[PREORDER] Golden Shores

By: J.D. Harbor

Release Date: November 11th, 2025.

Preorder today and receive a signed book, an exclusive art print, a themed postcard, a charm fabric bookmark, and a bonus bracelet when purchases with Scarlet Wave -- while supplies last!

“You really think dropping me on a ship full of bad decisions and overpriced
cocktails is the answer?”

Jerry Duncan has spent years anchored in responsibility. Between his military service
and raising two sons alone, he has long buried the hope of finding love after divorce.
Taking a singles cruise feels selfish, even reckless, yet his battle buddy and mother
insist he deserves one week for himself. He boards with guilt, expecting nothing more
than rest he is not sure he can accept.
Scarlet Bellari changes that in an instant. Independent, quick-witted, and carrying her
own quiet exhaustion, she unsettles him with a spark he thought he would never feel again.

 What begins as playful banter soon becomes something deeper, drawing Jerry
out of silence and into the possibility of wanting more than survival.
The ship gives them stolen glances, shared secrets, and a chemistry that feels
impossible to ignore. Yet the ocean cannot erase real life. But the question remains, can
love withstand the return, with its separation, duties, and past hurts?
Told through Jerry’s eyes, Golden Shores is a tender exploration of love after
heartbreak, balancing the weight of family, the pull of duty, and the quiet hope of second
chances. It can be read on its own, yet alongside Scarlet Wave it completes a duet
about what it means to risk everything for love that lasts beyond the horizon.