Sorority Secrets: The virgins of Beta Kappa Nu would do anything for each other. Even auction off their most valuable asset… Vivi Prescott loves Beta Kappa Nu. It’s her escape after a lifetime of living under her wealthy father’s overbearing thumb. She’ll do anything to help her sisters, including auction off her virginity to the highest bidder. One tiny hitch. She’s not a virgin. She gave … virgin.
She gave that up three and a half years ago. Right there in the back of her brother’s best friend’s pickup truck. Dallas Monroe was a smug country boy with a dirty ball cap, torn jeans and a perpetual smirk. He showed her what pleasure could be, then let her go without a fight.
The mysterious, arrogant playboy who places the winning bid won’t ever know her secret. But his touch is so familiar, his mouth the one she’s been fantasizing about since forever.
Dallas is all grown up. And he was never bidding for sex…he was bidding for keeps.
This book is approximately 14,000 words.
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This was such a cute brother’s best friend slash second chance romance. Vivi was worried about the person bidding on her virginity finding out she was no longer a virgin, never imagining that the man she gave it away to would be the won to win her. I loved how she and Dallas still wanted each other after almost four years apart. Dallas wasn’t allowing anyone to get their hands on his woman. He gave her up once, but now he was ready to lay his claim on her forever. This was one hot and sweet novella!
I received a free copy of this book to read and review for Wicked Reads, so here is my review.
Vivi is in a sorority and when one of the sisters brother gets burned during a rescue, the sorority sisters pull together to raise money by holding an auction to help cover some medical bills. But the auction is not your normal one, they are auctioning of some of the girls virginity to the highest bidder. But Vivi doesn’t tell the sisters that she lost hers over three years ago to her brothers best friend, the man who also broke her heart when he left her.
Dallas can’t believe what he is reading. Vivi, the only girl he has loved is auctioning off her virginity. Something she gave to him over three years ago. What is she thinking he needs to stop her before something happens to her.
Can Dallas save her or will his trick make her hate him even more? Can Vivi forgive him for leaving her all those years ago? What happens when her “date” shows up?
This is a quick read that is kind of fun and a sweet second chance romance. If you are a K. Webster fan and are looking for a dark read, then this one is not for you. I like a sweet read once in a while and this one was just right, so read it and I hope you enjoy it too.
**Wicked Reads Review Team**
“I knew our chemistry wasn’t something that would just go away. No, it’s here to fucking stay.”
What can I say? I’m totally digging these ‘dirty bits’ and they are just the perfect size to give a new-to-you author a try. What it’s doing for me is adding to my #AuthorStalker list. I’ve read two so far and loved both of them.
Vivi is a loner. After having her heart broken she lost her smile and has not been willing to risk her heart again, even for college girlfriends. But in spite of her determination to resist, the urgent need of one of her sorority sisters softens her hard outer shell and she decides to offer herself to the cause. There’s only one person who can dispute her claim to being a virgin and she hasn’t seen him in three and a half years. So, why not auction off her ‘fake virginity’ to the highest bidder and do some good, right?
When a stranger bids an astoundingly high amount for Vivi’s virginity her second thoughts become a luxury she can’t afford. Her sisters are depending on her and, “What’s between my legs is apparently the answer to everyone’s problems at the moment.” So, she bites the bullet and prepares to sacrifice herself. After all, what does she care, her heart’s already been broken and her body is just a shell that was left behind.
Oh my…such heartache in so few pages. I can’t get over how hard I fell for these characters. It’s too late for me now, I’m addicted to this Dirty Bits series by Carina Press. I’ll be keeping my eyes open to see what they have in store for us next. They will have a hard time topping this one. The line forms here…
3.5 stars
Seriously, this author is amazing! This book is only 50-something pages, and yet feels like a complete story. There were so many if my favorite tropes mixed in too; brothers best friend, second chance, kidnapping, enemies to lovers. And as I said, a complete story! Of course, I wish it were longer, but it isn’t necessary, and you can walk away feeling satisfied
I’ve fallen down the Dirty Bits rabbit hole guys.
Not gonna lie. I am slightly obsessed with these Dirty Bits! ALL OF THEM. This story was equal parts sweet and dirty. Just the perfect blend. A short second chance romance that will warm your heart and make your girlie parts tingle all at the same time 🙂
4.5 STARS!!
A second chance romance about a girl trying to sell her (non-existant) virginity in order to help pay for her friend’s brother medical bills. Little that she knows, someone from her past has seen her add and is about to collect his beloved prize!! OMG, I just love this short, quick but fascinating read so freaking much!!
The story is very sweet and nothing like I have read before from this author, and let me tell you, is just absolutely amazing! Author K Webster has a gift, and whether is dark romance, contemporary romance, suspenseful romance, taboo, or any other genre, she always delivers her best work and never disappoints her fans.
ARC kindly provided by publisher via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.
Bidding for Keeps is the first in the Dirty Bits’ Sorority Secrets series. Vivi participates in a virginity auction to raise money for a good cause, however she’s not prepared for who gets the winning bid! This is a short novella you can read in one sitting. It’s equal parts hot and erotic and sweet second chance romance.
If you want a short, yet jammed packed with total HOTNESS then this is your book.
This is second chance love story. Its a super quick read, but trust me you won’t be disappointed. If anything, you’ll crave more. This was such a great treat. Its short and dirty, how can you not like this?
Bidding for Keeps in another wonderful short story about long lost love. When Dallas finds out that the only woman he has ever loved is auctioning her “virginity” off well he has something to say about. He bids on Vivi so it can be made right. I love these little erotic short stories. They are easy to read and STEAMY
Bidding for Keeps by K Webster is book One in the Sorority Secrets series. This is the story of Vivi Prescott and Dallas Monroe.
Vivi comes from a wealthy family although she is the uppity rich women character. Vivi is the loving friend and person, so when a Sorority sister needs help with money and her family won’t help… Vivi goes into action by selling off her ‘virginity’ which she actually gave away to her brother’s best friend. Dallas was the one that took her virginity along with her heart now he is back wanting to claim the rest.
This was a hot quick read that lets you escape from your everyday life….loved it!
Rcvd an ARC at no cost to author..(netgalley) This is a second chance romance it was fairly short so would take no time to read. Vivi is auctioning off her virginity to assist some firefighters that got hurt and she wanted to contribute to their medical bills. The only problem with this is that she is not a virgin, she had given that up to her brothers best friend Dallas years ago, but then he left her he said they just had a night of fun. She figures he would be the only person to know she was no longer a virgin, so she enters the auction and someone bid on and and gave extra money. When she goes to meet this person she is kidnapped, but come to find out it is Dallas, who is furios with her for doing something so foolish.
When Vivi’s sorority sister needs help paying for her brother’s medical bills, their sorority comes up with the crazy plan to auction off all their v-cards. Sounds like a successful plan but for the fact that Vivi already gave that long ago to her brother’s best friend, Dallas, right before he he left her high and dry, saying he had things he had to get to like college. Ouch…
But when Vivi meets the man who won her auction, she’s not thrilled to find out she’s being kidnapped and given to a stranger in a ski mask. Will her stranger take it easy on her, especially when he finds out he’s been sold a bill of goods, that’s she’s a fraud?
I thought Bidding for Keeps was short, sweet and hot and a great way to start off this series.
Keep me!!!
Hot, hunk that stole your heart reappears to steal it again!?! Sign me up. Bidding for Keeps is sexy, sweet and as usual with K. Webster a bit of a naughty streak. Nothing says naughty like auctioning off your non-existent virginity…even if it’s for a good cause.
Sexy, swooning is a given- just be careful Dallas is sure to sweep you off you feet.
Loving these Dirty Bits of books in the Sorority Secrets series
When you’re pressed for time, or just up for a quickie, these hot little numbers in the Sorority Secrets series are fun and sexy. In this, the first book, we find out the premise behind the whole series – the girls are auctioning off a prize part of themselves for a good cause.
Bidding For Keeps in a hot bite-sized second chance for Vivienne when the one who won the bid for her virginity is the one who originally took it and broke her heart more than three years ago when he left and never looked back. This time though, he’s not letting go.
If you’re after a good hard and hot interlude with an alpha cowboy who literally tosses his woman over his shoulder, then these chapters will be right up your alley! 4 Stars.
This short is very steamy and fun. This second chance romance offers lots of emotion and sweetness. I loved Vivi and Dallas! This is a delightful and refreshing read for when you are short on time, just want a quick steamy treat or need a romantic pick me up!
I was pleasantly surprised by the time I finished Bidding For Keeps. There was real emotion thrown in to what I though was going to be a quick read. Vivi is auctioning off her virginity to help her friend with her family’s medical bills, what happens next was fun and fast paced. Good for a quick light read.
3.5 Stars
Review by Allyson
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Virgins of Beta Kappa Nu are up to no good… or are they?
Bidding For Keeps by the ever talented K. Webster is a super sweet contemporary romance perfect for that rainy weekend! It’s short, fast paced, easy to read and you’ll find yourself flipping the pages faster than ever to get to the heart of this second chance romance.
Dallas and Viv’s chemistry sparked flames, burning up the pages with their hopeful of rekindling romance. “Unrequited love is a bitch, I tell you.”
I am used to Webster’s taboo, addictive spiced world so this little short number just didn’t meet the bar for me. I wanted more steam, more story base of a plot from her.
Bidding For Keeps is just one of many stories that is told in the Sorority Secrets series by an amazing collective group of authors that have all come together with their naughty fantasies.
Desiring to help a friend and her family who are suffering financial difficulty after tragedy, Vivi takes a drastic step when her father refuses to donate to the cause. With the other girls from her sorority, they set up an online auction to raise the money needed. However, things aren’t looking too good for Vivi when, despite their attempts at safety, things take a darker turn for her.
This is a quick luscious tidbit that was over much too soon. It’s mostly erotica but with a strong romantic prose in between. It’s difficult to say much without giving away spoilers considering the length of the book. There wasn’t enough time to feel a bond with the characters but they were certainly likable, enough so that I would’ve liked to have had a full story about them.
If you enjoy steamy romance about forever love, and finding happiness when it feels so lost, you might consider this for a refresher between lengthier reads.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book provided by NetGalley and Carina Press. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Now this is romantic!! Easy flow writing, will have you flipping the pages quickly to find out just how love gives you hope.
Vivi auctions off something she already gave to her first love, Dallas.
Dallas doesn’t entirely make sense in his actions. He pushes them apart only for them both to suffer.
It’s short, sweet and oh so romantic to the last page.
If you like a smooth sailing, quick and easy read then you will love Bidding For Keeps by K Webster. It’s not the usual MO we see from this author but all the same its a pleasant change from the dark side.
The book was really quick so other than what you can read on the blurb there is no point going into the plot any further. It’s your typical brothers best friend romance with only a slight hint of sexy hot stuff in the bedroom department, but that’s only because it’s written to be a short novella so there isn’t much room to fill it with more unless you want all sex and no story. The only gripe I have as I do with all short novellas is there isn’t much time to get to know the characters really well and there was no angst to talk about that would put any twists in there.
Overall though a sweet happy read that you can read on your bus journey home from work. Enjoy!