Ethel Jane Van Helsing has pretty much given up on finding love since she doesn't fit the standard for beautiful in London of the 1800's. She has freckles, a snub nose and her hair is plain brown. She's also not the best vampire-hunter in her family since she throws up at the sight of blood. But she's sent to a masquerade ball to find a particularly odious vampire known as Dracul, the Prince of Evil. To add to her problems, her best friend Claire Frankenstein Huntsley is trying to match her up to the Earl of Wolverton, who may or may not be the hunted Dracul.