The Lake House: the Second Chance Trilogy, Book One: a Second Chance Gay Romance

One week. Two boys. Three years of broken promises. Sometimes love isn’t enough—but what if it could be?He was my first kiss. My first love. My first heartbreak.Sebastian Hartwell has spent three years perfecting the art of not caring. When Tyler Morrison—golden boy, football star, the one who destroyed him—ghosted him after one perfect summer, Seb learned to build walls. Now he’s got a full scholarship to Cambridge University and six weeks until he escapes this small Alabama town forever.He just has to survive one final tradition: the annual lake house trip with Tyler’s family.One week. That’s all it was supposed to be.But Tyler Morrison has secrets. Three years ago, he chose his football scholarship over the boy he loved. Chose safety over courage. Now, trapped together at the lake house, he has seven days to explain. Seven days to apologize for the unforgivable. Seven days to prove that the feelings he buried never really died.What starts as forced proximity becomes something neither of them expected.Late-night confessions. Stolen kisses in the dark. Promises whispered under the stars. For one perfect week, Seb lets himself believe that maybe—just maybe—people can change. That Tyler Morrison might finally be brave enough to choose him.But Tyler’s teammates have been planning something. A cruel bet. A public humiliation. And when Seb overhears the devastating truth, he realizes some betrayals cut too deep to forgive.With an ocean about to separate them and three years of hurt between them, can first love ever really be second chance?THE LAKE HOUSE is Book One of the Second Chance Trilogy—a heartbreaking, slow-burn gay romance about the cost of the closet, the courage it takes to be yourself, and whether love is ever enough to bridge the distance between who we are and who we’re expected to be.Perfect for fans of emotionally intense MM romance, second chance love stories, and LGBTQ+ coming-of-age fiction.This is Book 1 of 3. Expect angst, hurt/comfort, forced proximity, childhood best friends to lovers, and an HFN (happy for now) ending that sets up the continuation in Book 2.Second Chance Romance • Childhood Best Friends • Forced Proximity • Closeted Athlete • Secret Relationship • Small Town • Coming Out Story • Star-Crossed Lovers