If I Go Down with This Ship ( Pre-Order August 4th 2026)

If I Go Down with This Ship by Colby Wilkens (Pre-Order August 4th 2026)

A swashbuckling, high-stakes m/m romance that blends time travel, pirates, and the terrifying thrill of falling in love.

Laszlo Morgenstern has spent years circling the world—and his own heart—watching everyone else fall in love while he stays safely guarded. After a devastating heartbreak a decade ago, he’s convinced himself that love is a risk he can’t afford to take. When writer’s block forces him home, his sister Louise drags him aboard a replica of the infamous pirate ship She Deceitful, which sank in 1718. For the first time in months, inspiration strikes.

Then Laszlo puts on a blue wool coat in the captain’s cabin—and everything changes.

In an instant, he’s transported three hundred years into the past, a knife at his throat and the intense gaze of Captain Silas Night fixed on him. Stranded aboard a real pirate ship and far from his own time, Laszlo must fight for his place among the crew. What he doesn’t expect is to find camaraderie, belonging—and a powerful, slow-burning attraction to the stoic, magnetic Silas.

As days at sea turn into something deeper, Laszlo realizes the coat may be his only way home. But going back means returning alone, carrying yet another heartbreak. Staying means choosing love over safety—knowing exactly how, when, and where Silas’s story is destined to end.

If I Go Down With This Ship is a daring romantic adventure about courage, desire, and the leap of faith it takes to love someone even when the odds—and history itself—are stacked against you. With humor, heart, and high-seas drama, Colby Wilkens delivers a queer romance that proves some loves are worth risking everything for.

Perfect for fans of m/m romance, time travel love stories, pirate fiction, and adventurous rom-coms with emotional depth.