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

“Mindy?” He glanced at Geoff’s fiancée and then nodded toward her mother.


Mindy’s face was white, but she forced a smile and went to her. “Mummy, why don’t you let me take you inside? It’s cooler, and I’ll get you a cup of tea.” She slid an arm around her mother’s waist.


“I can’t stay for the wedding,” Mrs. Richardson said. “Kipp, I’m so sorry—”


“No need to be.” But had she even heard me?


“After the fool Aaron’s made not only of himself but of me…Can I even remain with him any longer?”


“No one’s asking you to, you stupid bitch!” Richardson snarled. In spite of the accident of my birth, he was the real bastard. “Do you think I don’t know you never wanted to marry me? Oh, yes, I knew all about that boy from your village. Your parents wanted you to marry me as much as mine wanted me to marry you.”


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