Viola Caroll is presumed dead, but she decided to fake it and live as a trans and be free. She worries about Duke Gracewood who is her best friend and has gone off the rails after presuming she is dead and so she decides to go back to him in her new best self.

A story of drama, self-worth, doubt and love brings you this very beautifully written historical romance. It shows courage and dedication to overcome all obstacles and leaves you all warm and fuzzy with an ending to make you smile from ear to ear.

The character building was so well-developed that you felt you knew each character. The narration was good and at first had my doubts for a male voice narrator, but it was superb.

Thank you Netgalley and Hachette Audio for the ARC.

This book is wonderful. I am slowly becoming a historical romance lover. A queer historical romance with a trans heroine? Sign me up. Love to see it. Viola and Justin are so good together. I love friends to lovers and a good slow burn. I’m happy I read this and will continue to read anything Alexis Hall releases because he hasn’t done me wrong yet.
Thank you to NetGalley, Forever, and Hachette for the advance copy of the book. Release date is 5/24!