What a great read. Told in the dual POV of Riggs and Blakely you get to experience their thoughts and feelings which is a real rollercoaster. A gripping read with some real heart breaking moments. I love how the characters are with each other but at times I wanted to grab Riggs and shake some sense into him. With a massive cliffhanger I’m eager for the second book. ( )

This review may contain spoilers, so fair warning, upon reading the review.

Introduction
The Auction is the first book in the "Club Indulgence" Duet by Maggie Cole. I had heard some mixed aspects of this duology from quite a few people but I knew from readers that I trusted, that I would end up enjoying this one, and it was superb! If you have read this author's mafia romance, then go into this with lower expectations, because this one will be so different from anything that you have read from this author before, its completely different but it still has her distinct presence. It was so fascinating seeing the author write something that was so so different from anything previously we have seen from her until now. But I enjoyed the ride that this book delivers...

Summary
The gist of the story is that the hero, Riggs, who worked from the bottom up to become the business partner but when he learns that his partner of years has betrayed him and stolen millions of dollars from him and their clients, he is determined to get revenge. But what he doesn't expect is that the daughter of his business partner, who was previously forbidden to him, is now practically available to him and he plans on taking advantage of this opportunity. Blakely, always dreamed of being a singer. But when her father treated her with just the value of selling her off to marry to just be an ornament and nothing more substantial than that, she knew she wanted something so much more in her life and to make her life mean something. So she goes on her own, but through a set of circumstances she ends up on the auction block to be a sub to a dom. She had no clue that when she was auctioned off, how much of her life would be changed or how much her love for Riggs would be betrayed in the end....

My Outlook
I absolutely adored this book so much! It definitely is not a perfect book, it has lots of messes and mixed emotions and will really push the boundaries of the reader. This is a book that you won't be expecting and will turn out so different but I enjoyed the wild ride that Maggie Cole delivers on this one. I absolutely adored the way in which these two come together. I always love a good "auction" themed story, and this one was superb. It really does handle the BDSM aspects in a different way than I expected and to be honest, I struggled at tiimes with some of the bedroom scenes. But I kept my patience with it and it did pay off...eventually. I actually found myself so enamoured with this couple. What makes them such a great match is that our hero is a alpha and is the type of alpha that needs a woman to not fully submit, he needs someone that will stand up to him. I really liked the push and pull that happens between this couple. It was so interesting to see them build on what they discover with each other. The ending is most definitely a cliffhanger and eager to the grovel that I am sure is to come.

Overall View
I found The Auction to be a edge of control romance that pushes the limits and allows the reader to expand in their expectations and will take you on a crazy wild ride you won't see coming... ( )