Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Villain | 2018 | Victoria Vale | Buy |
| 2 | Hart | 2018 | Victoria Vale | Buy |
| 3 | The Dove | 2018 | Victoria Vale | Buy |
| 4 | The Butterfly | 2018 | Victoria Vale | Buy |
| 5 | The Damsel | 2019 | Victoria Vale | Buy |
| 6 | The Gift | 2019 | Victoria Vale | N/A |
The Villain series ran across six books in 2018-2019, making it one of Victoria Vale’s longer connected narratives. The first book, The Villain (2018), introduces a morally complicated hero and the woman pulled into his world. Hart (2018) and The Dove (2018) deepen the story, while The Butterfly (2018), The Damsel (2019), and The Gift (2019) bring it to a close.
The series is darker in tone than Vale’s historical work, focusing on power dynamics and obsessive love.