The Auction by Sadie Kincaid
My Rating: ★★★★
Spice Rating: 🌶🌶🌶🌶
Blurb:
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
• 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
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
• 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
My Review:
The Auction by Sadie Kincaid completely consumed me, and pairing it with the audiobook made the experience even more addictive.
From the moment I read the premise, I knew I was in for something dark and deliciously twisted… and it absolutely delivered. This is dark romance in its rawest form, so definitely check your trigger warnings before diving in. That said? I personally devour morally gray chaos for breakfast. I love stories that push boundaries, make me question everything, and drag me into uncomfortable territory, and this one did exactly that.
At the center of the storm is Imogen, our sheltered and heartbreakingly naïve FMC. But her innocence isn’t accidental, it’s engineered. As the daughter of a mob traitor, her fate was sealed long ago. On her twenty-first birthday, she’s to be auctioned off to the highest bidder, her entire existence reduced to a transaction. Her world is ruthless, dangerous, and suffocating. She’s been raised to obey and survive.
And then there’s Lincoln.
Scarred, secretive, and driven by revenge, Lincoln enters the scene like a shadow with unfinished business. He hides his face from the world, but his presence is impossible to ignore. There are hints he’s known Imogen far longer than she realizes, and his motives are layered in mystery. He plans for vengeance. He plans for control. What he doesn’t plan for? Falling for the very woman at the center of it all.
The entire story gave me strong Beauty and the Beast vibes, dark castle energy, a massive library (yes, I swooned), a misunderstood “monster” with a soft heart, and even a charming French butler. Pierre absolutely stole scenes for me. He’s warm, witty, and brings much needed lightness to an otherwise intense, brooding atmosphere. Every time the tension tightened, Pierre sliced right through it with humor and heart.
The romance is intense but believable, unfolding in a world that feels brutal and demanding. And the spice? Let’s just say it’s not a sprinkle it’s a full-blown inferno. You will not leave hungry.
The audiobook elevated everything. The duet narration with the male narrator voicing all male characters and the female narrator voicing all female characters made the story feel immersive and cinematic. It blurred the line between reading and living the story.
This book is dark. It’s heavy. It will absolutely not be for everyone. But if you love twisted retellings, morally gray men who would burn the world down for their woman, dangerous secrets, and yes a giant library (I’m joking… but I’m not) then this book deserves a spot on your TBR.
Just don’t say you weren’t warned.
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