Benjamin Scott is a fair man and a fearless sea captain, but his heart is broken. During a fierce battle in the West Indies, he witnessed the death of his best man, Jack, who fell into the sea before Benjamin had the chance to confess his love.<br><br>Now, in Gibraltar, Benjamin runs into a stranger named John who bears an uncanny resemblance to his lost love. A friendship grows between the two, and soon turns to love. But John suffers from amnesia and wants to find out who he really is.<br><br>When John learns he isn’t Jack, Benjamin's first lover, saved from the sea, he leaves Gibraltar with a heart full of sadness. Once Benjamin discovers John has left him, he sets sail to find him. Will he be able to find the courage to confess his love before he loses John, as well?

Hearts at Sea

Benjamin stood up slowly, staring straight ahead. He held still for a second to test his balance. “So, what are we waiting for?”


It was drizzling and the shipyard was deserted.


John nearly walked right into the scaffolding.


“Careful where you’re stepping, man! I don’t want to have to carry you back!”


“I swear I’m in complete control of my faculties, Benjamin!”


John sat on a pile of lumber, arms crossed in front of him, nose in the air, examining every inch of the Sunrise. Benjamin stood next to him, studying him, following every movement he made, spellbound, until John suddenly closed his eyes.


“What are you doing?” Benjamin asked, smiling.


“I’m trying to imagine you barking orders from the quarterdeck.”


Benjamin smiled, filled with happy memories of standing with Jack on the quarterdeck or perched in the crow’s nest.


Chapter 7