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 leaned forward as they ascended a low hill, then straightened when they reached the peak. He slowed Stardust and gestured for Lance to do so also. Wade loved coming to this spot, where he could view the land as far as the eye could see. He wouldn’t even call this spot a true hill, but it was the place where he wanted to realize his dreams.


“It’s beautiful,” Lance whispered.


Wade could only agree and his heart stuttered knowing that Lance saw the beauty, too. He’d been pulled to this corner of Dwyer Ranch since he was a teenager. Sometimes the cattle grazed here, but for the most part, this section remained untouched each year. He’d always thought of it as untapped possibility.


“What’s your dream?” Lance asked.


“I’ve never shared it with anyone.” He swung his gaze back to the land.


“I’m not just anyone, Wade. I’m your husband.”


Chapter 34