Date: March 09 2026 9:46 AM Title: Your Buyer
This is one of those rare stories that I read that makes my heart race with raw thrill! I’m already a huge fan of your “Growing Closer” (which I hope to write long-overdue reviews for soon), so I’m incredibly excited to see where this goes!
I love the way that the whole process is framed, from the doctor’s diagnosis and robotic brochure reading to Kaylee’s diminutive tone and casually humiliating questions (that one about comfort around feet is especially promising).
It seems that a central facet of the dynamics you’ve set up here is that of Riley and Mia, the fan and the idol, and how that will play into Diane’s subjugation. However, one aspect that I sincerely hope you don’t neglect is that of Diane & Anthony’s marriage, as that struck me the most in this first chapter as something with immense potential for burning tension and longing as Diane becomes owned as an item of property by another.
I also hope that Mia’s identity as a pop idol doesn’t distract too much from a more intimate exploration of the relational & power dynamics as they unfold.
Keep up the amazing work!
This one has me trembling ;P
Author's Response:
Thank you for the thoughtful review! I hoped Mia's celebrity status would enhance the tension. At first Diane's family is openly horrified by the sale, but Mia isn't some random pervert - she's a gorgeous woman that is simultaneously 1) beloved (especially by Riley) and 2) very powerful, both of which grant her a legitimacy that a neighbor across the street wouldn't receive. The sale remains contentious, but now it's much trickier to navigate - could this be the best outcome of a bad situation? So yes, power dynamics first and foremost!
Date: March 09 2026 5:47 AM Title: Your Buyer
So at first I was thinking the daughter sold her mother behind her back. But no the mother sold herself. Huh, and her family was actually against it. And even had points to stop her. But she barreled on through.
I like it. I am interested to see where this goes. At least it’s not family betrayal.
Author's Response:
Not quite! Interesting idea though. Thanks for reading