Pete Philips seemingly had everything the world had to offer. He was universally proclaimed as the engine driving San Francisco's hugely successful West Central Bank. His lovely wife Monique had created a stunning home that was an oasis of peace away from the turbulent banking world in which he spent his days. As if to put a luscious icing on the cake of his life, he and Monique had produced Betsy, a daughter who filled Pete's life with joy. And yet the days and especially the nights of Peter J. Philips were filled with anxiety and stark terror. Hidden deep within his soul was a longing for a life he could not enter. The business successes he was achieving had been his dream since his college days. But his years at the University of Pennsylvania had given him a glimpse into another world, the world of Kevin Sargent. Therein lay the drama of his life. The exultation he felt at his successful career papering over his longing for his long, lost love. As Pete faces the perils of a closeted life alongside the already challenging world of banking, he attempts to come to grips with both his emerging sexual feelings and his drive to succeed in corporate America. These two titanic forces conflicting within him reached their logical conclusion when the exposure of his secret longing threatens his professional life. The hero's business brilliance runs headlong into the prejudices of the associates whose support he needs to succeed. Pete is faced with the dilemma of his life; his career or his love. Written as the first volume of a trilogy that follows the life and career of Peter J. Phillips, Sanction begins the series by examining the trials and tribulations of a prominent deeply closeted gay banker.