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

But admitting his feelings about Wade was a whole different matter. The cat was out of the proverbial bag, though, and Casey had seemed fine with it.


Lance hadn’t been able to stop smiling while they all sat at the family table for breakfast, but he noticed Wade wore a smile, too, and that just made him happier. Throughout breakfast, he’d been surprised when Wade had put his hand on Lance’s thigh and squeezed gently, then left it there for a few minutes.


A warm feeling spread through him as Wade touched him and he wished he didn’t have to run to the office. But Ash was back and they needed to discuss a few cases.


Wade walked out with him when he was ready to leave.


“We’re getting the Christmas tree today,” he said. “Since we’re not going to the trip until next weekend, Casey said he’d take Jake and Landon and let them pick it out. They’ve got to drive a few towns over, though.”


“Another reason we need to get your dream started,” Lance pointed out.


Chapter 59