{"product_id":"2940015130720","title":"Bartered Proposal: The Billionaire's Wife, Part 1 (A BDSM Erotic Romance)","description":"Starving artist Felicia Dare hates rich men. As far as she's concerned, they're all absent, philandering jerks who care more about money than people. And she should know. Her own father is a millionaire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOr was. When he shows up on her doorstep and tells her he blew the GDP of Africa on bad investments and failed businesses, Felicia knows he's getting what he deserves. Except that's not all: her mother is sick, and he can't afford the payments for her treatments. He has a backer to save his company, but there's one catch: Felicia must marry him!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA modern woman, Felicia balks at the implication that her hand can be bought, and she sets out to give this backer a piece of her mind. But there's more to Anton Waters than money and power, and when they come face to face, Felicia realizes that saying no to his proposal may be harder than she thought!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 8,500 word story is the first in The Billionaire's Wife series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEXCERPT:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy face burned. “Wh—what? You've been... checking up on me?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe barest expression of confusion flitted across his face, as though he could not comprehend why I would ask such a question. “Of course,” he said. “If we are to wed, I should know the sort of person I will be marrying.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOh my god. Oh my god. Oh my god. What else did he know? What was he not telling me?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnton Waters could see right through me. He knew everything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe knew it, too. I could see it in his eyes as he stood lazily and walked toward me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Of course, you would have all the time in the world to work on your artwork, as well. No more working as a bartender. No more taking gifts from your mother. No more shoving your creations down a flight of stairs because you have to move and can't afford to take the big pieces with you.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMy chest constricted. That had only happened once. But it had hurt. Oh, it had hurt.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe drew closer and closer and I backed up until I hit the floor to ceiling window behind me and flattened myself against the glass.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe reached out, running a finger over my cheek, down my throat, down between the valley of my breasts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“There are a few small clauses in the contract that I thought you might find... distasteful,” he said. His voice had taken an almost dreamy quality, but I could barely hear him over the roar of blood in my head. “But given how much you want me, I don't think that will be a problem.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow much you want me. Yes, I did. Oh god, more than I had ever wanted anyone. If kissed me, I was sure I would spontaneously combust.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I don't want you,” I said. Even to my own ears, I could hear my throaty arousal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHis lashes fluttered. His finger traveled across my breast, and when it found my nipple, he rested his thumb and forefinger around it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What did you say?” he asked me.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI swallowed around my dry tongue. “I don't want you,” I told him, louder this time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe pinched my nipple and twisted.","brand":"Ava Lore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47153041146096,"sku":"2940015130720","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940015130720_p0.jpg?v=1763619374","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940015130720","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}