From the acclaimed author of BOYFRIEND MATERIAL comes a deeply moving romance about losing the life you always thought would be yours…and finding something beautiful in the wreckage of the past. Quietly heartbroken,Edwin Tully lives alone in the house he used to share with the man he once loved. He tends to damaged books and faded memoriestrying to build a future from the fragments of the past. Then the weather turnsand the river spills into Edwin’s quiet worldbringing with it Adam Dacre from the Environment Agency. An unlikely knightthis stranger with roughened hands and worn wellingtons offers Edwin the hope of something he thought he would never have again. As the two men are drawn together in their struggle against the rising watersEdwin slowly lets down his guard as he comes to accept he can’t shield his heart from everything–and perhaps he doesn’t even need to try. Because love doesn’t only leave scars…sometimesit heals themtoo. This lyricalmoving LGBTQIA+ romance contains never-before-seen content and exclusive bonus material–including a NEW novellaChasing the Lightfollowing Marius as he rediscovers love and the complicated joy of being truly alive. The World of SPIRES: Glitterlandbook 1 Waiting for the Floodbook 2