Although these two stories can be standalone, to have the effect of the entire story in it whole, starting. The Butterfly gives us the entire background to Olivia’s part of the story, which was a big part of the first two books in the Villain Duology. The Butterfly is the story of Olivia and Niall. The Villain Sequels – The Butterfly & The Damsel – Author – Victoria Vale Narrator – Darcy Stark Victoria Vale has written two of the most graphic, yet touching historical novels I have ever heard and having the brilliant Darcy Stark narrating only makes this duo as close to perfect as could be.

Two of those stories you never forget about! However, she never anticipates that their one encounter will lead to a craving for more. Robert Stanley seems like an ideal choice - someone she can use for her own ends and discard once she is done. Deciding to take control of her circumstances, she sets out to find a man with whom she can overcome her anxiety over physical intimacy. Her family and friends have turned their back on her, and she’s become a social outcast. He wants nothing more than to lose himself and forget his pain allowing someone else control seems a small price to pay for it.Īfter her brutal assault at the hands of a lord, Cassandra’s had her name and reputation dragged through the mud. 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. Niall would give anything to bring her back into the light, including descend into the darkness along with her.Īfter losing the love of his life to another man, Robert Stanley stumbles into a public house looking to drown his sorrows. 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. However, she returns a year later, ruined with a newborn babe in her arms, and a mind riddled by torment. When Olivia goes off to London for her first Season, Niall doesn’t think to ever see her again. 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. Even as a young boy, her fragile beauty calls to something deep inside him, making it difficult to stay away from her. This two-book bundle contains both standalone, full-length follow-up stories to The Villain Duology, The Butterfly and The Damsel.įrom the moment Niall Gibbs lays eyes on Lady Olivia Goodall, he is entranced.

The Butterfly by Victoria Vale