{"product_id":"2940150516984","title":"The Auction","description":"The Auction is the first novella in the erotica anthology: Submissive Fairy Tales by Kitty Thomas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Auction is a 20,000 word novella. (1-2 hours of reading time, or approximately 80 pages.) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDESCRIPTION:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBelle Walker lives in a strict society where women are treated as property, sold to the highest bidder soon after their eighteenth birthday. But the auction isn’t the only danger. Though she’s never seen them, she knows monsters live outside the city. These creatures have allowed the humans a small area to inhabit with the promise to leave them in peace as long as they never cross the boundary. On the day Belle is sold, one of the monsters breaks that promise and enters the city, intent on having her as his own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e**This book is intended for an adult audience.**\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWHAT OTHER AUTHORS ARE SAYING ABOUT “THE AUCTION”:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If you want lyrical, compelling and thought-provoking erotic fiction, you have to read Kitty Thomas. Just make sure you clear your calendar because you won't be moving until you're finished.\" - Cari Quinn, author of PROVOKE ME\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The Auction is an exotic story that beautifully demonstrates how dominance and submission is a universal condition.\" - Claudia D. Christian, author of VICIOUS BLISS: FALLEN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Sexy, weird, and super fun--Kitty Thomas Strikes Again.\" - Tiffany Reisz, author of THE SIREN and SEVEN DAY LOAN, HQN\/Spice \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOTHER WORKS BY KITTY THOMAS:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLonger Works available in ebook and hardcover (novels):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eComfort Food\u003cbr\u003eGuilty Pleasures\u003cbr\u003eTender Mercies\u003cbr\u003eThe Last Girl (latest release)\u003cbr\u003eSubmissive Fairy Tales (anthology of The Auction, Awakening, and The King's Pleasure)\u003cbr\u003eBig Sky\u003cbr\u003eMafia Captive\u003cbr\u003eBlood Mate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNovellas:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAwakening\u003cbr\u003eThe King's Pleasure\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you like Kitty Thomas you may also enjoy work by Annabel Joseph, Claudia D. Christian, and Tiffany Reisz","brand":"Burlesque Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47179983421680,"sku":"2940150516984","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940150516984_p0.jpg?v=1763748250","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940150516984","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}