On a moonlit Thai beach, one kiss knocks two lives off course.
Twenty-five-year-old Lester has flown from wintry England to Ko Lanta to shepherd a friend’s bachelor trip—not to be seen, understood, and quietly undone by Silom, a young boatman who reads tides better than he trusts promises. Set largely on Ko Lanta in the 1990s, this is a sun-drenched, quietly yearning story of first desire, family obligation, and the small choices that become fate. Between them stand class, culture, an ocean, and the futures their families demand. Content boundaries: some on-page consensual intimacy, one scene of homophobic violence with brief blood detail, and occasional strong language. A complete standalone.
Twenty-five-year-old Lester has flown from wintry England to Ko Lanta to shepherd a friend’s bachelor trip—not to be seen, understood, and quietly undone by Silom, a young boatman who reads tides better than he trusts promises. Set largely on Ko Lanta in the 1990s, this is a sun-drenched, quietly yearning story of first desire, family obligation, and the small choices that become fate. Between them stand class, culture, an ocean, and the futures their families demand. Content boundaries: some on-page consensual intimacy, one scene of homophobic violence with brief blood detail, and occasional strong language. A complete standalone.
- For readers who like island-set queer romance
For readers who like slow-burn longing across years
For readers who like working-class/upper-class contrasts
For readers who like found-family warmth
For readers who like tender stories with melancholic hope
Genre: Gay Romance
Used availability for Jern Tonkoi's Lanta