{"product_id":"he-jumped-first-tim-baker-9798218834852","title":"He Jumped First: A sweeping and forbidden love story set aboard the RMS Titanic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTWO LIVES. ONE SECRET. A LOVE THAT REFUSED TO SINK.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Hollywood producer Ben Howell dies by suicide, he leaves behind a single, unassuming key-and a lifetime of unanswered questions. His estranged son, Will, expects to tie up loose ends. What he finds instead is a hidden journal that unlocks more than just a door. It unleashes the voice of a seventeen-year-old boy named Benji, trapped forever on the decks of the Titanic as it plunged toward disaster. Through his father's words-aching with longing and regret-Will is drawn into Benji's haunting story: a boy who, amidst luxury and legend, found a love he was never meant to have. A forbidden love, so fierce, it would alter the course of two lives forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-As the Titanic sails toward its fate, Benji's desperate passion unfolds. And as Will reads deeper into his father's confessions, he uncovers a devastating truth about that frozen April night-learning that some survivors never truly escaped the disaster, their secrets drowning them long after the ship sank.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Now, standing at the edge of his father's truth, Will must decide: Was Ben's death the end of the story... or the beginning of setting a soul free?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-From the depths of history comes a sweeping, heartbreaking novel of \u003cstrong\u003eforbidden love, family secrets, and the unbearable cost of a life unlived.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e-He Jumped First\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e is a poignant blend of historical fiction, forbidden romance, and LGBTQ+ love, sweeping readers from the gilded decks of the Titanic to the silver shadows of old Hollywood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-Perfect for fans of the epic romance of Titanic, the heartbreaking secrets of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, and the profound love of The Song of Achilles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Baker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218834852\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Normandie Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.97d","brand":"Tim Baker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447144100095,"sku":"9798218834852","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b1440586-2638-4bdd-82b6-ee3f7fcbfbe0.jpg?v=1777229129","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/he-jumped-first-tim-baker-9798218834852","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}