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

Casey rubbed his hand over his face. “Of course. But tell him to get his ass back here. We have a lot to discuss.”


Damn right they had a lot to discuss. First on the list was convincing Wade to marry him. Lance knew the guy was stubborn, but he’d made up his mind to do this, and by God, Wade was going to agree.


He was mounted on a horse named Jasper and riding on the property in minutes, his gaze sweeping the open land for Wade. When he’d arrived at the barn and saw Stardust missing, he’d known he was on the right track.


Chapter 11