Kipp Llewellyn, the proverbial poor little rich boy, can have whatever he wants, except the one thing he wants most: his father’s love. When the opportunity arises to obtain it, Kipp jumps at the chance, even though it means breaking a date with “Ham,” the man he’s sure he’s falling in love with. However, the opportunity turns out to be an arranged marriage with his father’s biggest competitor. Even worse, Kipp discovers his proposed groom is Hyde Wyndham, the man of his dreams. Having lived in a gilded cage his entire twenty-one years, Kipp refuses to settle for anything less than love and walks away from both his father and his future husband. Hyde didn’t achieve his position in the financial world by taking no for an answer, however, and he’ll do whatever it takes to make Kipp realize he’s wanted for himself, including wooing the young man he intends to marry, prenuptial agreements be damned. He’s certain he’s succeeded, until Kipp learns something that puts an insurmountable barrier between them. Will Hyde be able to overcome Kipp’s doubts, and will Kipp realize that some things are worth the sacrifice?

Two Lips, Indifferent Red

“You’re laughing at me.” Not that I really minded.


“I just don’t want you to be embarrassed to be seen with me.” As a Llewellyn, I knew how important it was to make sure I was always dressed appropriately.


“I’m a cutthroat, Kipp. Any of my competitors will tell you that.”


“But I’m not your competition, am I?”


“No. I hope you’ll remember that. Excuse me a moment. Yes, Armitage?” He must have put his hand over his phone, because I couldn’t distinguish his conversation with whoever this Armitage was, but after a few minutes, he said, “I’m sorry, Kipp. That was my personal assistant.”


“You’re busy. You should have told me. I’d better let you go.”


That did it. Between his voice, fantasizing about what he’d do to me during that carriage ride, and the memory of his kisses, I gasped and climaxed.


Chapter 10