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

An hour later, Lance was chanting that reminder to himself as they walked for what seemed like hours in the cold and snow, checking out row after row of trees spread across the farm. His feet were freezing, his cheeks were wind-chapped, and his eyelashes were covered in snowflakes, but the smile on Wade’s face warmed his soul. 17


Back at the hotel, they ordered dinner in and spent the rest of the day talking and making plans. By the time they climbed into bed, they had the start of a proposal to share with the family. Wade felt like a child at Christmas as they debated the pros and cons of opening the tree farm. He drew a rudimentary map of the Dwyer Ranch and they spent some time discussing the possible layout.


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