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

As he held up a pale blue sweater, he sighed in defeat. That was not something Wade would wear. Lance would love it, but it wasn’t right for his husband.


He turned to Allyson and frowned. “I know. I’m giving up. Maybe the bow idea was the way to go.”


Allyson shot him a sympathetic smile and put her arm around his waist. “You can’t give up, Lance. We’ll find something perfect.”


“I think you’re expecting the impossible.”


“Then come with me.” She slipped her hand into his, tugging him along as she weaved through the crowds, pulling him out of the store and into the interior hall of the large mall. He didn’t dare say a word, as Allyson was clearly a woman on a mission.


Chapter 83