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

“I’ll be fine.” He put his handkerchief away and gripped my hand once again. “Weddings always make me misty.”


“Indeed…Kipp,” Gramps Beauchamp assured me. “I’ll keep an eye on him, and if it looks like he’s starting to grow weak, Mrs. Miller is here to see to him.”


“I’m right here, you know,” Granddad groused, more himself now.


“We know, and we want to keep you here.” I squeezed his hand gently, and when I looked up, it was to find Hyde watching me.


I knew there were other people there, but everyone faded to nothingness. I released Granddad’s hand and stepped forward to take my place beside the man I loved more than…Another line from Twelfth Nightcame to mind, and I couldn’t help smiling. Yes, I loved him more than I’d ever love a wife. I hardly noticed Geoff on my left.


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