My First Taste of Salt

A Gay MM Romance set in Boston, 1770

Ralph Whittaker has always done what's expected of him. As the dutiful son of a respectable merchant, he's ready to marry well, manage ledgers, and live the life his family has planned. Everything is perfectly in order—until the day a storm drives him into a dockside tavern and into the path of Lewis Reed.

Lewis is everything Ralph shouldn't want: a rough-handed sailor with a wicked grin, no prospects, and a ship that sails in a week. But when their eyes meet across a crowded tavern, Ralph feels something he's never felt with any woman—a raw, undeniable hunger that terrifies and thrills him in equal measure.

As Ralph's carefully constructed world begins to crumble, he finds himself drawn deeper into the hidden realm of men who desire men—a world of dark tavern corners, salt-stained boarding houses, and pleasure he never knew existed. But with his ship ready to sail and Ralph's family pressuring him toward marriage, Lewis represents both everything Ralph wants and everything he stands to lose.

When secrets are exposed and scandal threatens to destroy them both, Ralph faces an impossible choice: accept the safe, respectable life that's been planned for him, or risk everything—his family, his reputation, his future—for one night in a sailor's arms and the chance at a freedom he never dared imagine.

A scorching historical gay romance about forbidden desire, dangerous choices, and the courage it takes to claim the life you truly want.

WARNING: Adults only. Contains explicit M and MM content. Intended for mature readers.