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

A needy whimper escaped Lance, sending a wave of heat coiling through Wade’s stomach. Wade slid his hands to Lance’s shoulders, then cupped his face. They stared at each other, panting, their chests rising and falling.


And then their lips clashed together, and there hands were everywhere, tugging at Lance’s shirt, in each other’s hair, pulling at waistbands, heat building between them as clothes came off and tossed to the ground. Wade vibrated with need as he yanked off Lance’s pants. He settled between Lance’s legs, his weight braced on his hands, on either side of Lance’s waist.


Chapter 48