Purchase Power — Cynthia Dane

She'll do anything for a story...Lucy's dream of becoming a hotshot freelance writer is about to come true. The New York native has scored the opportunity of a lifetime, with the opportunity to auction herself off to the highest bidder in one of the city's most upscale, exclusive clubs for the wealthy.In exchange, she gets fair monetary compensation... and a story to launch 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.