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A Bullet and A Butterfly

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"A Bullet and A Butterfly" is a fast burn dark-ish romance, that features a protective morally grey paramedic hero and a mature kick-ass heroine, who's given up on love.

Jessica Miles is a survivor, but gluing her life together after being shot hadn’t been easy. So when a masked man threatens her with a gun, she refuses to be a victim again and turns the tables on him. But nothing is as it seems, and there are more secrets stalking in the dark, than just the identity of her masked mugger.


For a second time in my life I am threatened with a gun, but this time I won't be a victim. Not again. The masked man holding me at a gun point thinks I’m weak and defenseless. He soon learns otherwise when I knock him out and tie him up. I decide to teach him a lesson and now he has a get arrested when I call the cops or be my own personal toy for two days.


My butterfly is my obsession, my dream, my desire, but to her I’m a stranger. I’m content with it staying that way, because my own life is a damn mess. Except the circumstances force me to approach her with a very specific plan in mind. However it seems that I’ve underestimated my Butterfly, and my plan goes very very wrong. Or should I say, very very right?

Mature heroine, morally grey MMC, overprotective cinnamon roll stalker, hidden identity, emotional damage, fast burn, Beauty and the Beast trope, grumpy heroine + sunshine hero.

This book is an alternative version of my novel "A Wolf and a Butterfly", for those who prefer their romance without the paranormal elements.

244 pages, Hardcover

Published June 1, 2025

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Lina C. Eleste

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June 1, 2025
💥 Okay! Imagine this! 💥
You drunkenly manage to overpower what you think is a robber! Call the cops who don't belive your drunk ass. One thing leads to another and you suddenly have him gagged, blindfolded and handcuffed to your bed.. This stranger is hot as fuck and you somehow hear youself tell him you wont call the cops (again) if he agrees to be your sextoy for two days.. well.. He is just a stranger and you are in control here right? 🔥🌶 But no no no this cinnamonroll stalker who can dirtytalk knows all about your ass and have for years! And so it begins .. 👌👌
Tian is welcome to stalk me anywhere, anytime 🥵
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396 reviews29 followers
December 10, 2025
I really enjoyed this. The opening hooked me immediately—Jessica refusing to be a victim again set the tone perfectly. I loved how the power dynamic flipped with the masked man and how nothing was as simple as it first appeared. The morally grey paramedic MMC was protective without being boring, and their chemistry had a sharp, fast-burn edge that kept me turning pages.
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44 reviews2 followers
June 5, 2025
For those who like “cozy stalking” trope or morally grey by his actions, but an absolute marshmallow for the ones he loves MMC, this one’s for you. Books with similar vibes: If you like books like “Lights Out” by Navessa Allen and “A very stalker Christmas” by Layla Fae, you’ll like this one.
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December 14, 2025
The story was OK, but the book was in serious need of further proofreading.
Truth be told, it maybe wasn't as tragic as I felt it, but as someone who proofreads texts as part of my job, missing subjects, misspelled words, and all over the place punctuation really took me out of it.
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