Willing Chaff: A Dark Predator/Prey Valentines Romance

by J.A. Huss

48 Hours. No Limits. No Mercy. No Excuses.

ScarletSins
Check here if you agree to be hunted. Yes.
Check here if you agree to be caught. Hell yes.
I told myself the first time was desperation. The second time is just... follow-up. Fact-checking. Character development. Research.
Why am I doing this again?
Story fodder.
That's what I keep telling myself.
The auction starts in three hours and I've already checked the box I swore I wouldn't.
Run.

Watcher
Check here if you've been counting the days. Every single one.
Check here if you let her think this was her idea. Obviously.
She came back. Told herself it was for the writing. Told herself she's gathering material. She has no idea what I'm gathering.
Why am I doing this?
Because watching isn't enough anymore.
The auction starts in three hours and the hunt is already over.
She just hasn't stopped running yet.

This book a man who should be in prison, a woman who should know better, and scenes that will make you google "is this okay?" (It's not. Enjoy.)

Vibe
He watches. Always.
Your therapist will have questions.
Consent is... creative.
This is not a safe book. Neither is he.
Morally bankrupt MMC who is not sorry.
She runs. Not fast enough.
Prey/predator dynamics
The forest is not her friend.
"No" is a conversation starter.
He doesn't share. Ever.
Touch her and find out.
Safe words exist.
The game has rules.

213 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 9, 2026

About the author

J.A. Huss never wanted to be a writer and she still dreams of that elusive career as an astronaut. She originally went to school to become an equine veterinarian but soon figured out they keep horrible hours and decided to go to grad school instead. That Ph.D wasn’t all it was cracked up to be (and she really sucked at the whole scientist thing), so she dropped out and got a M.S. in forensic toxicology just to get the whole thing over with as soon as possible.

After graduation she got a job with the state of Colorado as their one and only hog farm inspector and spent her days wandering the Eastern Plains shooting the shit with farmers. After a few years of that, she got bored. And since she was a homeschool mom and actually does love science, she decided to write science textbooks and make online classes for other homeschool moms. She wrote more than two hundred of those workbooks and was the number one publisher at the online homeschool store many times, but eventually she covered every science topic she could think of and ran out of shit to say.

So in 2012 she decided to write fiction instead. That year she released her first three books and started a career that would make her a New York Times bestseller and land her on the USA Today Bestseller’s List eighteen times in the next three years. Her books have sold millions of copies all over the world, the audio version of her semi-autobiographical book, Eighteen, was nominated for a Voice Arts Award and an Audie award in 2016 and 2017 respectively, her audiobook Mr. Perfect was nominated for a Voice Arts Award in 2017, and her book, Taking Turns, was nominated for an Audie Award in 2018. Johnathan McClain is her first (and only) writing partner and even though they are worlds apart in just about every way imaginable, it works.

She lives on a ranch in Central Colorado with her family.

Reviews

[Mimiorphee · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am grinning and screaming and every emotion in between is so raw! That's how thrilling, scorching hot and brilliant this second opus was. Ms. Huss went back to writing erotica, and this was so good! The first book of the series was excellent, but this one was exceptionally intriguing and magical, both thanks to an palpable atmosphere, and thanks to relatable characters. This is a world I didn't want to leave, but we are lucky, my friends, the last book releases in a couple of days!

[Marie Meow Meow · Rating 5 out of 5]

My girl Scarletta is still being her good girl submissive self and Caleb is still the Master Daddy serving up a side of vengeance in book two of the Story Fodder series.

Valentine's Day is a day for lovers. And for committing torture murder on a child sex trafficker while he has time. Scarletta's sexual fantasies from her books continue to be carried out in real life...until tragedy happens.

The book ends on a slight cliffhanger but JA Huss never leaves us waiting long. It will be just a few short weeks until the next book is released. No worries. I can't wait for more Caleb and Scarletta.

[Reva Coomer · Rating 5 out of 5]

That cover!

I am in love with the covers of this book and book one. So good. This book was just as good as the first one....but better! The jungle! Enough said. And then of course the little surprise thrown in there. If you've read JA before, you know how she loves to throw something that you don't see coming in there. If you haven't read JA before, you are in for a treat and should for sure check out some of her other books. This surprise series has been just what I needed to start the year!

[Gayle E · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, Shocking

I wasn't even sure I would finish this book as I read the first two chapters...but I was intrigued, curious, and I had to know where JA Huss was going. And, Wow!
It was definitely dark. I did start to feel for the characters. I did start to like them, or at least parts of them. They were out on the fringe. I hope Caleb gets to explain things to Scarlett...
I guess, using one of the themes of the book, I trusted JA Huss. Thanks, Julie, for bringing us interesting people in your books.

[Sharon in SF · Rating 5 out of 5]

This books continues the story of our FMC, Scarletta, whom we first met in Triple Xmas. The MMC, Caleb, is a billionaire "vigilante" (though the author never labels him that way) seeking to permanently rid the world of predators who prey on children and women. He stumbles upon Scarletta's erotic stories which actually depict her darkest fantasies. After her Christmas experience, he invites her to his private island for Valentine's day to re-live another one of adventures. When things don't go according to plan, Scarletta knows she must make some hard choices to re-right her life's ship. This one ends on a happily for now.

[Roxanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

ummm whaaaat??????

Ok, so umm, I just finished this and I am at a loss for words… that’s not the ending or the way this book was going for sure… I am processing I think… 😅 it’s something this book, read the triggers because it gets pretty rough at the end! Read at your own risk, but man it was hella hot!!!

[Christine Griggs · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow how can something so wrong be so right
Following on from the first book
Scarletta goes back for more
but the more she gets is not what she expected
and justice is served and rightly so
Evil deserves retribution
And what will happen next
I need the next book
I am hooked
Loved it x

[Deborah Tabb · Rating 5 out of 5]

This 2nd book in the series was less difficult for me to listen to as i kind of had an idea what was going on. I began to understand the motivation behind the characters needs. I could barely wait for the last book!

[Cherie Seys · Rating 5 out of 5]

dark and twisty

I like the psychological darkness in this book. It kept me hooked from start to finish. Creepy yet all consuming

[Maria (Ri) · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars

Sweet holy titfire... I think I need to invest in more therapy because I should not love this, or the first book, as much as I do.

[DemetraP · Rating 1 out of 5]

The book blurb states. "He doesn't share. Ever."

Yet in the first few pages he watches on cameras as 3 guys undress her and touch her. I was so upset. This is sharing.