The Bachelor's Auction
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The Bachelor's Auction is a contemporary romance set in the United States. Carrie Beecher is a professional house sitter, happy to be an unmarried free spirit. Lucas Sullivan is a security expert in need of a wife and has found the perfect candidate in Carrie. They encounter each other once a year at a charity bachelor date auction. In order to meet Carrie, Lucas overrides the auction's set up and bids on a date with her. Carrie disappears before the date but ends up stranded with Lucas at her next house-sitting job. Confronted by one of her estranged mother's seedy connections she has to utilize Lucas' expertise. Carrie overcomes her past, her fears, and her insecurity as she gains self confidence and skills during Lucas' training. He knows it is necessary to teach her to protect herself; even as he does everything he can to protect her. Lucas has pursued Carrie based on the instincts which have made him successful and kept him alive. Her courage, resourcefulness and fortitude tell him that he has chosen wisely. Can they outwit the forces aligned against them, and move to a shared future?
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