Books: The Auction by Kitty Thomas (2011)

From Goodreads: "Belle Walker lives in a strict society where women are treated as property, sold to the highest bidder soon after their eighteenth birthday. But the auction isn't the only danger. Though she's never seen them, she knows monsters live outside the city. These creatures have allowed the humans a small area to inhabit with the promise to leave them in peace as long as they never cross the boundary. On the day Belle is sold, one of the monsters breaks that promise and enters the city, intent on having her as his own."

Warning: This novella is graphic erotica. It also deals with pain and submission.

Definitely erotic and very imaginative, The Auction is a short novella and really only whets the appetite for a more extensive read. I would have like to explore the deepening emotional ties between the main characters, as well as the world, society, and culture that they live in. Alas, the story was over before it really began. I did enjoy it, however. Thomas is a competent writer and I look forward to reading more from her.