A stormy voyage into the Third Age

Taking advantage of early retirement to sail his yacht to warmer climes, Peter is beguiled by a mysterious young man he cannot resist inviting aboard as crew.

Challenged by so much more than the sea, for both of them it awakens neglected needs and suppressed desires and proves a life-changing trip.

Peter Barnet thought the biggest danger on his solo sailing trip to the Mediterranean would be the sea.

He was wrong.

Recovering from a terrifying near-shipwreck off the French coast, the fifty-six-year-old yachtsman meets Thierry — a gorgeous young runaway who talks his way aboard Peter’s boat and into his life. Charismatic, secretive and impossible to resist, Thierry offers companionship on the voyage ahead… but can Peter trust him?

As Kerenza pushes south through storms, tidal races and unfamiliar waters, the bond between the two men intensifies. Yet beneath the seduction lies growing danger, and Peter begins to realise that desire can blind as effectively as fog at sea.

Sexy, suspenseful and vividly authentic, Sea Change is an unforgettable voyage through passion, risk, loneliness and self-discovery — ideal for lovers of sailing adventures and emotionally intelligent gay fiction.

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​Goodreads

Anthony McDonald (author of Adam, Getting Orlando)​
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Great, believable characters
A writer who knows what he's doing. Sea Change is a good page-turner, introducing us to real, rounded characters who we can't help but root for. The blend of sex, adventure and romance is well calculated. And it contains not a little wisdom, and insights into human relationships. Altogether a satisfactory read.

Helen (goodreads)
4.5 ⭐️
​​The descriptions of places, views and characters was exceptional. The book was full of intrigue and adventure with an age gap romance. The knowledge of sailing can only come from someone who knows what they are talking about.
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Please read this book.

Kay - The Queer in Review
The detail and prose keep the story rolling and have you wondering what the next leg of the sailing trip will bring. He explores differences in queer culture you won't find elsewhere. All in all, it was an intriguing read.'

A & M publishers:
‘a most fascinating and immersive story, very well-written…a well-conceived and developed plot’

Other responses:
‘..a thundering good yarn with real people’
‘ It’s well written and I thoroughly enjoyed it.’
‘Armistead Maupin…or, indeed, Edmund White would surely..recognise themes of their own in Sea Change. If you liked theirs, you’ll like this’

'Sea Change .. takes us on a sailing cat and mouse chase through the Channel Islands and along both the Channel and Atlantic coasts of Brittany, following the finest traditions of Erskine Childers or Arthur Ransome. The seafaring derring-do is realistically and engagingly portrayed, as one would expect given that the author has in fact sailed his 36-footer from the UK to the Med. But there is more to Sea Change than a yachtie yarn; the perils of age-disparate sex and romance, and the emotional flows of a 25-year open relationship, are excellently charted here -- and in a highly readable way. I thoroughly recommend it, and have reviewed it very positively for the LGBT+ sailing K.E. Thomas

'Characterisation is entirely consistent so that the book's 'people' become real. I recommend it wholeheartedly Edward Thomas

'This is a tale of navigation, boat skills, lust, intrigue, relationships and friendship.

It may inspire you to go sailing beyond UK waters and seek out adventures or it may wrap you in warmth as you read it in the quiet cabin of your own boat when safely moored.' R. Whittle