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’m sorry, Kipp. He was insinuating I was too old for you, and I just—”


I freed my arms and cradled his cheeks between my palms. “Age is immaterial. I love you, you brown-eyed handsome man.”


“And I love you, my blue-eyed boy.”


Long minutes drifted by as I explored his mouth and he explored mine.


“Now let’s get this finished,” he finally murmured against my lips.


One last kiss to the corner of his mouth, and then I stepped back and raised the lid of the safe deposit box. One by one, I removed the contents and lined them up on the table: what was obviously a house key, a deed, a map, and a small velvet pouch. A peek inside the pouch revealed a tiny key.


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