Publication Date: April 14, 2026
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
Imogen DeMotta’s life revolves around turning 21, when she will be sold to the Brotherhood as penance for her father’s mistakes.
She never imagined her buyer would be Lincoln Knight. Brought up to expect the worst, Imogen has no idea that things aren’t what they seem.
Author Sadie Kincaid delivers the first installment in the Wages of Sin duet with The Auction. The spice level is high, with the author offering a content warning at the beginning.
While she has had years of training and discipline (eating plain oatmeal even though she doesn’t like it), Imogen encounters undiscovered emotions. She and Lincoln seem headed for a happily ever after until she stumbles on a secret that changes everything.
The Auction delivers a slow-burning dark romance that will leave you anticipating the next installment.
Sadie Kincaid is an Amazon #1 bestselling spicy romance author. She lives in the UK with her husband, and sons. Sadie writes feisty heroines and morally grey, swoon-worthy alphas with filthy mouths, who would burn the world down for the ladies they love. For more information on Sadie’s upcoming releases including exclusive teasers, excerpts, and more, join her Facebook reader group: Sadie’s Ladies and Sizzling Alphas.
