When rescue swimmer Jay’s impulsive on-the-job antics go viral, he and his best friend and teammate Pete are assigned to film Coast Guard promo videos as punishment.

But as their forced proximity on camera sparks undeniable chemistry, the two dolphin shifters must navigate the perilous waters between friendship and something deeper — all while keeping their shifter identities secret from a world that’s suddenly watching their every move.

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Tropes

friends to lovers, best friends to lovers, childhood friends to lovers, roommates to lovers, found family, oblivious to love, mutual pining, forced proximity, workplace romance, opposites attract, secret identity, hidden feelings, touch-starved, idiots in love, coworkers to lovers, slow burn, everyone can see it but them

Content Notes

depictions of sea rescues; memory of parental deaths

Tags

m/m romance, gay romance, paranormal romance, shifter romance, dolphin shifters, coast guard, rescue swimmers, helicopter rescue, California setting, military romance, workplace romance, houseboat living, secret identity, viral video, forced proximity, water rescue, search and rescue, marine setting, ocean romance, video production, public scrutiny, team dynamics, hidden supernatural world, contemporary paranormal, action romance