She’ll do anything for a story… her career.
His secrets are too closely guarded to tell…
Noah Gabriel would rather be anywhere than at this event on his thirtieth birthday. Yet when the reclusive, brooding billionaire sees Lucy for the first time, he knows he must have her. At any price.
Yet his brash actions put him into a precarious predicament. He must find a way to move Lucy into his home without alerting her to one person nobody – and that means nobody outside of Gabriel Manor – knows exists.
Passion, desire, and love come to a cataclysmic head…
The moment Lucy moves into Gabriel Manor, all she sees are reflections of her favorite Victorian novel. Yet this is no Thornfield Hall, and she is no virtuous Jane. Nor is her hero hiding a woman in the attic of his home…
Right?
As everything builds between them and the world collapses beyond the manor’s doors, Lucy and Noah fight for an affection they never anticipated. Only to have it all come crashing down because someone can’t get her story straight.
Lucy is about to learn the true power of money. Namely, how it ruins everyone it touches.
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Wow! This is a great, super spicy read that will grab hold and keep you pulled in to the story. Noah and Lucy meet in a very unconventional way, she sells herself to get a story. Oh my! The fire starts immediately. There are secrets, moments that will twist your heart that all go together to create an amazing read. I enjoyed Noah’s best friend David as well. It’s a must read.
Cynthia Dane will guarantee you a page turner, with great characters. Lucy is looking for a great story to launch her writing career and she hears about an auction for wealthy men to bid on young willing women. She puts herself on the auction block where Noah is present but not participating. The minuet he sets his sight on Lucy he wants to bid for her. When he wins the auction, he now has her for 30 days. He sneaks her into his house and this is where their story and their secrets comes to life. This is your typical Cynthia Dane story, but the romance is different and enticing. This is a captivating story from the start and it will keep you enthralled throughout.
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Lucy is a writer looking for a big story. Noah is celebrating his birthday in a unique way. Lucy decides to partake in an auction where she becomes a partner for thirty days. During that thirty days she will obtain the information to write her story. Noah sees her and wins her services for thirty days.
As the days progress so does the attraction.
The story has many twist and turns and keeps and secrets in the house that keeps the reader’s attention.
Ms Dane’s story telling will keep you entertained.
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A billionaire finds love unexpectedly but will their pasts come back and bite? I received an ARC copy and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Secrets abound
Lucy has secrets. Noah has secrets. Secrets from each other, secrets from her sister, and secrets from the “real” world. She participates in “The Bi-annual Silent Auction” where wealthy NYC men bid on willing young women. Noah is out with a friend and knows he has to bid on her when he first sees her. He wins, and she is his for a one-month period. Where the story goes from here is definitely nothing either expected. Definitely not a typical romance! A real page turner that you won’t want to put down until the very last word.
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I have enjoyed several of Cynthia Dane’s books. This one is Noah and Lucy’s story. It spoke of Jane Eyre throughout and had similarities. It ended in HEA. I took a half star off because it took time to become invested in the characters.
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Cynthia Dane is outstanding at giving the reader characters that interesting, compelling, and have intense chemistry. She did a great job with this book. Lucy is looking for a big story to launch her career in journalism. She’s heard of the silent auction of wealthy men bidding on one month with a willing woman. Noah is with a friend and has no intention of bidding, until he sees Lucy. He bids, he wins, now what? He has to sneak her into his house, keep her away from his mentally challenged sister, his staff, and especially, his mother. The story is well pace, has some surprises and twists, and what happens when one month isn’t enough? Another great read from Ms. Dane and it’s fee to read with your KU Subscription.
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Extremely entertaining, captivating and interesting sexy read. I could not put it down. Wonderfully written with strong, intriguing characters. I want to read more from this author.
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Intense but….
3.5
Good story, torrid, but I sometimes had a little trouble with the style that stretched the actions, the descriptions, and even the characters at the start: Lucy, an aspiring author who decides to put herself up for auction in a sex club for be able to write about this experience, and Noah who decides to buy a woman for one evening, for his birthday to make him think of something other than his other priorities in life.
The rest of the story has many more twists and turns, we discover the characters as much as they discover themselves.
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A woman named Lucy is an aspiring blog writer in need of a good story, except she has a boring life herself. I never thought in this story of Lucy’s thought process. To spice it up, she puts herself up for auction. A man named Noah buys Lucy for a month and can do whatever he pleases with her while she lives with him. This book has really shocked me, and I’m still left in shock! The idea to sell herself to spark a story in need…I just can’t believe this plot. I really loved this book.
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Lucy wants to get started in her adult life. She wants a job as a blogger, but she needs an interesting life for that. She decides to sell herself so that she can get that interesting life. Noah Gabriel buys her for one month. He decides to bring her to his house for the month, but she is to stay in her suite unless she is with Noah. There is attraction between the two of them, but Noah has secrets that he wants to keep. There is a HEA for them, but there are secrets to be told first.
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Lucy is a freelance journalist struggling to get her voice heard. She knows she is a great writer, but at every job she applies for, or every story she pitches, she is told that she is young, and she lacks life experience. Well, she now has a plan. Using her contacts in the cities sex industry she finds out about an exclusive event at one of the most exclusive sex clubs in New York. She figure she can’t lose if she makes it to the auction, she’ll get paid for her time, she will get that experience everyone says she needs, and she gets a story. Noah Gabriel has just turned thirty, his friend insists on taking him out to celebrate his birthday. The last place Noah expected to end up was at an exclusive sex club that was auctioning off women to the highest bidder. One look at Lucy and Noah has to have her no matter the cost. Now he just has to figure out how to get her into his house without anyone finding out about her.
Wow, I loved these characters. Lucy and Noah are perfect for each other but they are both keeping secrets that could end their relationship if the truth were discovered. Fantastic book, with unexpected twists that kept me up way after my bedtime. I think this is a must read.
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Omg. Best book ever. Fantastic storyline with awesome characters. A one sitting read. Loved every minute of this book.
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Both have secrets but will they be able to keep them before the end of their month ends
Purchase Power had a book description that intrigued me as a story as I thought it had the potential for a very interesting and erotic story. Lucy is is a free lance journalist who decides she needs the story of a lifetime to get her big break with. So decides she needs to get the “inside” story on the “Bi-annual Silent Auction” of willing young women to wealthy men in NYC. Noah is not what you would call a player or even into the whole silent auction. But when he is out with his best friend David for his birthday and sees Lucy. He knows he needs her and decides to bid on her. But he is hiding something that no one knows about.
As both Lucy and Noah embark on their one month together they each are trying to keep their secrets while still getting what they want. Before long though things are not working out quite the way they each envisioned they would.
The question becomes will Lucy find out Noah’s secret and write about it, thus getting her big break? Or will their intensely burning connection keep them together? Plus will they only have the one month or will it become more?
This book did turn out to be very intriguing and kept my attention. Both Lucy and Noah are nuanced characters who living in the shadows with each other, as they have to keep things a secret. But when their sexual connection becomes more intense those shadows start to fall away. There are some unexpected twists in the story while also kept my interest.
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Very enjoyable story with lots of secrets and plot twists. I really liked Noah and Lucy together, their chemistry was great and the story line was interesting. I thought it read a little slow in the beginning, but it finally picked up and grabbed my attention so I didn’t want to stop reading until I finished the book.
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When one brooding billionaire purchases a young undercover freelance reporter who will do anything for the “big story” at an exclusive sex club, you get drama, secrets, unexpected twists, mystery, sizzling chemistry, so many emotions, and steamy moments.
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Really enjoyed this
This is a new author for me but will be looking out for more
Great characters – loved the story – loved the mirroring using Jane Eyre, one of my favourite all time books
Would recommend
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This is one fantastic read.
The plot is full of action drama steam .
It’s a bit of an emotional read at times.
The characters have chemistry and are very believable.
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