The Widower's Brother-In-Law
(2026)(The fifth book in the Forbidden Arrangements series)
A novel by Beth Christopher
(previously titled Payback by Beth Christopher)
Michael
Dean was supposed to be mine.
But he ended up with my sister, and then she died.
He’s my connection to my niece, but there’s so much anger and blame between us now.
Around other people, we get along for the greater good. When it’s only the two of us though?
Well, I’m enjoying making him pay.
If only I could ignore the part of me that never stopped wanting him.
Dean
Everything I do is for my daughter. Everything. Including working as a male escort to support us both.
I may be a college dropout, but as a former athlete I can make good money from my body, and I can give my little girl the life I didn’t have.
There’s one big problem, and that problem is my daughter’s uncle. Michael hates me. He has every reason to. His sister, my kid’s mom, is gone because of me.
But I can’t raise this kid alone. Ella needs to be safe. She needs her uncle. We both do.
So, I’ll do anything it takes to keep him close. Anything to protect her.
Anything.This is a dark MM single dad romance with dual POVs and an HEA. It features a very tall hero in a very short bed, a dominant with a grudge, and the world's cutest six-year-old. It contains material that will not be to everyone's taste.
Tropes: forced proximity, single dad, sister's boyfriend, power dynamic, possessive heroes, wounded heroes, hurt/comfort, family of choice, enemies to lovers
Possible triggers include: breath play, degradation, and toxic dynamics. Please see the book's "about" page or the author's website for more information
Book 5 in the Forbidden Arrangements series
Genre: Gay Romance
Michael
Dean was supposed to be mine.
But he ended up with my sister, and then she died.
He’s my connection to my niece, but there’s so much anger and blame between us now.
Around other people, we get along for the greater good. When it’s only the two of us though?
Well, I’m enjoying making him pay.
If only I could ignore the part of me that never stopped wanting him.
Dean
Everything I do is for my daughter. Everything. Including working as a male escort to support us both.
I may be a college dropout, but as a former athlete I can make good money from my body, and I can give my little girl the life I didn’t have.
There’s one big problem, and that problem is my daughter’s uncle. Michael hates me. He has every reason to. His sister, my kid’s mom, is gone because of me.
But I can’t raise this kid alone. Ella needs to be safe. She needs her uncle. We both do.
So, I’ll do anything it takes to keep him close. Anything to protect her.
Anything.This is a dark MM single dad romance with dual POVs and an HEA. It features a very tall hero in a very short bed, a dominant with a grudge, and the world's cutest six-year-old. It contains material that will not be to everyone's taste.
Tropes: forced proximity, single dad, sister's boyfriend, power dynamic, possessive heroes, wounded heroes, hurt/comfort, family of choice, enemies to lovers
Possible triggers include: breath play, degradation, and toxic dynamics. Please see the book's "about" page or the author's website for more information
Book 5 in the Forbidden Arrangements series
Genre: Gay Romance
Visitors also looked at these books