Socket still bares the guilt from his sister being hurt years ago, he just doesn't seem to be able to get passed it. He wouldn't have joined the Broken Demons if it weren't for what happened, and while Evie now lives a normal life, Socket has yet to move on. Natalie had a lonely childhood and because of what she watched her mother become she refuses to follow in her footsteps. She doesn't do relationships, her and Socket have been sleeping together for a long time, but she refuses to let it go further. When her mother comes back in to her life she has no choice to accept help from Socket and his club, will it bring them closer or will it reinforce all she believes about relationships? ***Trigger warning, this story contains description of sexual assault.*** **** Please note, you really need to read books five and seven before you read this one. I'm old and sleep deprived from my newborn, so I'm pretty sure this story will be confusing without reading the others first, because I'm old, tired and confused.**

When the obnoxious doctor and notorious drunkard Oliver St. Vincent meets the woman he has always been set to find, he discovers her secrets and he is faced with a problem: is she the enemy, or is she love? ***** Set to return previous King Reginald to his throne, the gentlemen of the Royal Circus is in for an adventure with their biggest enemy thus far, and it is not the current King Louis but the institution that placed him there: Belcourt. An orphanage exclusive only to young girls, Belcourt keeps too many secrets, amongst them are the Belles, a group of women trained in the art of espionage and seduction. And in the middle of all this, drunkard and secret doctor of the Royal Circus, Oliver St. Vincent finds himself enamored and intrigued by one Belle because of a past they share. At the same time, Aliya, considered as the prime Belle of Belcourt, finds herself drawn to the bedraggled, obnoxious doctor she should consider her enemy. But unknown to all, Aliya holds a secret. And it is one that will fuel the game between the ladies of Belcourt and the gentlemen of the Royal Circus. Still set in the fictional world of the Kingdom of Sutherland, this story follows the first title of the series, Court of Flowers.