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

And Granddad could see it. Was he going to tell me to control my temper?


“I think you should ask Hyde to let you deal with the bill for the Trunk.”


“I am, aren’t I?” His eyes glittered wickedly. He patted my hand. “I’m a little hungry.” We were at the small dining room.


“Small dining room” was a misnomer. There were twenty-five people already there, and it could easily hold twice as many.


We were engulfed by the men and women Granddad had known forever, as well as their adult children, and I could feel his hand tremble on my arm.


“If you’ll give Granddad some room? Let me get him settled, and you can chat with him one or two at a time.”


Chapter 78