs
Twenty-Three
In Which There Occurs a Bedside Vigil
Twenty-Four
In Which There Is a Chilling Draft
Epilogue
Wherein We Are Reminded That Hell Hath No Fury
