HE JUMPED FIRST IBD

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TWO LIVES. ONE SECRET. A LOVE THAT REFUSED TO SINK.When Hollywood producer Ben Howell dies by suicide, he leaves behind a single, unassuming key-and a lifetime of unanswered questions. His estranged son, Will, expects to tie up loose ends. What he finds instead is a hidden journal that unlocks more than just a door. It unleashes the voice of a seventeen-year-old boy named Benji, trapped forever on the decks of theáTitanicáas it plunged toward disaster. Through his fatherâÇÖs words-aching with longing and regret-Will is drawn into BenjiâÇÖs haunting story: a boy who, amidst luxury and legend, found a love he was never meant to have.áA forbidden love, so fierce, it would alter the course of two lives forever.-As theáTitanicásails toward its fate, BenjiâÇÖs desperate passion unfolds. And as Will reads deeper into his fatherâÇÖs confessions, he uncovers a devastating truth about that frozen April night-learning that some survivors never truly escaped the disaster,átheir secrets drowning them long after the ship sank.-Now, standing at the edge of his fatherâÇÖs truth, Will must decide: Was BenâÇÖs death the end of the story...áor the beginning of setting a soul free?-From the depths of history comes a sweeping, heartbreaking novel ofáforbidden love, family secrets, and the unbearable cost of a life unlived.-He Jumped Firstáis a poignant blend of historical fiction, forbidden romance, and LGBTQ+ love, sweeping readers from the gilded decks of theáTitanicáto the silver shadows of old Hollywood.-Perfect for fans of the epic romance ofáTitanic, the heartbreaking secrets ofáThe Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, and the profound love ofáThe Song of Achilles.