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

“One thing we’re not doing,” I told him in no uncertain terms, “is putting a bunch of names in a hat and drawing one.”


Geoff and Mindy had done that, and wound up tossing aside a lot of names they hated before they came up with one they could both agree on. After Blake, they decided it would be easiest to go with her British grandfather’s middle name, Oliver.


Finally, though, the day that started our vacation arrived.


“Beth! Della! Harper! Daddy wants to know if you’re ready.” We’d named our daughters after our mothers, because that only made sense, and Harper Lee, because we were both big fans of To Kill a Mockingbird


“We are!” Our girls came thundering down the staircase. I had to grin and shake my head. How could three such little girls make so much noise?


“All right, everyone kiss Gramps goodbye and get into the car. And remember, we don’t leave until we’re all buckled up.”


Chapter 117