Cover of The Marriage Auction

The Marriage Auction

Audrey Carlan

The Marriage Auction #1

dark romance(11k)

Four women auctioned off as brides to the highest bidder — money, power, and no way out.

Content Warnings
dubious consent

Description

What would you do for three million dollars? Four young women enter into a clandestine auction to be married to the highest bidders. For no less than a million dollars a year, for three years, each woman will do what it takes to secure her future. Entangled in a high-stakes game of money, lust, power, and the hope for absolution, this group of women becomes a sisterhood unlike any other.Once chosen by a man she’s never met and agrees to marry sight unseen…there is no going back. Hidden secrets, wicked desires, fiery couplings and intense family drama are all part of the deal when you willingly enter into The Marriage Auction.You may now kiss the bride…***Content Warnings: Intended for mature audiences only. Explicit content. Please check the author's website for detailed content warnings.

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