Description

Glorious Every scene in this book is a treasureThe New York Times

A delightfully queer Victorian love story featuring a boldly brash trans hero the beguiling botanist who captures his heart and a buoyant bicycle race by the British seaside from the author of The Duke Undone

Former painter and unreformed rake Kit Griffith is forging a new life in Cornwall choosing freedom over an identity that didnt fit He knew that leaving his Sisterhood of women artists might mean forfeiting artistic community forever He didnt realize he would lose his ability to paint altogether Luckily he has other talents Why not devote himself to selling bicycles and trysting with the holidaymakers

Enter Muriel Pendrake the feisty NewYorkbound botanist who has come to St Ives to commission Kit for illustrations of British seaweeds Kit shouldnt accept Muriels offer but he must enlist her help to prove to an allmale cycling club that women can ride as well as men And she wont agree unless he gives her what she wants Maybe thats exactly the challenge he needs

As Kit and Muriel spend their days cycling together their desire begins to burn with the heat of the summer sun But are they pedaling toward something impossible The past is bound to catch up to them and at the seasons end their paths will diverge With only their hearts as guides Kit and Muriel must decide if theyre willing to race into the unknown for the adventure of a lifetime