For #RomanceReviews 13 I'm going with my first historical, A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall (any pronouns).
The premise is that Viola is presumed dead at Waterloo and transitions, and then when she reconnects with her bestie Justin, they have Feelings.
I'm hopeful because the reviews say she isn't outed (important! too anxiety-provoking for me) and also the author is queer (and wrote this great article about expectations and handjobs https://allaboutromance.com/give-hands-friends-alexis-hall-guest-post/ ) The whole concept of running away from the army to live her best life is v compelling, I'm amped.
I'm expecting this to be a somewhat angsty romance and I can't wait to finish it so I can contentedly read the small novel of a review someone wrote on romance.io (you have to scroll more than once).