The Bidding War

Lucas Whitmore knows antiques, early arrivals, careful bids, and the sacred art of never looking too interested. Evelyn Hartley knows interiors, wealthy clients, sharp strategy, and exactly how to make Lucas lose his professional calm. Their rivalry begins with a typewriter at a Boston flea market and escalates through estate auctions, revenge bids, pineapple lamps, and every possible form of elegant irritation. But when corporate giant Sterling & Vale begins buying the best estate pieces before independent dealers and designers can even compete, Lucas and Evelyn are forced into the one thing more dangerous than bidding against each other: working together. Armed with market knowledge, client connections, a fake bronze owl, and a deeply inconvenient attraction, they set out to protect Boston's antique world from becoming another beige luxury showroom. The Bidding War is a witty contemporary romance about rivals, reputation, old objects, sharp banter, and the strange thrill of finding someone who argues with you beautifully.