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

“Would you prefer to go somewhere else?” I asked. “We don’t have to go to Chantilly Lace.” That was the restaurant where the Families went, and because they did so, everyone else in Martinsburg who could afford it wanted to as well. In addition, it had a very stringent dress code


“All right.” The blazer I wore was suitable, as was Hyde’s business suit. I leaned forward and dusted off my knees. Fortunately, the pavement I’d knelt on had been clean and dry.


We walked out to the parking lot, and I stole surreptitious glances at him. While I couldn’t tell if his trousers were snug over his hips and ass, I’d seen him once in chinos, so I didn’t have to imagine what he looked like. I licked my lips and couldn’t help grinning to myself.


He took out the key fob and pressed a button on it. There was a chirrup, and the lights of a sleek black Mercedes SUV blinked as the doors unlocked.


“Sir has an M-Class just like this.”


Chapter 26