Butterfly by Barbara Russell

Alex
Being a celebrity is overrated. Yes, the money is good, but having my life splattered on social media for people’s entertainment? Not that good. I don’t like special treatment either. But when I meet Sienna on an aeroplane, after we survived a tropical storm on an Atlantic Island, my protective instinct kicks in at seeing her injured and in pain.
I give her my phone number. Surely, she’s going to call me, right?
Weeks pass and I don’t receive as much as an emoji from her.
There’s a lesson to learn for my bloody ego. But that doesn’t mean I’m not going to pursue her.

Sienna
Alex Knightley gave me his phone number, asking me to call him if I needed anything.
But as weeks pass, the excitement wears off. He doesn’t really want to hear from me. Why would he be interested in spending time with a veterinary doctor who has more debts than dates?
So I don’t call him. But there’s more. If he knew I killed someone, he wouldn’t have given me his phone number.
Trigger warning: this is a steamy contemporary romance novel with some swearing and explicit sex scenes. It also contains child abuse (off page), attempt suicide (off page), self-worth issues, and psychological trauma. More trigger warnings inside the book.