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

She touched my hair again, and I felt my eyes start to burn.


Shit, had a frog taken up lodging in my throat? I swallowed around it, not that it seemed to do much good. Finally I managed to get out, “Uh…Do you live with Hyde?”


“Oh, no. I have my own place, so you won’t have to worry about sharing your home with your mother-in-law.”


“Do you think you might call me Mom?”


“Hyde and I aren’t getting married.”


“Are you sure?” She chuckled. “In that case, call me Delphie.”


“Kipp, come and meet your uncle.” Thank God! Granddad to the rescue, interrupting this conversation.


Chapter 89