Ship Happens

Trapped on a breath-taking Alaskan cruise together, these exes must decide whether to let go, or risk it all for a love that refuses to sink …

From bestselling and award-winning author Mason Deaver comes a delightful second-chance romance with trans representation!

A year ago, Owen Henson had a close-knit group of friends who felt like family and a boyfriend who made his heart race just by walking into the room. But now? Everything’s unraveling. His friends seem to be moving forward without him, and his happily-ever-after shattered when his boyfriend Jacob packed up and left for North Carolina to join a research team.

The last thing Owen needs is for Jacob to waltz back into the city like nothing happened, showing up at their friends’ annual Christmas party looking just as annoyingly handsome as the day he left. Or for their friends to spring a surprise six-day, seven-night cruise up the West Coast to Alaska as a bonding trip for the group. How is Owen supposed to keep it together around the man who broke his heart, all while pretending he’s fine? Totally fine. But then Jacob tells Owen that he’d like to be something even more complicated than exes. He wants to be friends. Skeptical, Owen agrees to the plan but as they spend time together among the gorgeous Alaskan backdrop and cruise-mandated activities, Owen feels his walls coming down and he might just discover that he can’t help but fall in love again.

ALL YOUR FAVOURITE TROPES

✅Forced proximity

✅Second chance

✅Dating in secret

✅Meddling friends

Reviews

Praise for Mason Deaver:

'Deaver sticks the landing. This should earn Deaver a whole new set of fans' Publishers Weekly

'The queer characters at the heart of this romance make it shine' Kirkus Reviews

'A heartfelt queer romance […] Honest conversations between characters who are trans and queer are raw yet authentic' AudioFile

'The romance is lighthearted without glossing over the societal challenges experienced by Peter and by Eli, who is a trans man' Library Journal

About the author

Mason Deaver is the bestselling and award-winning author of young adult books like I Wish You All the Best, an NPR Concierge pick with a movie adaptation; and The Feeling of Falling in Love, which earned a starred review from BookPage. The Build-a-Boyfriend Project was their adult romance debut. Born and raised in a small town in North Carolina, Mason now calls San Francisco home, with three feline roommates.