Feminist & Sapphic Gothic

Cleat Cute

by Meryl Wilsner

Grace Henderson, a ten-year veteran of the US Women's National Team at 26, finds herself sidelined by injury as bold newcomer Phoebe Matthews takes her spot. The 22-year-old Phoebe embodies everything Grace isn't—gregarious, joyful, uninhibited—creating tension both on and off the field. Wilsner delivers sapphic romance set against professional women's soccer.

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