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

“Hyde.” I wrapped my arms around him and held him tight, and whispered softly into his pleated shirtfront, “My heart, my soul, my life.” I sighed happily, and then I stepped back and smiled into those eyes of his.


The sound of applause reminded us we weren’t alone. Hyde twined his fingers with mine and we turned to face our family and friends and greeted them for the first time—today—as husband and husband. 47


With the ceremony concluded, we entered the Rampart Room to be met with a rain of confetti.


Of course everyone was agog about what the hell had happened on the south lawn—something must have alerted them, because faces had been plastered against the windows—but fortunately no one came up to us and asked. Enough people had been out there, and they could fill the others in.


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