***Badlands is a special edition mini novella, covering themes from both the Blood & Roses series and the Dead Man's Ink series.***Michael Aubertin has an arrangement - one that not only suits him, but also the couple he spends time with, too. No strings. No questions. No complications. Nothing could be simpler.His work life, on the other hand...With strange, intense women showing up on his employer's doorstep, dodging crazed English mob bosses, and dealing with a long-lost cousin on a mission, Michael's day couldn't possibly get more complicated.Badlands is a short story, released especially for Christmas 2015. Michael will be receiving his own full-length story in late 2016.