Previously published as No Safe Harbor by Oliver Brooks.
A last-minute luxury cruise was supposed to help Evan Harding forget the man who left him. Instead, it traps him at sea with his ex, a ship full of secrets, and a head of security who sees far too much.
The Oceanus promises indulgence, reinvention, and privacy. But when Adrian Cross is found dying in Room 621, Evan's instincts as a private investigator wake up fast. The official story shifts too quickly. The guests know too much. And the evidence points toward a hidden network of recordings, settlements, and old sins the cruise line would rather keep buried.
Mateo Serrano, the ship's controlled and dangerously perceptive security chief, wants Evan out of the investigation. Evan wants the truth. Neither of them expects trust to become as dangerous as suspicion.
As another witness is silenced and the ship pushes farther from shore, Evan uncovers a five-year-old tragedy involving Thomas Sloane, a young musician whose death was quietly erased. His mother, Margaret "Greta" Sloane, has come aboard with grief, patience, and a plan.
On a ship built for secrets, Evan must decide who to trust before the Oceanus reaches land-and before the next confession becomes a body.
No Safe Harbor is a revised second edition gay romantic suspense mystery featuring murder, secrets, slow-burn attraction, emotional closure, and a locked-room-at-sea atmosphere.