Stuck at a crumbling manor with her father and sisters, Elfreda doesn't have any friends or acceptable hobbies, which might explain the lack of friends in rigid Edwardian England. Instead, Elfreda's passions lie in archaeology, specifically in her quest to find proof of a Viking army camp near her family's property. As she digs one day, she discovers that her neighborly nemesis, Georgie, has returned from London to lark about the countryside for a while. Elfreda is equally annoyed with and grudgingly charmed by Georgie's laissez faire attitude and self-confidence, and soon a relationship of attraction and curiosity blossoms, much to their mutual consternation.
The idea of a romance heroine trying to buck gender norms and make a name for herself in a male-dominated society isn't by any means a new one, so that element of this book doesn't really forge anything new in the genre. However, there aren't a whole heck of a lot of nonbinary leads in historical romance novels, so that element is a bit fresher (though it's also done in a somewhat clunky way). An enjoyable enemies-to-lovers tale, but nothing to write home about.
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