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- Content warnings: Rape, Sexual assault, Dubious consent, Sexual trauma, Child abuse (referenced), Murder, Toxic relationships, Sexual content
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by Lauren Landish, Willow Winters
Book 1 in Highest Bidder
The hook is pure velvet-rope chaos: auction, contract, control games, and two people who keep breaking the rules they wrote for themselves.
goodreads 3.59/5 22,568 ratings
storykind_community 2/5 1 rating
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A decision-first view of the reading experience.
Length302 pages
Series statusCompleted series · 5 books
Spice4/5 · Dominant vibes
PacingFast
Story profile
What the story promises
The strongest reviewed signals about romance, fantasy, and the reading experience.
Romance promise
- Power imbalance
- Male/female pairing (M/F)
- Instant attraction
- High
- Dominant vibes
- Addictive read
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- Billionaire / CEO
- Possessive love interest
- Submissive vibes
- Vicarious thrill
- Possessive alpha
- Morally gray love interest (LI)
- Power dynamic
- Romantic fulfillment
- Morally gray
- Experienced x innocent
- Kink-heavy / BDSM focus
- Book hangover incoming
- Dark/tortured soul
- Captor/captive
- Rough / primal
- Push and pull
- Possessive / claiming
- Frequent explicit scenes
- Power exchange soft
- Teasing control
- Possessive/protective
- BDSM elements
- Power exchange
- Auction / sold themes
- Dominance
- Dubious consent elements
- Non-consensual fantasy themes (CNC)
Fantasy promise
- Dark romance
- Billionaire romance
- Secret society / club
- Contemporary
- Contract/transactional romance
- Secret society
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- Captive romance
- Forced proximity
Reading experience
- Dual POV
- Fast
- Dark
- Seductive
- Heavy
- Survivor
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- Damaged survivor
- Intense
- Emotional
- Innocent / sheltered
- Angsty
- Fast-paced
- Steamy
- Tense
- Forbidden desire
- Bargain with consequences
- Morally complex
- Page turner
- Addictive pacing
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Book details
- Length
- 302 pages
- Publisher
- Willow Winters Publishing LLC
- Language
- English
- Format
- Book