I wasn't going to buy this book based on the review about a white man buying a black women. Then curiosity got the best of me and I had to see if someone really wrote a book about erotic romance trying to sex up slavery. BUT that is not what happens here and I'm glad I bought it and read it for myself. Yes an arrangement was made between two CONSENTING adults. And in this arrangement he flat out told her he wanted to have sex with her in exchange she got what she wanted. He gave her WEEKS to back out and thought she would, she didn't. Also, even up until the point where he was touching her he told she could back out. There was no holding down and raping. She was suprised(and ashamed) herself she WANTED to have sex with him. And even after the first time he continued to tell her she could back out of the deal. Was he a little crude(he was crude when he made the offer,she shouldn't have been shocked) yes, stern, yes. He didn't have to allow her time to get herself together to have sex. The deal was, will you sleep with me (not in those nice words), and do as I wish when I wish it? Her answer, yes, in exchange you will do x,y,z for me, which he did. What's there to wait for? He didn't say, "will you stay with me, be my companion, we will get to know each other, THEN if sex happens it happens". She knew what was up, SHE sold herself to get what she wanted...and it was never to late to back out.