The Auction
A Spicy, Dark Romance Novel from a TikTok Sensation
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- Erwartet am 14. Apr. 2026
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- CHF 11.00
Beschreibung des Verlags
The queen of dark mafia romance, Sadie Kincaid, begins her new explosively sexy Wages of Sin series with The Auction.
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
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Kincaid (the London Ruthless series) titillates in this rocky erotic romance. Vigilante billionaire Lincoln Knight, 42, has spent 18 years picking off members of the Brotherhood, the criminal syndicate that killed his sister, and rescuing the women they sell at auction. Twenty-one-year-old Imogen DeMotta is one such woman, the orphaned daughter of a notorious traitor to the Brotherhood. Motivated by a mysterious connection to her family, Lincoln bids on Imogen, unwilling to let her fall into crueler hands before he can save her. He whisks her to his mansion, essentially imprisoning her in a gilded cage. Kincaid doesn't shy away from the power imbalance and consent issues inherent in the premise, but nor does she dig into them enough to be truly satisfying. Imogen comes to trust and lust after Lincoln somewhat too easily, while Lincoln's struggle to resist their connection grows repetitive. Imogen is so sheltered and naive as to verge into the "born sexy yesterday" trope: she knows nothing of culture or technology; she's confused by the definitions of feminism and rape; Lincoln even has to show her how to insert a tampon. Meanwhile, the reveal of Lincoln's link to her past doesn't land as a twist because of the choppy way his backstory is meted out. The cliffhanger ending is a somewhat more successful shock—and there's plenty of spice and angst leading up to it. This is best suited for dark romance diehards.
