The Auction (Deluxe Limited Edition): A Spicy, Dark Romance Novel from a TikTok Sensation
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The queen of dark mafia romance, Sadie Kincaid, begins her new explosively sexy Wages of Sin series with The Auction. Order your deluxe hardcover limited edition with stunning cover effects, stamped foil case, lush matching endpapers, and decked-out floral edges today.
Beauty and the Beast meets organized crime in this tense slow-burn romance with scorching spice, thrilling suspense, and life-altering secrets.
I was trained to be a pawn, but I will rise as a queen.
My life has never been my own. After the death of my parents, I was saved by my grandfather, with the promise that he would turn me over to the Brotherhood on my twenty-first birthday.
I was kept away from the outside world so I could one day be sold to the highest bidder--pure and unsullied. Penance for my parents' alleged crimes.
That's how I come to be sold at an auction.
And who buys me but the reclusive billionaire, Lincoln Knight?
Some say that he's a monster, more dangerous than any of the evil men from the Brotherhood. That he wears a mask to cover his scars. But I believe he's hiding more than just his face behind his mask.
My fate is sealed when he takes me to his crumbling mansion deep in the woods. I'm trapped. Entirely at his mercy.
I have to escape.
But something here isn't what it seems.
Lincoln isn't what he seems. Maybe he's not a monster at all. I'm drawn to him in a way that I can't explain. Until I discover that his secrets go far beyond his mask.
He's everything I've been taught to fear, but what if everything I've ever known has been a lie?
Perfect for readers who love:
- Scorching hot spice
- Masked men
- Morally grey alpha heroes
- Determined heroines
- Gothic vibes
- Fiery slow burns
- Beauty and the Beast, Jane Eyre, and Wuthering Heights inspo
- God of Malice, Ruthless Creatures, and The Kiss Thief
- possessive romance
- jealous possessive romance
- obsessive / stalker romance
- dark possessive romance books
- OTT possessive alpha romance
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Community Reviews
The audacity of that cliffhanger! The Auction had me on the edge of my seat. Then, Sadie Kincaid dropped a reveal that completely changed the game. I saw pieces of it coming, but the final turn still shocked me enough that book two is now required reading.
Imogen DeMotta has spent her life sheltered and trained to become an obedient offering to the Brotherhood. Her twenty-first birthday places her on an underground auction block. The mysterious Lincoln Knight purchases her and brings her to his crumbling mansion in the woods. Lincoln has secrets behind his mask. Imogen soon discovers that much of what she believes about her family, captivity, and the man who bought her may be built on lies.
Imogen was easily my biggest frustration. Her extreme naivety made sense within her upbringing, but her attempts at independence felt painfully small. Asking to wear clothes around the house and sleep beside Lincoln represented major acts of rebellion to her. I wanted stronger growth from the woman surrounded by so much foreshadowing about her becoming a queen.
The chess imagery made the larger mystery easy to anticipate. References to queens, kings, and pawns appear often enough that I started questioning Imogen's true role long before the final chapters. The more interesting question is whether Imogen understands her own position on the board.
Lincoln brought complications to the romance. His connection to Imogen's past made her failure to recognize him difficult to accept. A former godfather feels like someone who should exist in family photographs, stories, or memories. The gap required more suspension of disbelief than I wanted to give it.
Imogen and Lincoln's romance comes with an enormous power imbalance. Imogen enters Lincoln's home with almost no understanding of sex beyond what she was taught to provide for someone else. Lincoln takes it upon himself to teach her and help her explore pleasure for herself. The sex scenes have plenty of detail and no shortage of frequency. I felt uncomfortable at times because Imogen's innocence, Lincoln's age, and his authority over her complicated the fantasy.
The deluxe edition deserves a moment. It is gorgeous. I bought it because the physical book looked like a piece of art. I hope the second book receives the same treatment.
That final twist saved the biggest surprise for exactly the right moment. I found myself questioning Imogen's role, the relationship dynamics, and several pieces of the mafia's crimes. Be forewarned that the cliffhanger is brutal. Pick this up if you love older men who teach, damsels in distress, and plot twists that upend everything you thought you knew.
SO i think that this was done very well. I am getting BOAF feels but the knock off version fo it. But i still really llieke it but mayebe its because Grayson owens is the voice of tyler in BOAF so idk. i dont think its going to be as good ebcuase iots a tall order to make but i still think that i am goign to have fun reading it. the book comes out atthe end of the year. But the girl being the adopted uncle/ guardiian of her parents and she doesnt know and it ending with him basically saying that he is goign to destroy her (misunderstanding of course) i think it was done really good and i think i am goign to love it.
Thank you to NetGalley for the advanced copy but at the same time Sadie Kincaid….WHY??????
Whhhhhhhhhhyyyyyyy? I now have to wait until November just to find out what happens. Oh my goodness my heart is broken.
This is a book that started out as a slow burn but once they got together it was (insert chef’s kiss) and I hate slow burns.
I will admit it was a little slow in the beginning but I did stick it out and happy and frustrated all at the same time I did. I have to wait until bloody November!
Whhhhhhhhhhyyyyyyy? I now have to wait until November just to find out what happens. Oh my goodness my heart is broken.
This is a book that started out as a slow burn but once they got together it was (insert chef’s kiss) and I hate slow burns.
I will admit it was a little slow in the beginning but I did stick it out and happy and frustrated all at the same time I did. I have to wait until bloody November!