An epic motion picture! A gay Napoleonic War love story! Ballrooms and battles at sea! Romantic happy endings on the silver screen! And a film that’ll change everything for its stars ... Jason Mirelli can’t play adrenaline-fueled action heroes forever. He’s getting older, plus the action star parts have grown a little thinner since he came out as bisexual. This role could finally let him be seen as a serious dramatic actor, and he needs it to go well -- for his career, and because he’s fallen in love with the story and the chance to tell it. The first problem? He’ll be playing a ship’s captain ... and he hasn’t exactly mentioned his fear of water. The second problem? His co-star: award-winning, overly talkative, annoyingly adorable -- and openly gay – box office idol Colby Kent. Colby’s always loved the novel this film’s based on, and he leapt at the chance to adapt it, now that he has the money and reputation to make it happen. But scars and secrets from his past make filming a love story difficult ... until Jason takes his hand and wakes up all his buried desires. Jason could be everything Colby’s ever wanted: generous and kind, a fantastic partner on set, not to mention those heroic muscles. But Colby just can’t take that chance ... or can he? As their characters fall in love and fight a war, Colby and Jason find themselves falling, too ... and facing the return of their own past demons. But together they just might win ... and write their own love story.

Seaworthy

Jason shuffled feet. Took a step toward the road and the waiting transportation. “I didn’t mean that. Not the way it came out.”


“Oh, I know.” Colby turned the smile on him. Jason fought the urge to smile back. He didn’t feel like smiling, except that he sort of did. That expression. Frighteningly sunny. Even scoured by wind and shadowed by rainclouds. “You’re not wrong, though. We’ve only barely met, and half of that’s been in character. So it’s really common sense, on your part, isn’t it? But I do think I might be able to help.”


Jason started walking. Colby fell into step with him. Somehow their footfalls matched. Perfect rhythm.


“How exactly do you think you can help with me diving off a boat into water that I don’t like thinking about?”


“What would life be without surprises?” Colby actually opened the car door for him. “After you.”


Chapter 34