Book excerpt: When best friends Nicolas and Henry go out to sea on a whaling ship, danger and sexuality collide resulting in revenge and a search for redemption. Best friends Nicolas and Henry can't acknowledge their love for each other in the chilly climate of New Bedford, Massachusetts in 1857. After a prank turns disastrous, their punishment is to be sent to sea on a whaling ship, where danger and sexuality collide and Nicolas must pay a terrible price for his unspoken love. Is there any chance he and Henry can be together again-or will Nic's all-too-human failings keep them apart forever?