BITTEN BY THE VAMPIRE DUCHESS: A DARK SAPPHIC BLOOD BOND IN 1890S PARIS by Vesper Nocturne

In the gaslit shadows of 1890s Paris, a struggling sapphic painter receives a mysterious, lavish commission: paint the reclusive Duchess de Sang, a woman unseen in daylight for fifty years.

Éloïse Valmont steps into the Duchess’s candlelit mansion expecting only a portrait. She leaves with a collar around her throat, bite marks on her skin, and an addiction she can never escape.

Vivienne de Sang is no ordinary aristocrat. She is ancient. She is vampire. And she has waited two centuries for a consort worthy of her obsession.

What begins as midnight sittings soon becomes a descent into exquisite torment:

Sharp fangs piercing delicate skin

Blood mixed into paint

Whips, restraints, and rules that shatter every boundary

Pleasure so intense it borders on agony

Éloïse craves the pain. She craves the surrender. She begs for the eternal gift only Vivienne can give.

When the blood moon rises and the immortal court gathers, Vivienne displays her new consort before hundreds of predators — feeding from her throat while the world watches.

One portrait. One bite. One forever.

A dark sapphic blood bond that will last centuries. A love story soaked in pain, pleasure, and immortality.

Perfect for readers who crave:

Extreme dominance/submission

Blood play & biting

Immortal obsession

Tender cruelty

Sapphic vampire romance with high heat

If you love A Dowry of Blood, The Vampire Lestat, or Carmilla but want it darker, hotter, and 100% sapphic — this is your next obsession.

Trigger warnings: explicit sexual content, blood play, BDSM elements, non-consensual themes (initially), graphic violence, permanent transformation.