If Tomorrow Does Not Wait | Gay YA Romance | Paper Moon Bay

Pre-order now. Publication date: 11 December 2026.

This is a gay YA romance about finding your voice, and holding on to someone while you still can.

Finn Cole knows exactly how his mornings are supposed to go, every step of his day mapped and predictable. It's the only way he can survive a world that stopped expecting him to speak years ago. Finn has selective mutism, and after years of being reduced to "the mute kid," he's built his entire life around never being caught off guard again.

Then Toby happens to him. Loud, warm, and utterly unbothered by Finn's silence, Toby doesn't wait for Finn to talk, he just talks to him. For the first time in years, Finn finds himself wanting to be seen.

But Toby is carrying something Finn doesn't know yet: a diagnosis, a countdown, and a fierce determination to live every ordinary, beautiful moment he still has left.

If Tomorrow Does Not Wait is a heart-wrenching, ultimately hopeful story about finding your voice, loving someone against the clock, and what it means to carry someone with you long after they're gone.

Genre & trope tags: YA romance · LGBTQ+ YA · gay YA romance · illness romance · grief · coming of age · selective mutism representation

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Cover art shown is unofficial artwork created ahead of the final published cover.