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A darkly witty coming-of-age tale set aboard an ocean liner brimming with secrets, scandal, and self-destruction.
July 1, 1924—Jensen Bailey is desperate to leave his old life behind. As the SS Belgenland sets sail from New York, he boards with nothing but ambition and the hope of reinvention. But his dreams of escape are shattered when his fiancée delivers an unforgivable betrayal.
Now untethered and adrift among the ship’s elite, Jensen finds himself entangled in the intoxicating world of Evelyn Rakestraw, a dazzling but reckless flapper, and her enigmatic brother, Eldon, whose charm masks a dangerous secret. Amidst the opulence of the Jazz Age, laughter and libations hide deeper deceptions—where fortunes are made, hearts are broken, and everyone is playing their own game.
As the Belgenland speeds toward its final port, Jensen must navigate a perilous sea of power, passion, and self-destruction. Because in high society, where self-deception reigns, the only thing more treacherous than the open ocean… is the company you keep.
