James Trevalyan came from a long line of men who served the British Crown with their gift of a voice with compelling power, and kept that tradition going while he loved and lived with Jeremy Waters. When Jeremy died in his arms, James resolved to live without love. His family keeps him connected to life -- Jamie, his son from his brief marriage to an American, and Pamela, his beloved little sister, caught in a loveless marriage to a cold, cruel man.<br><br>Then Tanner comes into his life, a clever and handsome agent who joins him in an ongoing undercover mission. How long will it take James to realize he and Tanner are meant for each other? And can Tanner survive the assignment that’s thrown him in with mobsters who want him dead simply because he knows too much?

Greater Love Hath No Man

We arranged to be at my parents’ town house in good time—we needed to be at Westminster Abbey hours before the service. From there we would drive together in the family Rolls to the nearest tube station, and met with Haynsworth and Pamela at the Abbey. I was looking forward to seeing my sister. However, when we arrived at the Abbey, it was to find Haynsworth was alone.


“My lady cannot attend. Her advancing pregnancy, you understand,” he said smugly.


“Pamela was looking forward to this,” I snarled. He’d promised her.


He shrugged. “The safety of my heir is paramount, and in this my lady agrees with me.”


Smug, supercilious, superior bastard. It was all I could do not to knock him down.


“We are in public,” Father informed me, his tone sharp and tension in every line of his body. “You will not interfere.”


Chapter 29