a love story that ripples deep. Waves. Dylan’s anchor line was cut a long time ago. His life can be packed up and moved on at a moment’s notice. But when the one thing he holds on to—his beloved improv studio—starts to go under, he knows he needs to find safe harbour. One year. Room and board. All Dylan has to do is pretend to be someone he isn’t. Play a role that matters far more than it should. Currents. A charged glance with a stranger outside a Wellington theatre... morea love story that ripples deep. Waves. Dylan’s anchor line was cut a long time ago. His life can be packed up and moved on at a moment’s notice. But when the one thing he holds on to—his beloved improv studio—starts to go under, he knows he needs to find safe harbour. One year. Room and board. All Dylan has to do is pretend to be someone he isn’t. Play a role that matters far more than it should. Currents. A charged glance with a stranger outside a Wellington theatre. A pull he can’t explain, leaving him breathless and disoriented. Trent is intense, private, and grieving something he refuses to define. Living together drags and lifts in equal measure. Secrets that feel dangerous. Late nights where thoughts sink too deep. Shared meals, a silly chicken, a riotous grandpa. A slow, intimate pull towards shore. Undertow. But grief can drag you out too deep. Dylan finds himself caught between truth and tenderness, between who he’s pretending to be and who he might finally become. When the past surfaces, they must face what they’ve each been running from . . . and the love they could have if they stop. ~ ~ ~wake is an intimate, slow-burn gay romance about grief, found family, and the courage to stay anchored when the sea keeps pulling you away. It’s a story of emotional healing and quiet devotion, of two men learning that love doesn’t rescue you from the storm. It teaches you how to stand in it. Perfect for readers who love:. • forced proximity. • grief-to-healing romance. • emotionally restrained slow burn. • found family warmth. • mature, literary contemporary love stories. less
