i have things i loved about this book and things i did not love as much. first, i LOVED all the characters. i love seeing all the side characters grow along with the MCs. i have not read another book that was based around auctions/auctioneers and i really did like that. it gave more of an original feel for the book! the only thing i didn’t like as much was the enemies to lovers part wasn’t giving enemies to lovers. it honestly felt kind of insta lovey to me? maybe it wasn’t and i was just unclear of the timeless but i felt like it should’ve been a little more drawn out with a little more tensions ya know? other than that, i really enoyed this read! it was quick and fun!

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this arc!!

What a good book! I enjoyed this more than I thought I would. I loved the main characters! They had great chemistry and worked so well together. I loved how the book just flowed. My first by this author but will not be my last!!!

What a cute novel! I wasn't sure about the auction aspect, but I actually really enjoyed learning about this field through this novel. It was such a unique aspect and gave a dynamic storyline.
Myles was a character that I loved. He was so harsh at first with Hunter, but he realized the error of his ways. His relationships with his friends and his mom were some of the most fun things to read. His mom was a breath of fresh air and how he was with her was just hilarious.
I really loved Hunter and her character. A woman who is coming into her own person. She shows such growth and character development. This book was all around fun to read. Spice level was not too much until the last maybe 30%.

Arc Review

✨Enemies to Lovers (rivals)
✨ Workplace romance
✨Romcom
✨Soulmates
✨2.5/5 Spice

I enjoyed the last 2/3 of this book. The first 1/3 I felt went really slow, felt slightly repetitive, and I felt there just wasn't enough character development at the start.

I really enjoyed that this all centred around the auction community which I don't know much about. That was really unique and played an interesting dynamic between Myles and Hunter.

The romance was really great though. I enjoyed their chemistry once they started to have feelings for each other. I enjoyed that there was no slow-burn, and the spice was spicy!

My biggest dislike though was a grown man calling his mother mama, but this might be a southern USA thing and as a Canadian it didn't cross over. So every time that came up it was a bit of a no for me.

For a first book from a new author though this was good and look forward to reading more from Dawn Anderson as she grows as an author.

Thank you to NetGalley, Rooted Publishing, Victory Editing, and Dawn Anderson for the opportunity to read this book.

The Highest Bidder is a a fast-paced, adorable rom-com! Myles made me swoon! I can’t wait to read more from Anderson in the future!

3.5/5 ⭐
1.5/5🌶️

A sweet romance! Set in the world of auctioneering, this was a refreshing take on a romance story. I hadn't read a similar plot in terms of occupation. This was fun! Myles and Hunter have a bit of a enemies to lovers, grumpy sunshine love affair. Overall, i wanted to know more.
Pros: This was a unique plot. Hunter is fiery and making moves for women in a male dominated industry. Myles makes you want to be touched. Cons: The pacing was a little more rushed than I liked. It felt like we were in a hurry and compromised a little character development. We needed to go deeper in a few areas that felt a bit instalove-ish. Overall, good story!

Thank you Dawn Anderson, NetGalley, Rooted Publishing LLC, and Victory Editing for this ARC. I've agreed to provide an honest review.

thank you net galley for my copy. so this was a bit of different reading excperince for me,so i thought the romance was wasn't bad,the story was quick and easy also a refreshing change as an auctioner romance.but it just didn't grip me how i wanted to. but a good debut story.

This book had me kicking my feet and giggling the whole time. I read this book within one day because I wanted to know more about Myles & Hunter’s relationship. The things Myles says within this book will have you swooning. The way he shows up for Hunter 😍. I am obsessed with him. I hope we get a book in the future that delves into the side characters relationships as they are so lovable. I highly recommend this book to those looking for banter and a cozy romance.

Thank you Dawn Anderson, Rooted Publishing LLC, and Netgalley for the ARC copy of this book!
This book is a great Dual POV romcom quick read! It’s about two auctioneer's who are essentially competing for the same auctioneer position. It is given to Hunter, who is the daughter of a cattle auctioneer legend, with Myles being assigned as her ringman. This book is expected to release on November 1st, 2024.

➼ enemies-to-lovers
➼ romcom
➼ work rivals
➼ instant love
➼ dual POV

Trigger warning(s): flashbacks from an abusive relationship (not between the main characters)

This was such a cute romcom! It definitely had some fast paced and cliche moments, but overall it was an enjoyable read! I didn't know much about auctioneers, ringmen, etc. so it was interesting to get an inside view on it all!

Hunter is an incredible auctioneer. It is tough to follow in your fathers footsteps, but she excels in what she does and starts to make a name for herself.
Myles is such a great man, despite the way he acted in the beginning of the book. He makes you hardcore swoon!

Book boyfriend? Yes! Like I said before, Myles is swoonworthy!!

4/5 ★'s
2/5 🌶️
0/5 💧

A solid, toe-curling romance set in an world, this was a quick and easy read.

Set within the high-pressure , male dominated world of auctioneering, it's a new take on the country, small-town romance novel.

Myles, Hunter, JT and Jess don't take long to bed in as characters. The pace is great, the story moves quickly and the character interactions are pretty believable. The chemistry between Hunter and Myles is well-done and presents a reasonable slow-burn to the spicy conclusion.

It's a cozy, low stakes romance with the enemies to lovers trope along with a small cast of characters it's easy to enjoy. There is no third act break up which is really nice. The World Hunter is pulled back to feels a little less solid than the one the novel mainly inhabits, but beyond that it's a good enjoyable read.

Enemies to lovers, dual POV, he falls first. This is a light, easy read with a bit of open door spice. Good chemistry between Hunter and Miles and a great read

**Highest Bidder by Dawn Anderson**
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Available for preorder now!
Out on November 1st!

Thank you to Dawn Anderson, Rooted Publishing, and NetGalley for this ARC.

Do I know anything about auctions? No. Did I learn more about auctions through this book? Yes! I discovered that there aren't many women auctioneers, and if there's a man involved named Myles, he's probably attractive.

In all seriousness, this book checked all the boxes for me, especially after reading eleven books about tough mafia men. Hunter is stepping out of her father’s shadow while leaving her hometown for various reasons related to family and romantic relationships. Meanwhile, Myles is vying for the new auctioneer position after someone retired, aiming not only to support himself but also to help his mother.

When Hunter arrives for her first day, Myles feels that his job opportunity has been “taken” from him by this beautiful newcomer. Their relationship starts off sour from that meeting, but it evolves into something sweet and caring once Myles has a change of attitude. I loved the chemistry between Hunter and Myles, and the spice was just right!

This is such a great contemporary romance!

Read if you're into
🚘 Enemies to lovers
🚘 Dual POV
🚘 He falls first
🚘 Workplace romance
🚘 Loveable side characters

The highest bidder was a easy adored read with a hint of spice! I loved the character buildup and banter in this novel.

Myles has always dreamt of being an auctioneer of his own lane hoping to get a spot as his colleagues retires. He has high hopes of the position to be his; that is until they hire Hunter instead. She is the daughter of a famous auctioneer. Because of hiring her he has lost his spot in being that auctioneer with his own lane.

Myles and Hunter become rival coworkers to lovers. It is a he falls first, banter, tension, workplace romance and dual point of views. I enjoyed this short read of a book. The only con of this book is there is DA which should have a trigger warning. Overall this was a pleasant book by Dawn Anderson.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for providing this ARC all opinions are mine.

I had high expectations on this, it is set in the auctionering world, which I had no idea it existed, so i was quite interested to see what was going on there. Honestly, I still don't know what's going on. I understand you can't write a lot about, it would be boring of course, but I still have no clue.
Moving on the plot, there wasn't. I mean, aside from the romance - which was not that bad - the characters - again, not the greatest but not bad either - there was no plot. Everything was very superficial, and some themes and actions were as well.

Overall it was a simple and easy read, but it did not convince me that much.

Thank you @netgalley for providing me the ARC. All opinions are mine.

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Chef's freaking kiss 🤌
I ate this book up. Hunter is such a sassy little thing, I officially have a girl crush. I adore Myles, but I am a sucker for a mommas' boy. This was refreshing and different for sure. I never would have thought I'd enjoy a book about rival auctioneers. It was intriguing to be in their world. The epilogue gave me everything I wanted for both our main couple and the side characters, who I was also obsessed with.
Excited to see what this author brings us in the future!

Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

3 stars!!
I thought the premise of this book was so creative! A female auctioneer and a ringman fall in love in this comedic and spicy grumpy sunshine debut! I loved how the characters transitioned from bickering rivals to respected individuals as they got to know each other better. NICKNAMES SHOULD ALWAYS EXIST! I loved Myles' nickname for Hunter and how he ALWAYS called her by it. The inner monologues from both characters felt real and I liked figuring the characters out through their thoughts. Text messages in books are gold! I love reading about text messages and phone calls because that is the society we live in so much of our communication in the beginning of a relationship is through technology. This debut was so cute and fast paced! This book was funny, tender, and creative!

Thank you NetGalley and Dawn Anderson for this eARC!

I truly adored everything about this book - the banter, the jobs of the characters, he falls first and HARD, and the best trope of all, NO THIRD ACT BREAKUP.

This book was fast paced and the spice was perfect. It is a slow burn but it is worth it! The MMC falls hard and fast for our heroine and he truly is the knight in shining armor coming to her rescue at the last minute!

Our heroine is a strong person who truly didn't need a man to make her happy, but she found her match and realized that life can be better with a partner by her side.

I truly truly loved this book and I can't rate it high enough!

Sweet and nice - and oh with spice!
A esay and quick read with lot's for tension and great banter!

I loved this book. 4.5 stars. It was a quick read but it had everything you would need in it a little sprinkle of spice, good banter, fun best friends (that we need another book about) , work place tension, grumpy mmc turned golden retriever, strong fmc, it did mention some domestic abuse so trigger warning on that but nothing horrible.

Nothing gets me quite like when the guys comes in and saves the day at the perfect moment. Knight in shining armor! I love how the mmc and the dad team up and save the day. It makes me sad that her relationship with her mother is so strained but it goes in the right direction by the end. Glad you wrote it that way and didn’t just leave it in a bad way.

Now the best friends… LOVE THEM! Need more of them! They both have personalities for days and I’m here for it! Also. Nickelback…. Seriously. That is the most perfect addition to this book. He was low key my favorite character. We don’t deserve dogs they have the best hearts and you told it so well in this book.

Thanks for letting me ARC read this @NetGalley

Highest Bidder by Dawn Anderson is the perfect fast and spicy romance for a weekend read. Anderson's work is the first book I've read set in the world of auctioneers. When Hunter Smith rolls in from out of town and 'steals' the auctioneer job Myles Johnson has been waiting for, Myles struggles between wanting to hate the new girl in town and his attraction to her. Highest Bidder is funny and steamymaking it a great rom-com.


Thank you NetGalley and Rooted Publishing LLC for a copy of this great read in exchange for my honest review.