This two-book bundle contains both standalone, full-length follow-up stories to The Villain Duology, The Butterfly and The Damsel.

The Butterfly

From the moment Niall Gibbs lays eyes on Lady Olivia Goodall, he is entranced. Even as a young boy, her fragile beauty calls to something deep inside him, making it difficult to stay away from her. And stay away, he should, since she happens to be the daughter of his master: an earl who would not take kindly to the attentions of a stable groom. 

When Olivia goes off to London for her first Season, Niall doesn’t think to ever see her again. However, she returns a year later, ruined with a newborn babe in her arms, and a mind riddled by torment. Following a brutal assault and months spent languishing in an unwed mothers’ asylum, she finds herself plunged into an existence of pain, darkness, and regret. Niall would give anything to bring her back into the light, including descend into the darkness along with her.

The Damsel

After losing the love of his life to another man, Robert Stanley stumbles into a public house looking to drown his sorrows. When Lady Cassandra Lane offers him one night in an upstairs room with her, he leaps at the chance despite her stipulation that he submit to her every whim. He wants nothing more than to lose himself and forget his pain; allowing someone else control seems a small price to pay for it. 

After her brutal assault at the hands of a lord, Cassandra’s had her name and reputation dragged through the mud. Her family and friends have turned their back on her, and she’s become a social outcast. Deciding to take control of her circumstances, she sets out to find a man with whom she can overcome her anxiety over physical intimacy. Robert Stanley seems like an ideal choice — someone she can use for her own ends and discard once she is done. However, she never anticipates that their one encounter will lead to a craving for more.