Currently reading. A Charity auction (where willing people are the prize) is the impetus for 4 interwoven novellas. First up:
"Sold" Christie and Zach: Christie runs into Zach. She ran away from him 8 years ago when she discovered his interest in BDSM and she's regretted it ever since.
It's a bit flat: No intense emotions. They are supposedly unable to forget each other after 8 years but they calmly reminisce like long lost cousins at a family reunion. No passion at all.
Christie's ready to wade into the BDSM world now so they head to his house. Their encounters read like a how-to manual. All the components are there but it just fell flat. You never really hear Zach's perspective and barely Christie's. Truthfully, some of seemed more humiliation than mutual pleasure.
"Bought" Roni and John: Roni meets three men she's interested in but is bought by John at the auction. Roni had a bubbly personality and John was dark and mysterious but there wasn't a lot of chemistry. On top of it, Roni was a bit of a Bimbo. She was stringing one guy along while seeing John. A serial killer side story is thrown in but it's so obvious who it is, it did nothing to advance the story. The sex is pretty much the same as "Sold".
"Claimed" Rick and Leslie: Funny enough, the one I assumed I would like the least. In this one, Leslie is the Domme and Rick is not actually involved in BDSM but he's open to it. The characters actually get to know each other before falling into bed. The story and romance was more realistic and the characters likable. My favorite so far.
"Taken" Nate and Kelley: This one was shorter. This was a likable couple, they got along great and had no conflict. No big excitement. Kelley met Nate a couple of years ago and was attracted but felt obligated to try again with ex when he wanted to. Now she's free and has put herself up for auction.
Overall 2 1/2 stars. I'm rounding up to 3 stars mainly because it was free and it wasn't terrible. The problem for me is it's supposed to be erotic romance. All the actions and words are there but it ended up being mostly tepid.