Auctioned

Auctioned Series, Book 1

By: Cara Dee

Narrated by: Alex Kydd

Gray Nolan's biggest problem in life was the torch he carried for his closeted coach. He was just another happy-go-lucky dude, a college student and hockey player, when his ordinary existence was interrupted, and he became a human trafficking statistic.

He and seven other young men were taken aboard a luxurious yacht, where they were to be auctioned off to the highest bidder. Gray was beaten, shattered, and almost defeated by the time his buyer stepped out of the shadows in a swirl of his own cigarette smoke.

He was Gray's new owner.

Darius Quinn had vowed never again to find himself in a situation like this. His days as a private military contractor were over. No more missions, no more risks, no more personal attachments. Yet, here he was, after weeks of searching, face-to-face with his broken prize.

It was time to get the knucklehead back to his family. Quick and easy was Darius's plan. Then everything went sideways.

Contains mature themes.

©2018 Cara Dee (P)2019 Tantor

a dark but realistic and great story

it was a great story, wasn't sure in the beginning if I was going to like the dark themes or how the writer would handle them, but everything was handled very carefully and still in a realistic way, but also not depressing. there are some explicit dark scenes that can be upsetting for the reader, but I didnt feel like it was written for shock value, it was necessary to tell the complex emotional story of a victim of human trafficking. besides the dark moments, there are also plenty moments with positive emotions

as for the narration, I liked it, I did have to get used to the raspy voice and intonation of the reader in the beginning, but it fits the emotion of the story



for the people that come to the reviews to know if they'd be able to handle the darker themes (maybe small spoilers ahead):


- it's a story about human trafficking, so yes, there is sexual violence in the story, but everything is off screen or non explicit (character comes in afterwards/ remembers a vague flash of the past/ hears someone talking about it etc)
- in replacement of explicit sexual violence to still capture the horrific situations of the characters, there is a bit of physical violence/ torture, again not written in a shock value way, but to make you feel the emotions of the characters
- the romance/sex of the main characters in the story is consential between both parties, there are some grey moments between them, but again mostly off screen and handled very respectfully by the writer
- there are side character deaths
- overall, its a story with a dark plot, but it focuses mostly on the emotional aspect of it and it concludes a relatively satisfying ending (not game of thrones type ending where all the misery was for nothing and leaves the reader depressed)

Heartbroken!

The plot is flawless and you could actually feel the pain that the boys were going through. The scene where Milo was discontinued will forever be embedded in my heart and mind. I really loved the book.

Not a love story…

Maybe ultimately the relationship between the two characters will become a romance, but not in this one…

I almost didn’t finish because the fact that this really happens was really sickening to listen to…kind of upsetting, but I wanted to see the bad guys get theirs.

I can’t wait to read the rest of the series. Darius is a bad ass!

I liked the narrator’s voice but he kind of read it too slowly…

New Favorite Series

I admit I was hesitant about this book due to the dark nature of the subject matter. I'm sooooo glad I took the chance. I was hooked within minutes and only became more enthralled as I continued to listen. I can't wait to see the rest of the series on Audible.

I like the story

This is a story you don’t read everyday. This is definitely a slow burn. I’m actually wanting to go straight into book two but I can’t. This isn’t your average trafficking story. It’s real. So please go over them triggers.