Wade Dwyer's life is turned upside down when his father dies and he learns he must marry or he and his siblings will lose the ranch. One last jab of the knife from his father. On top of that, his father's only friend knows about the stipulation and is determined to own the property by any means necessary.<br><br>He's facing the very real possibility of being the reason his family loses their home when his brother's best friend, Lance Matthews, offers to walk down the aisle with him. A faux marriage to the man he's loved for years is a torture he isn't sure he can endure.<br><br>Can he keep the ranch ... and the man of his dreams, too?

The Twisted Oak

He tried to ignore the rising dread rushing through him and shrugged, using all he had to appear calm. “He hated me. That’s not news. So, what…is he cutting me out?”


Ash took a deep breath, but didn’t answer. “Do you need a minute before we go any further?”


Wade shook his head. “Play the damn video.”


Ash pressed PLAY again and moved out of the way.


“Like you’ve been told, the land and everything on it—structures, animals, everything—as well as all my financial accounts, is going to all fourof my children, but only if Wade there marries and stays married for a full year.” The man started laughing so hard, it brought on a coughing attack. “Disgusting pervert,” he spit out, his eyes closing as he shuddered visibly on screen. “Find yourself someone and get married. You’ll change your ways now, boy.”


Wade’s heart hammered against his chest. This was worse than he’d imagined. He watched as his father smiled into the camera again.


Chapter 10