Cordelia Stone

Cordelia Stone is the alter ego of professional smut writer Olive Spencer. A weaver of dark desires and forbidden fantasies with a passion for exploring the shadows of human nature, Cordelia crafts sensual, provocative stories that both captivate and challenge the boundaries of romance. Her characters are fierce, damaged, and unapologetically raw, stepping boldly into a world where passion intertwines with pain and love grows in the unlikeliest of places.

Cordeilia loves trashy soap operas, boozy punch bowls, horror-rock, and the occasional pot gummy. When Cordelia isn’t writing, she’s probably thinking about writing, or ogling hockey player butts.

At The Harrington, masks aren’t just for Halloween—they’re for keeping secrets. As the club’s most alluring dancer, Poppy knows better than to trust a man in a mask, especially one who offers protection. But when her boss’s violent temper threatens to destroy everything she’s built, a mysterious stranger in a neon mask might be her only chance at survival.

Daring Knight and his commanding partner Ferrier offer Poppy sanctuary in their “castle,” but safety comes with a price. As she navigates their dangerous world of protection, Poppy must decide if she’s willing to trade one cage for another—or if surrendering to these two dangerous men might be the key to her freedom. After all, even roses have thorns, and these two beasts might be exactly what this beauty needs.

• Workplace harassment and abuse
• Physical intimidation and threats
• Non-consensual touching
• Violence and threats of violence
• Power imbalances/exploitation
• Adult entertainment industry/strip club setting
• Criminal/mafia elements
• Weapons (firearms mentioned)
• Kidnapping/dubious consent in “rescue” scenario
• Sexual themes and situations
• Strong language
• Threats of physical disfigurement
• Domestic violence themes
• Manipulation and coercion
• References to past trauma
• Implied sexual exploitation
• Physical altercations
• Adult themes and situations

Knight belongs to Ferrier—body, soul, and the very name he answers to. For six months, they’ve haunted strip clubs across the city, searching for something neither can name. Knight knows his role: he’s the protector, the one who saves, all while warming Ferrier’s bed and submitting to his iron will. But something’s missing, leaving an emptiness that even Ferrier’s dominance can’t fill.

When Knight spots a dark-haired beauty being manhandled at the Shangri-La, his white knight complex kicks into overdrive. Poppy awakens something primal in him—a need to protect, to possess, to call something his own. But bringing her into their world of masks and shadows means convincing not just a traumatized dancer to trust them, but persuading his dangerous partner to share. As Knight navigates the delicate balance between his submission to Ferrier and his desire to protect Poppy, he discovers that sometimes the greatest acts of service require the most selfish of choices.

• Sexual Content (explicit)
• BDSM and power exchange dynamics
• Physical abuse/domestic violence (referenced)
• Kidnapping/dubious consent (rescue scenario)
• Power imbalance relationships
• Violence and threats of violence
• Trauma/PTSD themes
• Strong language
• Strip club/sex work settings
• Controlling relationships
• Weapons (guns mentioned)
• Adult situations and themes throughout
• Polyamorous/MMF relationship dynamics
• Possessive behavior
• Past trauma (implied)

Control isn’t just Ferrier’s preference—it’s his religion. For years, he’s kept Knight safe in their dangerous world through iron discipline and unwavering dominance. But when Knight becomes enchanted with a raven-haired dancer at the Shangri-La, Ferrier’s carefully constructed walls begin to crack. Poppy is everything they shouldn’t want: vulnerable, marked by her past, and far too innocent for the darkness that follows in their wake.

Against his better judgment, Ferrier allows Knight to convince him to let her stay. One night becomes many, and soon he finds himself equally captivated by their little dancer’s fire. But when Poppy’s past threatens to destroy everything they’ve built, Ferrier must decide how far he’ll go to protect what’s his. Can this beast keep his beauty and his knight without becoming the very monster he’s fought so hard not to be?