On Dry Land

Sometimes the hardest part of finding love is believing that another person can be trusted. In On Dry Land, J.J. Mulder returns to the coastal community of Siren’s Point for a contemporary romance about two men carrying very different burdens. Dryden Roy has learned painful lessons from the end of his marriage. The experience changed his understanding of relationships and left him questioning whether he can safely open his heart again. He has built a life around familiar routines, but the emotional scars of his past remain. Spencer Davis lives differently. A traveling vlogger, he carries his belongings on his back and moves from place to place, documenting the world around him. When he visits Siren’s Point to film lobster boats, he encounters Dryden, a lobsterman whose guarded nature contrasts with Spencer’s life on the road. Neither man finds trust easy. Their first connection does not erase their doubts, and getting closer requires more than attraction. As circumstances bring them together, everyday experiences involving the water, lobstering, and shared time create opportunities for a deeper bond. Gradually, they must decide whether the possibility of companionship is worth the vulnerability it demands. On Dry Land is the third book in A Siren’s Point Story, a contemporary male/male romance series set in a small coastal community. The novel explores emotional recovery, the aftermath of difficult relationships, identity, and the slow process of learning to trust again. This book is suited to readers who enjoy LGBTQ+ romance, small-town settings, mature emotional themes, and relationships that develop gradually. The story also includes representation of aromantic and asexual identities, PTSD, depression, and housing insecurity. Readers may wish to review the author’s content warnings before beginning.