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Puncture : A Gothic Tale of Obsession and Immortal Hunger
The Author’s Cut – Book One of the PUNCTURE Series
He bit her once, and she bled forever…He was her first love.
Now he's the reason she's damned.
After a desperate search for redemption, Veronica turns to the church — and finds peace in the sacred waters of baptism. But no amount of prayer can protect her from Victor Leatherman, the beautiful, dangerous vampire who once stole her heart… and is now determined to claim her soul.
Victor was raised in the light, a boy who once knew God — but those days are long buried. What remains is obsession, hunger, and a charm as lethal as it is irresistible.
Veronica's transformation into a creature of the night was never her choice, and now she wanders the shadows, torn between the girl she was and the darkness consuming her.
When she meets Aidan — Victor’s old rival and her unexpected ally — Veronica is given a chance to reclaim her power. But to be free, she must confront the very thing she once loved most…
A haunting, gothic tale of twisted love, lost innocence, and one immortal wound.
“You are in league with the devil…”
“To win your love, I would accept help from any source…”
For every woman who gave her heart to someone who didn’t know how to hold it.
For those who were made to feel small, silenced, or broken.
This story is for you.
You survived.
And your scars are holy. 🖤
This is a newly revised edition of PUNCTURE, the debut novel from international bestselling author Lisa V. Proulx. With expanded scenes, deeper gothic atmosphere, and immersive storytelling, this Author’s Cut edition brings Veronica’s descent into darkness to life like never before.
He bit her once, and she bled forever…He was her first love.
Now he's the reason she's damned.
After a desperate search for redemption, Veronica turns to the church — and finds peace in the sacred waters of baptism. But no amount of prayer can protect her from Victor Leatherman, the beautiful, dangerous vampire who once stole her heart… and is now determined to claim her soul.
Victor was raised in the light, a boy who once knew God — but those days are long buried. What remains is obsession, hunger, and a charm as lethal as it is irresistible.
Veronica's transformation into a creature of the night was never her choice, and now she wanders the shadows, torn between the girl she was and the darkness consuming her.
When she meets Aidan — Victor’s old rival and her unexpected ally — Veronica is given a chance to reclaim her power. But to be free, she must confront the very thing she once loved most…
A haunting, gothic tale of twisted love, lost innocence, and one immortal wound.
“You are in league with the devil…”
“To win your love, I would accept help from any source…”
For every woman who gave her heart to someone who didn’t know how to hold it.
For those who were made to feel small, silenced, or broken.
This story is for you.
You survived.
And your scars are holy. 🖤
This is a newly revised edition of PUNCTURE, the debut novel from international bestselling author Lisa V. Proulx. With expanded scenes, deeper gothic atmosphere, and immersive storytelling, this Author’s Cut edition brings Veronica’s descent into darkness to life like never before.
491 pages, Kindle Edition
Published November 14, 2025
About the author
Lisa V. Proulx
18 books83 followersLisa V. Proulx is an award-winning and international bestselling author, an award-winning speaker and storyteller, an award-winning artist, an editor, and a publishing consultant with Indie Author Consulting.
She writes gothic vampire fiction and horror.
Under her pen name, Veronica Moreau, she writes steamy erotic romance with a rock and roll edge.
She lives with her family in her childhood home in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Maryland. ♥
She writes gothic vampire fiction and horror.
Under her pen name, Veronica Moreau, she writes steamy erotic romance with a rock and roll edge.
She lives with her family in her childhood home in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Maryland. ♥
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March 3, 2026
Heartbreakingly and exquisitely beautiful
I felt every finely carved piece and nuance of the love and every part of the pain and agony. It's feeling and sounds resonate in sync with my own love and pain lightly them up in blinding beauty.
I felt every finely carved piece and nuance of the love and every part of the pain and agony. It's feeling and sounds resonate in sync with my own love and pain lightly them up in blinding beauty.
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