First published 2023
Abby Stern has found her rhythm at thirty-three. She has good friends, her bicycle, and a cycling club in Philadelphia. She plans to marry Mark Medoff, her childhood sweetheart from weight-loss camp. But doubts creep in, especially memories of Sebastian, a man she spent one night with two years ago. When Abby gets invited to lead a cycling trip from New York City to Niagara Falls, she sees a chance to think things through. Then Sebastian appears in her group of riders. Her mother Eileen joins at the last minute, the same woman who sent Abby to diet camp and filled her with shame about her body. Over seven hundred miles and two weeks, the riders share secrets and form bonds. A teenage girl with her own hidden story brings them together. Abby must face hard truths about herself, her mother, and what love really means.
Genres: fiction, romance, contemporary, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: New York City, Niagara Falls, Philadelphia
Period: contemporary
400 pages · Hardcover · Atria Books
Content warnings: emotional-abuse