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

“You,” Colby said, low under the purr and howl of the wind and fellow cars, “brought me lunch. You noticed when I—you didn’t mind me talking about pens and imaginary scenarios. I thought—but if you’d rather I didn’t then of course I won’t come by.”


And you noticed me, Jason thought. As scared as you are, with as much responsibility as you have. Phone calls, advice for Tim, cupcake delivery. You saw me.


You said this wasn’t a proposition, and it’s not, of course it’s not, why would it ever be. Someone like you and someone like me. But you want to help. You’ll always offer. Even if the answer’s no. You keep trying.


He was starting to figure that out, about Colby Kent. About all the trying hard, behind blue eyes.


“Yeah,” he said. “You can, um, come over. Whenever you want. Just knock. I’ll be there.”4: Day 3, Night


Chapter 35