Restraint by K. Sterling

What if you were trapped in your Happily Ever After with your best friend and the love of your life? What if the only man you’ve ever wanted lived under your roof but was absolutely off limits? What if he loved you just as deeply but was always just out of reach?
Ranulf MacEachern, Lord Lachlan, has done his best to honor his father’s legacy while bringing his estate and Gallahide Castle into the twenty-first century. He’s the model of the modern lord and gentleman. He’s a well respected nobleman, businessman and philanthropist despite being a notorious playboy and a regular target of the paparazzi. But things aren’t as they seem at Gallahide and Ran’s power and wealth can’t give him the one thing he wants most.

Niall Alston doesn’t consider himself very much of a lord. He’s made terrible mistakes and hides a dark secret. He’s trapped in an abusive marriage and considers his wife, Isla and her twin brother, Simon, his penance for sins. Introverted yet brave, Niall finds solace in his research and his wife’s brother, Ranulf. Their friendship makes his life at Gallahide bearable and gives him the strength to carry on. Unfortunately, their connection and attraction becomes a double-edged sword for Niall. Even if he could be free of Isla, he could never betray Ran by taking his heart.

How do you survive a love like that? Ran escapes to London and finds himself tied up and trapped in a riddle when he lands in the clutches of a masked stranger he calls Icarus. A night of decadent passion pulls Ran into a mystery he can’t solve and a lust he can’t quench when Icarus vanishes without a trace.

Ran’s heart and sanity are tested as life at Gallahide are rocked by betrayal, obsession and danger and Niall must risk everything to save them. Can Niall break free from his past and forgive himself? Will Ran discover Icarus’ secret and save the man he truly loves?