Bought By the Golem (Monsters’ Bride Market #12)

Alia Terra

No one remembers the world before the Shift. It was thousands of years ago, all lost, all forgotten. Scientists and historians say that before, the world was better, brighter, and our planet belonged to us, humans. There were proud countries and bustling cities, and technology was at its peak.

The monsters.

The temples where young maidens can take a DNA test and be matched to one of them. Being owned by a monster is often the only way a woman can save herself or give her family a chance to not starve.

But for women who are not maidens, or whose blood never found a match, there is another path.

The bride market offers a desperate chance.

Here, women pay a small sum to enter a public auction.

Monsters bid, but in the end, it is the bride’s choice.

Will she go with the highest bidder, or will she choose the less monstrous?

This is Alia Terra. Their world, more than ours.